Are ‘gymfluencers’ ruining the workout experience?

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9 күн бұрын

Gyms have long been a place to unplug and focus on health and wellness but, some gym-goers are fed up with “gymfluencers” recording their workouts - and invading personal space. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY about the growing gym etiquette debate.
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@marblehillpjs 7 күн бұрын

Joey Swoll should have been interviewed for this.

@geekxsir3610 5 күн бұрын

Definitely! I’m surprised they didn’t include him

@roysreceptive 2 күн бұрын

It was likely lazy research.

@lyinbobbycottonseed 16 сағат бұрын

Nah, he’s a steroid user and narcissist

@andrewclark6618 3 күн бұрын

They are not “influencers” they are narcissists. Period!

@T1k213 Күн бұрын

Oh nice where did you get your medical degree, doctor?

@keralytekid 21 сағат бұрын

@@T1k213 Medical doctors don't diagnose personality disorders, psychiatrists do. But you do need a medical degree to become a psychiatrist. So, your insult was partially correct.

@brit7522 7 күн бұрын

Some of these women are filming in the locker room. They should be arrested.

@Ummkelechi 5 күн бұрын

It’s so bad at my gym that I no longer get dressed in the locker room.

@Edmlady92 4 күн бұрын

There's videos of young men doing the same thing in the locker room. Both need to be arrested.

@kmallory100 Күн бұрын

Men are doing it too.

@M_butterfly788.-tf8bd 7 күн бұрын

I don’t think these influencers should be allowed to film in gyms. It’s violating, rude, inconsiderate and disrespectful toward others who pay to be there and use the gym. Especially when they act entitled and get mad someone walks in front of their cameras or uses a machine close by. Like get over yourself.

@taylorbrenn7191 6 күн бұрын

How is Joey Swoll not part of this story?

@lyinbobbycottonseed 16 сағат бұрын

He’s a steroid user and he does what he does mostly to get attention for himself as a “good guy”

@MattPendergraph 4 күн бұрын

Absolutely! That's why I film all my KZfaq and Instagram content in my personal home gym studio. This way, I can share information without disturbing anyone else-just me and my viewers! 😂

@Puggalug 2 күн бұрын

This is the kind of thing Joey Swoll is fighting to change: the toxic atmosphere these gym influencers cause.

@june20886 3 күн бұрын

there is a BIG difference between filming for influencer status and people filming for critiquing their form while performing specific movements to check if they are doing them right and targeting the correct muscles (i.e. olympic lifting)

@PepeDalinShow Күн бұрын

true. I sometimes film myself on the pool while swimming because I wanna see my form so I can correct my mistakes. Same thing for running on the treadmill. I try to put my camera in an angle that nobody is in the background as much as possible tho or they're less visible especially in the pool ( I don't wanna look like a creep taking videos of people on swim suits)

@themisfitmama4397 7 күн бұрын

All influencers are ruining everything.

@chicanica64 7 күн бұрын

Do it after hours with no one around. It’s not all about you!

@joeyq9953 7 күн бұрын

Joey Swoll should have been interviewed.

@lyinbobbycottonseed 16 сағат бұрын

No. He’s a steroid user and narcissist

@slimits83 6 күн бұрын

Yes, they are! I have been working out for 12 years, and I dislike anyone recording.

@lilblackfish2009 5 күн бұрын

the gyms should start enforcing it not just putting a sign that nobody cares or make rules and let them know when signing up

@paleojennifer9766 7 күн бұрын

I'm so glad I have a home gym.

@Edmlady92 4 күн бұрын

Same.

@prettyprincessmochi 7 күн бұрын

Please fix the audio

@staceyshere 2 күн бұрын

It’s pulling up to the gym with tripods that throws me off. I remember seeing this kid have his tripod out while exercising and I almost left 😂

@SteelBand17 7 күн бұрын

Ban camera in gyms.

@chris_panda 7 күн бұрын

What’s with the audio?

@CPar926 2 күн бұрын

Influencers are ruining the life experience, period

@suhugo9546 7 күн бұрын

Hello?! NO AUDIO!

@hondasan6531 7 күн бұрын

It's kind of a pain going to the gym and trying to avoid the folks recording themselves. Yet , if they are respectful of others, I'm ok for the most part.

@j.m.9727 5 күн бұрын

I go to the gym every day and my workout has never been impacted by people making videos. If you're a regular gymgoer, you know the people causing the problems are the ones who get on equipment, do one set, and then sit on their phone for 5-10 minutes, turning what should be a 7-minute routine into a 20-minute one and preventing serious people from using the equipment. If you're only filming yourself at the gym, have at it. If you're filming others or you're filming yourself doing something outrageous to get views (eg that one random woman who went to the gym wearing a painted bodysuit), no.

