What are your thoughts about "female only" hours at the gym? (Page 2)

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I've heard some girls say that gyms should offer that because guys at the gym make them feel uncomfortable. I was discussing it with one girl and I said I thought it was a bad idea. She said "well you don't know what it's like not being able to squat without some guy staring at you". Although the thing is pretty much every time I squat guys stare at me (I just don't let that bother me).

hahahmm · Answer

Clubs are dying out. Guys aren’t putting up with the club bs. Now women go to gyms in tight pants to find men/feel the rush of rejecting a guy. So an all female thing won’t work in the long tun

mayur955 · Answer

It's ok. We can understand their problem😅.
But women also workout at that time only.
Gyms can be separated but there will be a limit. Gym owners will think about their investment & income.
How many women go to gym?
Their income will be very less if it's only for women.
Female only hours is difficult for those women who is at job because they are also comfortable at the regular time.

Anonymous · Answer

At least part of it is that they are just self aware and insecure. It’s primarily *their* mind running wild about what everyone around them is thinking. And then the second part is letting that bother them.

Girls will look at other girls too, they just don’t let it bother them because they’re too fixated on the men.

It’s annoying that I as a guy can’t have an equivalent environment.

TacosRAwesome · Answer

Maybe because I always went to non crappy gyms or maybe it's because I don't dress like a basic ho but I've never been bothered at the gym.

Anonymous · Answer

As long as it didn't interfere with my workout schedule, I'd be fine with it. If it caused a problem, I'd get my money back and go somewhere else. I built a gym in my basement, though, so I don't have to worry about about all the problems of a commercial gym.

Mado108 · Answer

I don’t gonyo the gym because of some morons. That’s a great idea

laurenzz · Answer

well i try to compete with the guys on the gym lol so I don't know... but for many girls , its an issue , we need to wear comfortable cloths , and the best ones in the options are yoga pants and sports bra or whatever , and u get those guys staring at you all the fucking time...

and thats so disturbing... some of them even click pictures of the girls working out ,.. so i think it ll be better having female only hours at the gym

pinkhoodie53 · Answer

I don’t really care. I haven’t been to the gym enough to really notice. I typically don’t go to the gym because they’re far and scattered around. But if it will help other women then I think it will be good to implement as well as for guys.

Thatsamazing · Answer

Yeah... no. Fuck them and their stupid ideas in that case-- if a gym makes me pay full membership dues and then not allow me to work out at times when they're open, I'll tell them to give me my money back or I'll sue them.

VaIiant · Answer

Sounds good to me, as long as there's a men-only as well.

KendraDelov · Answer

That's a dumb idea. It a public gym. If you don't like people staring at you, you can workout at home

Amanda269 · Answer

It wouldn't protect women from rude men, since most men are sweet and only some are jerks. We should talk about dealing with the occasional jerk and ban men. It is just sexist.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Fuck that idea! If they want to be among themselves - they can set up a place just to their liking. Why molest and bother other people because some individual 'has a problem'? It's really SO simple: 'if you don't like it: go somewhere else'

MlleCake · Answer

Woman find their bodies scrutinized, commented upon, or shamed so much at some gyms that it's impossible to just comfortabley get some exercise.  That's my thought on it.

Drumlin2001 · Answer

It's not right. But if they are going to it ought to be fairly evened out with men only sessions, even then what about all the othet genders who this will offend? aren't there 50 plus genders now? They can't all have their own hour

yeeeeeeeet · Answer

If the girls want the gym to themselves because they're too insecure to have people looking at them then go ahead. doesn't affect me, but the gym will lose money on people that quit because of their decision.

MackToday · Answer

I think female only gyms are a good idea for women that feel that way. I'm not for segregating by sex generally though. You find that in backward Muslim countries a lot. Things can go down hill pretty fast.

MrMilti · Answer

Reduce men's rights because of women's feelings? Thats wrong on so many levels.

What if these specific hours are the only timeframe a man could visit a gym? Should he just accept, that he can never go to this gym at this time?

Robertcw · Answer

I am convinced that girls are just different.

They’d be better off on a private island free of men except for when they want booty calls. Like really. I don’t think that’s too far from the reality.

Anonymous · Answer

Omg they had a female only gym called Her Fitness where I live. Best gym ever! I live in a really small “city” emphasis on city because it might as well be a country little town. Everyone knows everyone and I hated going to the gym and seeing boys I went to school with. They are renovating so they are closed for a while but I wish we had that where I live 😭

belarus · Answer

I'm for it! I never renewed my membership cuz the the guys at the gym seem to be there for reasons other than working out.. I work out alone at home.

LegendarySir · Answer

I found it hypocritical to want female-only gyms (or hours), while at the same time complaining about male-only clubs, or boy scouts only allowing boys. So one-gender clubs/activities are only ok when it benefit you? That's not how the world works.

