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Wifi at the gym

ajmaccar
ajmaccar Posts: 65 Member
edited January 9 in Chit-Chat
When I go to the gym and do cardio I use something to pass the time and make the cardio more enjoyable. I usually have no interest in what is showing on the big screen tvs so I bring a book or watch something on my phone, and some cardio is a lot easier to do when not holding a book. I have an iPad that is wifi only, but my gym has no wifi.

Does anyone else's gym have wifi? Thoughts on whether this is something that a gym should provide?
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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Its a gym not a library
  • ChecktheRhyme
    ChecktheRhyme Posts: 68 Member
    My gym sadly does not have Wi-fi. I only own an ipod and not an iphone so Wi-fi would be great to pick up pandora, youtube, etc.
  • melinda3792
    melinda3792 Posts: 77
    My gym does. I go to the YMCA. I use it for my music, listen to Jango, but, I do work out while I work. My business stops for nobody..lol I text my employees and distributors and make lists
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I don't think it's the gym's responsibility to provide it, but I do know of a couple of local gyms that offer free wi-fi. I don't care one way or the other as long as I'm not paying extra for it.

    I personally prefer to have my mind focused on my workout rather than a book, TV, or app. Maybe some music during cardio, but that's it.

    Have you tried books on tape or Podcasts?
  • melinda3792
    melinda3792 Posts: 77
    Its a gym not a library
    Our library doesn't have wifi...lol they have computers to sign time out on..LOL!
  • FitbeTMF
    FitbeTMF Posts: 251
    Mine is inside an apt complex's office/community house. We have wifi, and I love it since I use pandora. Not a fan of having a tv in my face when I run though...The machines have personal tv's
  • Erica0718
    Erica0718 Posts: 469 Member
    my gym has wifi but I have never used it. Some of the cardio bunnies watch movies on their ipads and stay on the treadmill or elliptical for an hour or so...
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    In trying to formulate a response, I realized I couldn't care less if my gym has wifi or not.
  • jcjsjones
    jcjsjones Posts: 571 Member
    I would love for my gym to have wifi! I listen to Pandora while I'm working out. Sadly, they do not. :frown:
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    audio books.

    your welcome.
  • sarahisme18
    sarahisme18 Posts: 574 Member
    If cardio is too boring, go lift. ;)
  • ajmaccar
    ajmaccar Posts: 65 Member
    If cardio is too boring, go lift. ;)

    I usually do both, actually. I just like to have my mind engaged while I do cardio.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Wait... I'm all for using streaming music or even logging workout sets across the wire (what I do). But why do you need wifi so bad? Just get a data plan & don't worry about it.
  • ajmaccar
    ajmaccar Posts: 65 Member
    Wait... I'm all for using streaming music or even logging workout sets across the wire (what I do). But why do you need wifi so bad? Just get a data plan & don't worry about it.

    I didn't say I needed it, just that it would be nice to have and I wondered if anyone else had an opinion about it. Now I know.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    4G device ...go get one.



    But yes the gym I go to has it.
  • tgh1914
    tgh1914 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Wait... I'm all for using streaming music or even logging workout sets across the wire (what I do). But why do you need wifi so bad? Just get a data plan & don't worry about it.

    I didn't say I needed it, just that it would be nice to have and I wondered if anyone else had an opinion about it. Now I know.
    Ok. Yeah, all for it.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    My gym has it and now that I'm spoiled I couldn't join another gym without it.

    My phone has 3G but I hate to waste it if wifi is available.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    my gym has it and i use it. i have 4G, but why waste my monthly data when i can just connect to wifi and get it for free?

    i use it either to listen to pandora or spotify or to watch netflix on my long and boring cardio days
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,105 Member
    Mine does. There are lots of people who use iPads that do cardio. Almost anyone who brings it to the gym side ends up having it get broken by a falling plate......................

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • rgohm
    rgohm Posts: 294 Member
    I don't "need" it but I wish my gym had it!
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    You can always load up something on the iPad beforehand.

    But, yeah, I can see how wifi would be a selling point for a gym.
  • shaybuggie
    shaybuggie Posts: 160 Member
    I'm glad I read this before I assumed... never mind. LOL. I think for the purpose you stated, it sounds like a great idea. :happy:
  • cyberiarob
    cyberiarob Posts: 229 Member
    My gym has it (it's on a college campus). Good for Pandora and IHeartRadio.
  • belevitt
    belevitt Posts: 1
    I can't believe at this point in time there are gyms that do not offer wifi. I wouldn't even patronize a coffee shop that lacked wifi. While a gym is not a library [you can tell by the lack of books], wifi is a common convenience offered at nearly every retail establishment where one might spend significant amounts of time. I quit my gym of 3 years last night due to their failure to maintain a working wifi connection.
  • Tavysh
    Tavysh Posts: 204 Member
    Mine has it but I couldn't tell you the last time I used it. Only time I look at my phone while I'm at the gym is to pull a note app up and see what weight I should be doing for a particular lift.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    My gym has it.. I hardly use it except for steaming music.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Nope, but they have some cable tv channels that stream through most of the machines. If it had wifi I feel like it'd turn into starbucks...
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    My gym offers wi-fi, and I like it, b/c I can you-tube form videos and other coaching instruction during my lifting.

    ETA: I'm new to lifting, concentrating on form, so my current workouts are more like "learning sessions" rather than "lifting sessions".
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Mine has it. Great for me when I want to review a youtube video to check my form etc.
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    Mine does...and I use the hell out of it for streaming radio or music in my Google Play library that my phone hasn't cached yet.

    Also like everyone else I could live without it, but it is nice to have.
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