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Do you have an all-woman gym in your vicinity? I am in the US and we have Total Woman. I saw 2-3 Muslim ladies - one of them is a trainer! - who wear gym clothes in the gym although they arrive in a hijab and leave in a hijab.

zahidabukhari wrote: »

Hi..
My name is Zahida.
Im a practising muslims and i observe the full hijab. I wear a headscarf and full sleeved tops in the gym. Recently i have lost all my confidence and i think everyone is judging me in the gym. Any motivation and support would be appreciated because k feel really down.. i havent been to the gym for 2 months..

I wouldn't worry about people watching you....

People watch me at the gym on a regular basis. I know, because they are blatantly stopping and staring. It used to bother me, but it doesn't anymore. See, I lift heavy...and the people stopping and staring are (mostly women) in their 60s and 70s. They don't expect a woman to be using the *big boy* weights. They don't expect to see a 5'2" woman grabbing handwraps and practicing self defense with the 6' tall (very muscular ) male trainer.

My guess is that IF people are staring at you, it is because they may be under the impression that Muslim women are not *allowed* to go to the gym. You are breaking stereotypes!