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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For over 35 years I’ve taken group fitness classes, and historically there have barely if ever been men in the classes.

For the past year I’ve been doing reformer pilates, and I think it’s great that men are at the studio, too (in a class of 12, about 1-2 times a week there will be one guy in my class, so not a lot, but regularly).

So often guys are “shamed” about attending fitness classes because for some reason they are considered feminine, so I’ve been pleased that the pilates studio is welcoming to all. In fact, I’ve been pitching to my husband that he should try some classes, as I think it would be a great compliment to his workout routine.

Also, I have never noticed a man grunting or doing anything differently than the women in the classes.

I don’t understand how women would feel this way-  historically women were excluded from many sports, why would you want to do the same to men? [/quote]

:roll: Plenty, plenty of women have trauma with men, or just generally dislike being around them for obvious reasons. Not sure why you would be confused about it but a quick search on Tiktok will fill you in [/quote]

🙄 right back at you. So what do these women do at work, in the grocery store, at the beach/pool, etc where men abound? Occasionally you will see an all female
gym (does Curves still exist?), but the vast majority are co-ed precisely because most women don’t care, if they did then all female
gyms would be more popular. And most women on this thread are not citing past trauma as the reason they don’t want men in their classes, they are citing too sweaty or grunting or farting or whatever. Give me a break. [/quote]

That's the point, and why women on Tiktok are overwhelmingly annoyed. Because Pilates is known as a female space. Men know this full well and continue to invade these spaces regardless. So women feel like they have very few spaces to go to seek community with other women without the disruption of men. And whenever there are spaces full of women, you can bet men will descend and begin to invade it. [/quote]

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