@jclechat98 2 күн бұрын

I agree in part. I find it infuriating when people are filming and have a whole tripod setup blocking everyone’s way. It makes me uncomfortable when people film and I have to move to not be in the background, or cameras in changing rooms. However if people film in an empty corner of the gym and are considerate of others, then I don’t care. You’re definitely right about peoples generally awful gym etiquette as often this is worse than someone filming. People who leave personal belongings for ages on multiple pieces of equiptment. You don’t need 5+ benches/machines/racks all at once. When people do their sets at the rack instead of taking the dumbbells to a bench, you’re just getting in everyone’s way and blocking the mirror when people want to watch their form. Where I am, it’s almost always big wannabe-bros who think they run the place but only do half reps and have awful form.

@ASAPSodie 6 күн бұрын

Honestly, No tripods and keep your shirt on. I feel like that’s not too much to ask

@thenewjord50 3 күн бұрын

Do it on times like midnight and early mornings where no one is around especially in non mainstream gyms or do it at home or elsewhere that's not the gym

@EricPhillips879 2 күн бұрын

so tired of gymfluencers! no one cares that youre taking a video at the gym. leave your phone in the locker and actually use the floor to work out.

@drich3245 2 күн бұрын

I just wish people would stop calling them “influencers”🙄

@jaredortiz5053 2 күн бұрын

They should’ve talked about the “gym creeps” being called out for clout

@americanthaiboxer7224 2 күн бұрын

How is this even a question? Ban recording in gyms!

@Casual_Talk Күн бұрын

💯 💯 💯

@halfdome5705 7 күн бұрын

These videos look like bragging done by self-serving exhibitionists rather than instructional media. Gyms should be more about folks of varied ages who are aiming to improve their health, not show off.

@lyinbobbycottonseed 16 сағат бұрын

0:29 it doesn’t matter if it’s ok with you or not, and no one has to ask you. You’re in a public setting. People filming don’t have to ask your permission to film you. However, they do have to abide by the rules of the proprietor of the building you are in

@christaferduran3952 7 күн бұрын

This has been going on for awhile lots of people have been tired of this ish 😅

@user-ft6wo8rs5g 3 күн бұрын

Filming in gyms is creepy

@amidubey6248 7 күн бұрын

your audio on your clips are all over the place, only coming from one speaker since yesterdays clips

@gosple2 Күн бұрын

This is why I work out at home. I avoid all of this.

@Sipher97 7 күн бұрын

It’s not just influencers, it’s the people on the phone just sitting there or the people that’s stand around and talk and the hygiene part people with a lot of cologne and perfume.

@mattyiceCA 2 күн бұрын

How is Joey Swoll not mentioned in this piece? 🤯

@lyinbobbycottonseed 16 сағат бұрын

He’s a steroid user and narcissist

@roguephoenix 6 күн бұрын

yes. for the same reason you have to ask for permission from people to use footage of them for something that will gain you benefits, they should have to seek out every single person in their video for permission.

@juandoe4934 Күн бұрын

People acting like “their journeys” are unique and they just HAVE to share with the world 😂😂😂

@Casual_Talk Күн бұрын

Yes. They ARE ruining the gym experience. That's why I fulyl support workouts AT HOME. 🏡 💪🏽🎧 It's free and no worries for strangers asking you if your "done" with that machine. No worries about being "accused" of looking at someone. I see nothing but a bunch of attention seeking narcissists making excuses to influence people by filming themselves working out. Its bull crap and its for their own recognition. 🙄

@Gooniegymnast88 6 күн бұрын

Pet peeves are too many high schoolers hogging machines while scrolling their phones. And since when are slides, crocks, and fluffy Ugg slippers proper workout apparel?

@jiminycricket3697 21 сағат бұрын

We need to complain to staff EVERY SINGLE TIME. Even tell them, "Hey I'm going home early today because that person is filming" or let them know when you cancel your membership why you canceled. Sure they're not going to do much for one complaint but if enough people speak up and vote with their wallet, maybe we'll see some change. If it doesn't affect their bottom line, they're not going to care.

@matthiassventoest6800 7 күн бұрын

if you are staying to set up a makeshift studio.. nope.., gots to go. and zero filming in the locker rooms

@kmallory100 Күн бұрын

This is why I wont go to public gyms anymore and work out at home.

@ajohonly3721 3 күн бұрын

What’s in the underwater audio is going 😂

@StephenB-q8l Күн бұрын

The gym is not a studio. The "self filmer" needs to pay for facilities if they want to film/

@KatieSinger-ub8qx Күн бұрын

I’m an athlete and yes 100%

@jdidi300 Күн бұрын

Short answer, yes.

@josephsantangelo2801 3 күн бұрын

The saddest part of it all is that it’s an easy fix. The gym can say ‘no filming’. But most gyms are so self serving they don’t want to do or say anything. Luckily my gym doesn’t have this issue.

