Got Kicked Out Of the Gym Today & Im Pissed Off!
MariaChele85
Posts: 267 Member
RANT TIME********
So my long time friend ( of over 12ys) and I always work out togather at the local 24hr fitness location here in our side of town. We both did the personal trainng packages. We did the cycling class along with the BodyPump etc.... Of course after several weeks of the same routine we both hit a plateau. Another friend who also works out at that gym offered to workout with us and show us what he does. He taught us about proper form and how to incorporate HIIT training. Well after 6 weeks, my friend and I start losing inches all over. Our conditioning and endurance is better than ever. I feel good after everyworkout. Then today, A freaking trainer comes over and tells us we cant be training there and we have to leave! WTF???? we each pay our monthly dues just like everyone else in this damn gym does, and how I choose to workout and with who is none of ya'lls damn concern or business What happened to gym staff being supportive? My friend went to talk to him, and basically other members were asking if he was a trainer there because they wanted to train like him. I mean i would be drenched in sweat! So now 24hr trainers are feeling threatened by what my friend has taught us. I read their policy and all it says is that " No member can train another member for compensation".............I have never paid a single dime to this friend. He is there for the sme reasons as I am. To be fit and healthy! 24hr fitness only wants money, they dont care about you!
So my long time friend ( of over 12ys) and I always work out togather at the local 24hr fitness location here in our side of town. We both did the personal trainng packages. We did the cycling class along with the BodyPump etc.... Of course after several weeks of the same routine we both hit a plateau. Another friend who also works out at that gym offered to workout with us and show us what he does. He taught us about proper form and how to incorporate HIIT training. Well after 6 weeks, my friend and I start losing inches all over. Our conditioning and endurance is better than ever. I feel good after everyworkout. Then today, A freaking trainer comes over and tells us we cant be training there and we have to leave! WTF???? we each pay our monthly dues just like everyone else in this damn gym does, and how I choose to workout and with who is none of ya'lls damn concern or business What happened to gym staff being supportive? My friend went to talk to him, and basically other members were asking if he was a trainer there because they wanted to train like him. I mean i would be drenched in sweat! So now 24hr trainers are feeling threatened by what my friend has taught us. I read their policy and all it says is that " No member can train another member for compensation".............I have never paid a single dime to this friend. He is there for the sme reasons as I am. To be fit and healthy! 24hr fitness only wants money, they dont care about you!
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Sounds like its time to have a chat with the manager.0
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i'm confused. on what grounds did they kick you out?0
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right.i'm confused. on what grounds did they kick you out?0 -
They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.0 -
Sounds like its time to have a chat with the manager.
This.
And if they concur with the guy who kicked you out, demand your money back.0 -
i'm confused. on what grounds did they kick you out?
Because she using her friend as a "trainer" even though she was just doing what he suggested.
WOW that is BS ! I would demand my money back !0 -
They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.
She was not using an outside trainer, she was working out with a friend who helped her out. Completely different thing!0 -
Still, that seems so weird to me. If anything, why wouldn't they just ask the outside trainer to leave?0
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I would raise hell!0
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That's bull, screw them, just get a new gym if there's an option for that. My current trainer (he's got his own studio now) use to be the head trainer at the gym I still go to and we work out there once in a while. He gets some nasty looks, but no one has had the balls to kick him or I out, yet.0
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They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.
And if that's the case, then I should be kicked out of my gym for showing my husband how to use the equipment cause I was a member for 6 months before he joined. SMDH! I was not paid, the gym was not losing money. It is NOT against the rules to workout with friends, get advice from other people, etc. If it was, I'd just do P90X at home forever!!!!!!!!!0 -
you better go back and give them a professional piece of your mind. Better yet, if there is another gym close by...go to that one !! Good Luck !0
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well I know where I'm not going!0
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They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.
Unless I'm reading this wrong, all three people were members of the gym. Clearly a gym being run by NAZIS!0 -
I was a member for 3years and had a friend have the same thing happen to her! They said it was in the contract and cancelled her membership when she tried to fight it! They said it is competition training when it is more then 2 people involved! Total BS!0
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BS. Demand a reversal or a refund.0
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Still, that seems so weird to me. If anything, why wouldn't they just ask the outside trainer to leave?
That's what I'm wondering, too.0 -
They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.
But he's NOT a trainer, there or at another gym, he's a friend who just happens to know what he's doing. That's ridiculous you got kicked out if their policy specifically says "for compensation," then you did nothing wrong. Definitely a chat with the manager or $$ back for sure. The gym should maybe think about hiring the friend and helping to get him certified to be a trainer since other members are interested in him if they were thinking smart business!!0 -
ditto to those who said to have a chat with the manager, demand your money back and see if there's another gym you can pay your money to. That is total BS!0
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They told her that she is not allowed to work with an outside trainer.
That's pretty standard for any gym, actually. I'm sorry it bothered you so much.
I never heard of that, but I would be mad too.0 -
Talk to the manager. If you aren't paying the other member, you are just working out with a buddy. If they argue it, I'd ask for your money back...if they argue that, get their boss' phone and address! Good luck to you!0
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id be pissed! definitely chat with the manager about it0
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Initially he said because he cant "train" us, then he later said that other clients were asking thier 24hr trainers to do some of the same exercises. A friend helping another friend. Isnt one of the most talked about support systems is to workout with a friend to keep each other motivated? Not at 24hr fitness, they want you to only pay and workout with thier staff. Yes my friend is in good shape, I mean he does TaeKwon Do and Kickboxing there at the gym as well. I'm wondering if they would have said anything if he were out of shape and overweight?0
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i agree with all what has been said, if mgmt chooses to stand by their employee and not support their customers...maybe take it higher to head office, or to local media...0
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that gym would NOT be getting anymore of my business!0
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Thanks guys. I think I am going to go talk to the manager. Each one of us is a member there. We pay our monthly fees. We are there to support each other and make sure we are doing everything in proper form. Isnt that another big mistake people make? Improper form? I am deffinately no expert in fitness but I see how the trainers work there. They target the fresh " I want to start my new years resolution" people to train. Of course they are going to be sore after the first session. Thats when they get them to buy the bigger expensive packages. What about people like me, who have been workingout for 2 years? I have lost 71lbs on my own. I need something more. I need you to push me to the limit. Dont be afraid to yell at me. Kick my butt!0
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I'm just curious, but when they kicked you out, did they specifically tell you that it was due to this trainer/trainee relationship?0
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Talk to the manager, and if that doesn't work go above him! Seriously, thats wrong. Your membership is like a contract, they can't just break their end without the facts. If you have to go to Corporate, threaten to speak to your lawyer about it because 24hr fitness was actually in a lawsuit not too long ago, I am sure they don't need more bad publicity.0
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yes they did. and we clarified to them that we were just friends working out together.I'm just curious, but when they kicked you out, did they specifically tell you that it was due to this trainer/trainee relationship?0
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