Women Only Gyms

Tigger · 24-01-2015 05:52PM

Deleted User wrote: »

There'a a women's mini marathon and also a men's mini marathon (10km races), I don't know of any women's only actual marathons?

whats the mens one?

edit its ARC 10k with less than 300 running
the ladies one gets what about 40,000?

24-01-2015 05:53PM

Tigger wrote: »

whats the mens one?

I can't remember, it's in the phoenix park, used to be a bupa run but they're not in the country any more so I'm not sure.

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 05:55PM

Gender specific charity events are counter intuitive IMHO.

Berserker · 24-01-2015 05:57PM

Tigger wrote: »

whats the mens one?

May bank holiday weekend in the Phoenix Park. 10km race. ARC sponsor it now.

24-01-2015 05:58PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Gender specific charity events are counter intuitive IMHO.

The women's mini marathon raises more for charity than any other event in Ireland. Who knows if it would raise more if it was unisex? Perhaps it would, The Great North Run in Newcastle certainly manages it, but that's a half marathon so excludes a lot of the slower folk.

The J Stands for Jay · 24-01-2015 05:58PM

hfallada wrote: »

I wonder how women only gyms work? Like in my gym, all they aware to do is threadmills and about 5 mins of the exercise bike. I would hate to see the wait for the threadmills in those gyms

Is a threadmill used for sewing?

One eyed Jack · 24-01-2015 05:59PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Gender specific charity events are counter intuitive IMHO.

Is the Flora women's mini-marathon still gender specific though? That's the only one I could think of, and in recent years lads have been dressing up in drag just for the hell of it to join in the fun?

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 06:00PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The women's mini marathon raises more for charity than any other event in Ireland. Who knows if it would raise more if it was unisex? Perhaps it would, The Great North Run in Newcastle certainly manages it, but that's a half marathon so excludes a lot of the slower folk.

I just don't see the point in advertising charity events aimed at one gender in this day and age. I went to run in one once and they gave some sort of participation medal to female runners and none to the men. It certainly discouraged me from running again.

PizzamanIRL · 24-01-2015 06:02PM

Gyms need women in tight pants bending over in front of men to increase the mans testosterone levels so he can lift heavier. If there were no women then there would be no strong men. Then there would be unopened jam, marmalade and pickle jars everywhere.

gctest50 · 24-01-2015 06:02PM

hfallada wrote: »

I wonder how women only gyms work? Like in my gym, all they aware to do is threadmills and about 5 mins of the exercise bike. I would hate to see the wait for the threadmills in those gyms

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The J Stands for Jay · 24-01-2015 06:03PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Is the Flora women's mini-marathon still gender specific though? That's the only one I could think of, and in recent years lads have been dressing up in drag just for the hell of it to join in the fun?

They don't allow men in drag to participate fully: no finishers medal, needing to lie on the application form...

suicide_circus · 24-01-2015 06:04PM

McGaggs wrote: »

They don't allow men in drag to participate fully: no finishers medal, needing to lie on the application form...

It's like apartheid but worse

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 06:06PM

McGaggs wrote: »

They don't allow men in drag to participate fully: no finishers medal, needing to lie on the application form...

For the sake of some sexist ideals they are reducing the potential intake for their charity of choice. I can see things like this going the way of the dodo.

One eyed Jack · 24-01-2015 06:15PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

For the sake of some sexist ideals they are reducing the potential intake for their charity of choice. I can see things like this going the way of the dodo.

I can't tbh. For the sake of a medal you're complaining about gender equality. It sounds like you're just complaining for the sake of it when most people's minds are focused on raising funds for charity and the medals are just a token of gratitude for their participation. I imagine if men were to start complaining about medals it would tarnish the whole fun element of the event.

24-01-2015 06:18PM

Think I'll open a 'Whites Only' gym and see how I get on.

24-01-2015 06:18PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

For the sake of some sexist ideals they are reducing the potential intake for their charity of choice. I can see things like this going the way of the dodo.

