While scrolling with the?social networking accounts?for The Edge Fitness Club, a gym franchise in?Connecticut, something is extremely clear:?their visitors love?a good sweaty, workout selfie. You would be hard-pressed to find a picture in the gym’s IG feed that doesn’t depict someone weight lifting or showcasing their post-workout abs for that camera. Basically, it is the ultimate fit-spiration.
While many people would die of embarrassment from flexing their newly-defined triceps in a selfie, there are lots of others?that do not reconsider snapping pictures of the booty before a mirror at the gym. Lots of people wish to document -with clear, visual evidence-their fitness progress,?and who’re we to judge?
After noticing that lots of their members love?a great gym selfie, The Edge recently commissioned an online survey?conducted?by The Harris Poll of just one,500 adults to learn more about the popularity.?The end result? An astonishing?43%?of the respondents?said they’d taken photos or videos of themselves at the gym, and?27% of these photos were in selfie mode. Armed with these numbers, a fitness center chose to pioneer its way to offering the first “selfie room” at their Fairfield, CT, location.?Members were told they’d soon?be granted accessibility photo?room, which would be?designed with good lighting, hair products, and fitness accessories to help them?optimize their gym selfie towards the absolute fullest.(And no, it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke, apparently.)
But?gym-goers quickly took to social networking to clue The Edge in on how they really felt concerning the so-called selfie room,?and it was not pretty. Whatsoever.
Because we aren’t already narcissistic about taking photos? This would add to trauma of a lot of struggling with loneliness and depression b/c they are already living vicariously through sm, contributing to the problem. Gym 4 improving health not about adding to issues
— Angie Rehal (@akrred) April 4, 2018
People who constantly post gym selfies, or have to constantly post that they are going/have gone to a fitness center are incredibly annoying! Like really, if you don’t let me know about your workout will it mean this didn’t happen???
— Sandi Van Hooydonk (@sandi27vh) April 4, 2018
God no. Thats so pompous and self serving. I personally don’t like after i see people in the club checking themselves out. Get over it
— Jim Smit (@jimkiss) April 4, 2018
Before Social networking, the planet lived on, blissfully, without Gym selfies! This appears like a waste of money to allot room for gym selfies.
— Jessica Mason (@jess_mason87) April 4, 2018
?? I’m there to actually workout! I can not stand these folks who sit on the machines, looking at their phones! A selfie room would just be a topper to the cake!
— Kate (@K8H1416) April 4, 2018
I am gulty of taking selfies every so often however i just simply don't understand the whole hype of taking selfies at the gym. I would prefer to visit a picture or video of a new gym exercise you are doing than a selfie individuals in the club.
— Christina Da Silva (@caralindaCDS) April 4, 2018
Not everyone was against the idea, though.
If you are happy with your outcomes and want to post to inspire yourself yet others have at it! Not everyone that post selfies are self centered.
— Mel Ross (@Mariemross1887) April 4, 2018
I think it should be a thing! They always say part of feeling great is looking great, therefore if you’ve gained more muscle, why not broadcast it to your followers on social networking?
— Franco N (@FrancoCNac) April 4, 2018
Regardless, the backlash was enough to help make the gym rethink their plan. “As of now, we are unsure if The Edge will be putting this on hold indefinitely or maybe it will arrived at fruition,”a PR representative for that company told Health in an email.”The Edge is taking into consideration the feedback they caused by our members and therefore are evaluating after that.”
So, April Fool’s after all?