Dark93 · Answer

I went to a gym once where only women had access to the second floor so if they didn't want to be bothered by men they could go up there, but for some reason they still hogged all the 1st floor machines anyways.

just_a_potato · Answer

That'd be awesome, then I could stare at sweaty girls WITHOUT sweaty guys staring at me for staring at sweaty girls

Gosselinfan · Answer

People get offended over everything these days like really, I had a guy wink at me and I’m like ok whatever

Pamina · Answer

I think it makes more sense to go to all female gyms or gyms that have females only areas.

CandacePerry · Answer

If depends. It never happened to me but I got told to get off the machine at gym & I don't go anymore.

Anonymous · Answer

As a young lady, I think it's unfair. I would suggest more to have a separate weight lifting room for women only if it makes them uncomfortable to have men around them. But men deserve to be able to workout as well whenever they want to.

A-man-22 · Answer

Sexism, you wouldn't have white people only hour that's 100% racist. So we shouldn't allow women only hour on the same preface.

Gym security should be able to cope with the "opportunists" (in both genders)

DevonT · Answer

Honestly I think it's a better idea to have "Obese people" hours. No-one is terrified more of going to the gym more than obese people who are afraid of being judged so often don't go at all. I feel bad for them.

Smiley_face101 · Answer

I dont care. I come to the gym to workout, I dont really care who is there

Anonymous · Answer

I've been going to the gym for 8 years and never felt uncomfortable around the guys. All my interactions have always been positive so it's not something I'll be interested in.

PumpkinSpiceisnice · Answer

O like it. I feel self conscious squatting in front of men.

TonyBologna25 · Answer

Simply wouldn’t go to that gym. I’d be unbelievably pissed if I was told I couldn’t workout in the limited time I can workout because I intimidate women. That sounds ridiculous.

El_Heffe · Answer

I am way in faveur of Women only hours. I seen far to much blatant sexisme in gyms that dont occur much outside. Women who workout that I know would be happy to join this gym.

Rangers · Answer

Going in wearing skin tight pants and complaining about guys looking at you is like me coming in wearing a tank top and complaining that girls stare at me. So no, that's stupid.

8bitsunflower · Answer

I understand where they're coming from because there's definitely some creepy people out there. But if they made female only hours then they should have male only hours as well. But honestly I just think it would be dumb and inconvenient for everyone

Grobmate · Answer

Should be both guys only and girls only hours. They each face similar problems when working out.

Alokoneses · Answer

I can agree, however in the Netherlands we have female zones only in few gyms, so men cannot even see the females working out, let alone enter the area. So i don't think it's needed with events going on here.

YHL6965 · Answer

I'm curious about how they would feel about "men only" hours. Imagine you're a dude and the only convenient time for you to go to the gym is that time. In my opinion, it's idiotic. You go to a "public" place, people will look at you.

Anonymous · Answer

I get it. If it's only one or two hours out of a whole day I don't see why it should be that big of a deal.

StephenCF · Answer

Another step towards eliminating sexism 🤣🤣🤣 And tell your friend maybe she can do squats alone at home 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♀️

Levin · Answer

I sympathise. I can't help looking at women either.  Just glancing, mind.

ShadowofRegret · Answer

Only if men get "male only" hours.

DDpsy · Answer

My opinion is somewhere between "fuck no" and Sure if those hours are not on the busy hours and if my membership fee is cut by the percent those hours make up of the total operating time.

Anonymous · Answer

I’ve been groped by men at the gym and stared at so I would like having female only hours. I recently signed up to a female only gym bc the men at my old gym are fucking trash with no respect.

alice55 · Answer

Good because some guys only go there to ask girl out.

Miristheiss · Answer

I would not join if there were times I couldn't get in and workout. That's a rip off.

Kayla45 · Answer

Admittingly I don't go to the gym but still I think it's a good idea

red324 · Answer

Absolutely, Lets inflate women's ego even more than it already is. idiots.

wouterv · Answer

In my Amsterdam we have a womens only gym and and the same gym group has also gyms for both men and women

GD360 · Answer

Lol a lot of guys ganna protest. I think it's a good idea but then they should have a guys only gym hours, because women do the same thing.

bolverk · Answer

Fine, just as long as men are extended the same courtesy, but I won't hold my breath for that to come about.

AnimeMan205 · Answer

I'm sure there would be such a thing, and it would be a good idea! I'm just worried about the stupid peeking toms through the window.

Zanecyber · Answer

Its a good thing, sum girls might be feel insecure about how much weight theyre moving compared to a guy , I've seen it before. I think it would encourage girls to exercise more often.

Gopnik · Answer

I think in return we should get men only hours than too.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Do they eventually strip naked and have carpet munching orgies?

3rdSrike · Answer

I prefer it, i would hate to have guys hitting on my sister, girlfriend , cousing... etc at the gym everytime she lifts a dumbbell so iam all for it

OwenArtist · Answer

Than maybe girls should wear more conservative exercise gear rather than clothing that is meant to be tight and attractive

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