November 6, 2006
Hey - Quiet Over There in the Squat Rack!
This article from the online version of the MetroWest Daily News details how some commercial gyms are now forbidding their members from grunting while lifting weights:
“Excessive grunting is something that we do not condone,” said Steve Dutch, manager of Planet Fitness in Waltham. “It could jeopardize their membership.”
In fact, grunting can result in expulsion at Planet Fitness, the workout chain with 120 locations nationwide, 18 of them in Massachusetts.
Dutch said he hasn’t had to expel anyone since the gym opened in August 2004.
“It hasn’t been an issue yet,” he said.
Earlier this week, a man at a Planet Fitness gym in upstate New York was ejected for grunting. The company said such expulsions occur about once every two weeks.
Pretty soon they won’t allow you to sweat. Just one more reason to set up your own home gym. It’s cheaper and you make the rules. Listen to the music you like, grunt all you want, and probably get better results to boot.
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