They sell out before the entry closing date most years. That may not be the case if men were to participate. The men's equivalent doesn't get a fraction of the interest, I'm not sure why that is? The flora mini marathon was started by a group of women who wanted to get other women to walk/run. Certainly seemed to work if over 40,000 women (it's the biggest women only event in the world) raise money every year for charity. Women don't bat an eyelid at the men's only race but men don't show up to run, instead they complain about the women's one and why they can't do it too.

I'm not into women's only gyms or that kind of thing mostly, they're not my thing, I like to lift weights when I'm in the gym, very heavy ones - something women's only gyms would lack I'd imagine (though I've never been in one so this is a guess). I don't mind if women feel that that's what they need in order to be active, nor men. If we can get more people working out and being healthy then we should cater for those who lack a bit of confidence.

Peregrine · 24-01-2015 06:20PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Aren't they gone completely? The likes of curves and those kind of gyms? I thought they were all done away with.

I think Premier Fitness in Finglas is a women only gym or has a women only section. It's fairly new too, only started 2 or 3 years ago. It may have changed though..

batnolan · 24-01-2015 06:23PM

If there are women only clubs then of course there should be men only clubs. Think it is odd that women would want to segregate themselves from men in a gym. Anyone in a gym shares a common goal to get fit and look good, it is nothing to be embarrassed about.

anncoates · 24-01-2015 06:26PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

It's like apartheid but worse

Worse than apartheid, the holocaust and the world wars combined, let's be honest.

cnocbui · 24-01-2015 06:33PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Think I'll open a 'Whites Only' gym and see how I get on.

You can follow with a boys only school.

24-01-2015 06:43PM

cnocbui wrote: »

You can follow with a boys only school.

Oh touche! And then a Women's Only insurance company.

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 06:44PM

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I can't tbh. For the sake of a medal you're complaining about gender equality. It sounds like you're just complaining for the sake of it when most people's minds are focused on raising funds for charity and the medals are just a token of gratitude for their participation. I imagine if men were to start complaining about medals it would tarnish the whole fun element of the event.

I'm complaining about sexism for the sake of sexism. I don't see why one should be treated differently in a campaign to raise money based on their gender. Why not just call it Flora mini marathon?

24-01-2015 06:46PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

I'm complaining about sexism for the sake of sexism. I don't see why one should be treated differently in a campaign to raise money based on their gender. Why not just call it Flora mini marathon?

Why not do the men's mini marathon and raise money if it's of such concern to you?

Or choose one of the hundreds of unisex races on around the country every weekend?

One eyed Jack · 24-01-2015 06:47PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

I'm complaining about sexism for the sake of sexism. I don't see why one should be treated differently in a campaign to raise money based on their gender. Why not just call it Flora mini marathon?

You'd get a medal for complaining about non-issues at least :pac:

No, seriously, if you're that put out by it, organise your own event for men and women and then you can hand out rubber medals to every participant so nobody feels left out.

K4t · 24-01-2015 06:53PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Think I'll open a 'Whites Only' gym and see how I get on.

Good man. In 30 days I'll be bulldozing that sh*t heap you call a gym into permanent nothingness, And I can only hope that you, and the mongrel Race that comprise your membership are inside it when I do.

steddyeddy · 24-01-2015 06:57PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Why not do the men's mini marathon and raise money if it's of such concern to you?

Or choose one of the hundreds of unisex races on around the country every weekend?

Because I don't believe in discriminating against people by their gender.

cnocbui · 24-01-2015 06:59PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Oh touche! And then a Women's Only insurance company.

Or how about forming a religion with a male-only-clergy . Don't think that one's been tried yet.

Thank goodness we don't have any gender biases in the constitution....

24-01-2015 06:59PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Because I don't believe in discriminating against people by their gender.

That's why you don't do one of the hundreds of unisex races around the country every weekend?

You don't do them because you've fcuk all interest in running a race to raise money for charity. You just want to whinge about the ones who do.

cnocbui · 24-01-2015 07:01PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Because I don't believe in discriminating against people by their gender.

You must be a laugh in the toilets.

DeadHand · 24-01-2015 07:03PM

K4t wrote: »

Good man. In 30 days I'll be bulldozing that sh*t heap you call a gym into permanent nothingness, And I can only hope that you, and the mongrel Race that comprise your membership are inside it when I do.

Well, that escalated quickly.

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