2007-02-06 02:06:00 · 12 answers · asked by a q 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I always bought the usually reasons too... but my boyfriend points out that when he first started working out, he was self-conscious, and most of the other gym members were hard core jocks who would openly make fun of him and sometimes even threaten him. So should he have had a separate gym for skinny goth bois? A silly question (I thought) but I don't really know how to answer it.
2007-02-06 02:27:46 · update #1
I think that women, even the most beautiful ones, are very self conscious about their bodies.
2007-02-06 02:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by elgil 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a problem with it. There's really nothing wrong with something being gender exclusive. My buddies have a male only poker night.. it's a good night for the guys to go and ***** about the wives, or talk about things they might not want to talk about in front of women. A lot of my female friends prefer an all female gym for many of the reasons already listed before this. I prefer unisex, but I actually prefer the company of men for the most part. I find that they are way less judgemental than most of the women I know.
2007-02-06 10:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by Beth B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should try a more upscale (expensive) male gym. He's going to get that crap at places like Gold's gym or low-budget gyms where most the muscle jocks go.
Cheap alternative: take a college class at the community college for about $200 to $300 and get a student ID card. Gets you into the gym for a year. Far cheaper than joining a public gym. Check if they have a well stocked gym first though.
2007-02-06 11:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by girl with a gun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably on the premise that women are less comfortable working out in a coed environment, and that coed gyms are really geared towards men's interests... but I imagine you've heard that before.
Unfortunately, there probably isn't anything you can do to change this... start your own gym, one with the philosophy you'd like to see in a gym, or petition one of the women's gyms to have a few weekly sessions that are open to anyone.
I'm female, and I've been working out, lifting weights, etc, for years, at coed gyms. It can be intimidating, but you have to be assertive - just buck up and remember that you're there to work out - ignore the nutjobs who are obviously making up for the self-confidence that they actually lack (and probably also making up for the fact that they can't get a date).
2007-02-06 10:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by somebody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women-only gyms specialize in equipment suited for a woman's body. It makes no sense for men to use that equipment.
2007-02-06 10:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Autumn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question and given by some of the answers you've received I must wonder what the attitude or reaction would be of a men's only gym.
2007-02-06 10:12:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A business can designate clientele based on gender as long as there are other like businesses nearby that any gender can frequent. It is not considered discriminatory action because there is an obvious reason why they want to be gender specific.
2007-02-06 10:14:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I go to work out and get fit. While I'm doing it I'm not at my best and I don't want men judging me by how I look then. Besides, I just had a baby and I'm still a bit over weight, I don't want any guy getting the idea that is how I usually look.
2007-02-06 10:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Uh, so the ladies can work out in peace and maybe not worry about being gawked at?
2007-02-06 10:08:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
generally, the equipment is made for womens bodies.
plus, i don't like being whistled at while i work out. it's pretty ridiculous.
2007-02-06 11:22:08 · answer #10 · answered by supposed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