This is at my Local Gym!!!!!

iGlad
iGlad Posts: 17 Member
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
my local gym has had a revamp and its all new and shiny however the additional vending machines have caused much head scratching as to who at head office authorized it. I equate it to selling beer at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!!

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  • Nikkie_too
    Nikkie_too Posts: 495 Member
    my local gym has had a revamp and its all new and shiny however the additional vending machines have caused much head scratching as to who at head office authorized it. I equate it to selling beer at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!!

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    Seriously!?
  • tross0924
    tross0924 Posts: 909 Member
    Well hopefully they don't sell too much.
  • thewingnut13
    thewingnut13 Posts: 50 Member
    Wow i cant believe that....
  • dreamgurl2324
    dreamgurl2324 Posts: 191 Member
    my local gym has all kinds of candy and junk food at the front desk...it makes ZERO sense to me!
  • KettyLan
    KettyLan Posts: 440 Member
    Lol...the question is " do you want us to succeed or do you want us to fail?"
  • ekicinsk
    ekicinsk Posts: 92 Member
    There's a new branch of a chain gym opening up nearby so I checked out its webpage (looking for a new gym possibly, its getting cold and dark!) ....

    .... apparently every monday night there's a pizza party that they serve "hundreds of pizzas" at.

    *sigh*
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    They try to keep people fat so they won't quit the gym?
    :embarassed:
    Interesting strategy...
  • lotty1987
    lotty1987 Posts: 176 Member
    My gym has a mcdonalds staright outside it !
  • MsMuniz
    MsMuniz Posts: 399 Member
    my gym has a monthly pizza party for members ???!!! Can't figure that one out.
  • mamamudbug
    mamamudbug Posts: 572 Member
    Job security?
  • LadyoftheDisc
    LadyoftheDisc Posts: 136 Member
    Wow, that is something! My gym doesn't have the vending machine, but for whatever reason, they have coolers with beer and wine in them behind the front desk... I've always wondered what on earth for.
  • DrG3n3
    DrG3n3 Posts: 467 Member
    I go to Planet Fitness, they have Pizza Monday the first Mon of every month. But honestly, I see people eating a slice or two, not gorging, and I've seen a ton of people there that have shown progress. I haven't seen anyone that I think is doing bad, and I'm there all week. They even know me :) So I think if you work it into your diet, its not so bad. I've had a slice once and I've lost 48 lbs since starting there in April. But I guess since it's free it can be a temptation for people that think working out negates a horrid diet.
  • tnorkus
    tnorkus Posts: 45
    I get to see people who are coming out of the McDonalds drive thru shoving fries, burgers and shakes into their pie-holes as I'm trudging along on my treadmill. woo-frickin'-hoo. At least there isnt anything this blatently counter productive inside my gym.
  • HollieDoodles
    HollieDoodles Posts: 678 Member
    Same issue at our local swim center. Totally in appropriate.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    Mmmm All Mars/Masterfoods confectionery... very interesting :laugh:

    I remember the gym at Uni having a vending machine offering sweets. Of course that was back in the day before sport drinks and shakes were all the rage... i.e. last century :laugh:

    Personally, I also don't know why my gym has a vending machine selling lucozade and the like that are all 300+ calories. But then if you are fit and not overweight then I guess you can afford to blow 300 after a good workout.

    Only from what I can see, most folks that use the gym only do cardio and otherwise just play at using the strength machines. Apart from the serious muscle marys :bigsmile:
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Are they forcing folks to buy them? Will indulging a little in those items derail everything? Meh.
  • myth4ever
    myth4ever Posts: 372
    what a crock!
  • fallenangelloves
    fallenangelloves Posts: 601 Member
    They try to keep people fat so they won't quit the gym?
    :embarassed:
    Interesting strategy...

    I think this is the answer!
  • krissagirl0709
    krissagirl0709 Posts: 291 Member
    I work at the YMCA and we have a vending machine close to the pool with alot of unhealthy snacks..however they are also overly priced as well lol. We also have a pop machine but it is all diet pop lol and then a gatorade 0 and juice water machine. and then there are healthy snacks behind the counter for cheaper then the unhealthy ones. I can see the point of snack stuff at the Y though with alot of kids there.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    i was unaware that any single food makes one fat, i thought it was overeating...
  • krissagirl0709
    krissagirl0709 Posts: 291 Member
    i was unaware that any single food makes one fat, i thought it was overeating...

    Ya..vending machines are everywhere lol...
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    i was unaware that any single food makes one fat, i thought it was overeating...
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  • heberlonghurst
    heberlonghurst Posts: 156
    My chiropractor's office has snow-skiing, rock climbing and motorcycle magazines. Our pediatric dentist gives kids candy when they leave. Variation on a theme...
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
    I literally laughed out loud seeing that picture - thank you for that.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Lol...the question is " do you want us to succeed or do you want us to fail?"

    As long as you keep paying your gym membership, they couldn't give a crap!
  • krissagirl0709
    krissagirl0709 Posts: 291 Member
    Lol...the question is " do you want us to succeed or do you want us to fail?"

    As long as you keep paying your gym membership, they couldn't give a crap!

    lol this is probably a method they have for keeping people paying for the gym membership "sell more junk food so people feel they need to come burn off every last calorie" lol
  • bloodguilt
    bloodguilt Posts: 126
    my local gym has had a revamp and its all new and shiny however the additional vending machines have caused much head scratching as to who at head office authorized it. I equate it to selling beer at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!!

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    This is hilarious! tsk, tsk, tsk! Lol!
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member
    i was unaware that any single food makes one fat, i thought it was overeating...
    that's what I thought
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    Our gym is next to a Subway - I often smell their bread baking on the way out.

    OH - I used to go to a gym that was next to a Dairy Queen.
  • Tegan74
    Tegan74 Posts: 202
    There's a new branch of a chain gym opening up nearby so I checked out its webpage (looking for a new gym possibly, its getting cold and dark!) ....

    .... apparently every monday night there's a pizza party that they serve "hundreds of pizzas" at.

    *sigh*

    Yep ~ I go to that gym haha ~ its the first monday night of the month. I dont really like pizza so it doesnt bother me.

    A funny, the first night we went (me an my gym buddy) we were on the treadmill an she out of the blue asks me if I think they would get upset if she was eating pizza on the treadmill. I cracked up laughing ~ I replied that she might get a funny look or 2.
    Thing was, I hadnt seen the pizza, and from where I was at it was hidden by something else.
    She isnt there to lose weight, she's there to support me, and gain muscle. She's tiny lol. Having said that, I do think its really odd that a gym would serve pizza.
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