@jclechat98 2 күн бұрын

In a lot of gyms where I am, it’s often the personal trainers affiliated with the gym who do it. If the gym is benefitting from the free promotion, they’ll value that over what customers wants

@Casual_Talk Күн бұрын

I'll vote for an ALL MENS GYM 🏋🏾‍♂️ 🏋🏾‍♂️ 🏋🏾‍♂️ No cameras or women allowed. Let it be like a gym for manhood and brotherhood uplifting. Take away the distractions and focus on getting stronger.

@gregvandell 7 күн бұрын

taking video at the gym....a whole lotta nope, nope, nope and nope

@nilomyki 4 күн бұрын

I'm interested in any of them (except for Caroline Jordan) and I workout from home.

@nova6600 4 күн бұрын

Influencers have no respect for others. They film where they want, when they want, and they include whomever they want, whether you like it or not. Half the time their advice is garbage and just plain wrong. Gyms do NOT DO ENOUGH to protect their members from this. Influencers want to be able to "humiliate" someone because, truth is, they'll get more views. I personally canceled my gym membership because of this and now I train at home with a fitness coach. NOTE TO GYMS: set a time of day, or area, where filming is allowed. Let these influencers go crazy during those hours or in the "allowed filming area". You have to value ALL your clientele.

@danreyes736 3 күн бұрын

No filming. Period.

@christiedugal279 4 күн бұрын

I’ve never experienced it but if I noticed someone filming me in the background without my permission, I’d just make the footage unusable 😂

@starmsjc 4 күн бұрын

Yikes

@christiedugal279 4 күн бұрын

@@starmsjc don’t know what you’re thinking, I was thinking more like give the middle finger consistently so I would have to be blurred out or the footage wasn’t KZfaq friendly

@TimeFlyingBy1884 5 күн бұрын

Emily meets her doppelganger 0:50

@deathblade909 Күн бұрын

Yes, ban all camera

@selena7065 3 күн бұрын

I've set up my home exercise area and will never go back to a gym. I simply don't feel comfortable with this new video movement in the gyms when tik tok has value more than my privacy.

@user-nx8nk1pc8c 5 күн бұрын

1 no filming in locker rooms 2.Get the other than women humans out of the women’s locker room solves half of the problem.

@Marskc1122 6 күн бұрын

I’m so happy I mind my own business and that I don’t let what other people do bother me 😊 film away I DON’T CARE

@michaeltamares7974 6 күн бұрын

Umm. Its against company policy

@lycaniii1856 4 күн бұрын

Easy answer: Yes

@heybrowhatup 6 күн бұрын

This would’ve never happened had KZfaq not been monetized. Gone are the days women would just stay in their lanes at the cardio equipment and go home. After they discovered they could make money uploading videos working out like guys have been, it opened Pandora’s box.

@KK-pm7ud 14 сағат бұрын

Don't come to my gym

@commonuser-2554 7 күн бұрын

They are motivating! I have found so much by watching them.

@GrantCrabe 7 күн бұрын

Place to inplug? With tv screens and touch screens everywhere on walls and attached to equipment? What?

@ismaileee 3 күн бұрын

Only the gymthots

@jessieis Күн бұрын

Film if you want, but cut the crap of getting upset when people talk in front of your camera. It's a public place.

@carlospro1204 7 күн бұрын

I mean, I like to record myself to evaluate my postures and document my progress. I have seen some very polite people asking for permission, and more often than not, people will get all jumpy about it as if the video is all about them in the background. Additionally, who likes to be disturbed when they are focused and working out? Some people really don't like to be interrupted, even more so for permission to be in the background of a video. So, it seems to me that in this scenario, it's better to say sorry if anyone complains and change your angle than asking for permission. This ways It's much less likely that anyone will complain and become a bother or a Karen about it.

@michaeltamares7974 6 күн бұрын

Bs...!! Do pics at home

@arneliashort4647 3 күн бұрын

Get over it. People get mad over everything.

@ArloKnudsenFit 7 күн бұрын

It’s fine. We look amazing, and want to help others look incredible. 💪🏽

@andrewclark6618 3 күн бұрын

Narcissistic behavior

@ArloKnudsenFit 3 күн бұрын

@@andrewclark6618 I’m sorry. I don’t speak “average.”

@memeish926 2 күн бұрын

The gym has a surveillance camera filming you. As soon as you step outside the gym there are security cameras filming you. If you dont want to be on cameras, don't leave the house. 🤷‍♂️

@Casual_Talk Күн бұрын

That's not the whole point. It's videos that will get posted on social media that could be without others permission.

@memeish926 Күн бұрын

@Casual_Talk most people recording are not influencers. Theyre simply recording for progress or form check purposes. If you suspect someone is an influencer then simply ask them to not upload your face to the web. If you're too nervous or feel like you shouldn't have to ask them then it wasn't that big of an issue to begin with.