Wifi at the gym

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  • caber_tosser
    caber_tosser Posts: 105
    Mine has wi-fi.
    I watch Netflix on cardio machines and stream music when lifting..
    All gyms should have wi-fi..and that is coming from a guy who has worked out in dive gyms with rusted equipment and old sock smells. I enjoy the availability of streaming media without using up my data. Gym music and TVs always suck
  • CaliforniaBarbie
    CaliforniaBarbie Posts: 346 Member
    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?

    my old gym had free wifi, which was nice for pandora. but in the cardio room they also had 3 flat screen tvs with remotes so if you got there first and got the remote you could watch whatever you wanted to. i loved that. i didnt have to watch the news or sports, i could watch like tosh.o if i wanted
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 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.

    me too.

    thats why i go outside

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  • antdogs
    antdogs Posts: 191 Member
    my planet fitness has wifi yeah
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    My gym barely has a working electricity supply... the need for wifi has never occured to me.
  • 42hockeymom
    42hockeymom Posts: 521 Member
    My gym does, so I can watch movies on my Kindle Fire. I'm a Prime member so I get a lot of stuff for free. But, I can also put my own movies and TV shows on it. When I'm doing cardio, I like to watch a movie which means I can do at least 120 minutes.

    I've also read my book while I'm walking. It sure does pass the time, and I say if it helps you get it in, then do it! Yeah, it's a gym and not a library, but if given the choice I'd pick spending the time on my *kitten* watching a movie or reading a book. This way it's an incentive for me. I can read my book but only if I'm at the gym, or I can watch my movie if I'm at the gym.

    It's helped tremendously, and I don't see myself changing that habit anytime soon. Walking out doors is great and all but where I live is in the country and touristy so my main road is unsafe and there's no sidewalks. The gym is what I've got to use and use it I shall. And no, I don't use it when I'm on the weight machines that'd be stupid.

    So yeah, it's gym, it's not a library but I'm doing it on one cardio machine not during busy times and I'm not hurting a thing. And it frees up the TV for someone who want to watch something they want. I say it's a great situation all around.
  • Symonep
    Symonep Posts: 181 Member
    I don't even bring my phone into the gym, but if I did I wouldn't use wifi.
  • miche_smash
    miche_smash Posts: 131 Member
    My gym has wi-fi and I use it to stream Pandora, that's all.
  • KMMRN
    KMMRN Posts: 104 Member
    I go to the Canada Games Centre in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada), and it does have wifi. Very convenient!, and makes working out that much easier. I stream music from CBC theme music sites: blues, rock and roll, classical, or what have you.
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I think the Chinese buffet next to my gym has it...and it's not password protected. =B
  • DashDeV
    DashDeV Posts: 545 Member
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  • MobileLyn
    MobileLyn Posts: 7 Member
    My gym does not but Staples (adjacent) does & the signal is way strong enough to reach.

    I've used it for Pandora and to connect my Kindle to HBOGo and have HBO Series marathons on the treadmill.

    I would love for them to have it available legit.
  • MobileLyn
    MobileLyn Posts: 7 Member
    My gym does not but Staples (adjacent) does & the sign is way strong enough to reach.

    I've used it for Pandora and to connect my Kindle to HBOGo and have HBO Series marathons on the treadmill.

    I would love for them to have it available legit.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    my gym does.

    for $10/mo and only 1 squat rack, they betta have somethin!

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  • Fit_NYC_
    Fit_NYC_ Posts: 1,389 Member
    Mine does. A little finicky sometimes but I used it to stream Pandora.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    My gym has wifi. Because I have an iPad, not an iPhone, I use the wifi to track the last visit's weight on each machine and to sync up after cardio. That's about it. When I was starting out and losing, I would prop it up on the treadmill (at home), play streaming video from Amazon, and walk at an incline for an hour or two before bedtime. Got caught up on a lot of movies and TV series that way. But now I spend more time at the gym and I just listen to my own music stored on the iPad. I like audiobooks too, but only for walking.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
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    Oh Gawd yes, this. So many times I've marveled at people plopping down on the strength equipment for 10-15-20 minutes to talk with various friends, play with their phones, whatever. It's hilarious... except when they're on the equipment I want to use. :huh:
  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
    Mine does.

    I watch Supernatural while I run/bike.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    Mine does.

    I watch Supernatural while I run/bike.

    Run moose run!
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    yes, Pandora my entire session. Sometimes I listen to porn when I lift.
  • 42hockeymom
    42hockeymom Posts: 521 Member
    yes, Pandora my entire session. Sometimes I listen to porn when I lift.

    Like podcasts or something? I gotta see your podcast list!

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