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Anonymous wrote:Why cant women have anything for ourselves?

Why don’t women just create classes called Women’s Pilates? Then it would be clear. You might get trans people though. Not sure if the DCUM intelligentsia would approve of that or not.

Because men would sue and invade those spaces too, just like they do with regular Pilates/hot yoga.

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Anonymous wrote:Men know damn well what theyre doing when they decide to head to Pilates or yoga classes (not the intensive, very strenuous/active yoga, or the super spiritual ones that may have a few male yogis, but the classes with scented essential oils that are attended by 95%+ females).

They WANT to be in women's spaces. Plenty of them will admit that and say that they avoid male spaces because theyre intimidated by other men, or because they cant meet women in bars and would love to meet a yoga/pilates girl. That it's such a relief to them to be in chill/supportive female spaces... completely missing the point that that's EXACTLY why we as women want our own spaces and not want them there! That just as they are trying to avoid the energy they get from other men in the weightlifting part of the gym, women are doing the same thing and when they show up they ruin it!

I think men know this but most of them just dont care. They invade our spaces, sense our discomfort, and justify it/dismiss it. I am beyond glad that Gen Z tiktok girls are bringing this discourse up and calling out the male entitlement- if it makes them even slightly uncomfortable or reflective it's worth it!

But you'd be the first to whine and complain if you were politely asked to leave theirs, right?

This whole thread is horrible and so are most of you.

(I'm not a man btw)

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Anonymous wrote:I do 90 minute hot yoga - what used to be called bikram. Probably a quarter of a typical class is men. But they are clearly there for the workout. Occasionally, but not very often, some bros may show up - more back when Groupon was a thing. But they never come back. If you're not used to bikram, that first class can be a shock. I think the more intense workout yoga classes as well as the really meditative classes only attract men who are serious about their workout or their practice. I've never seen any questionable behavior. I don't know anything about pilates. My friend calls it her middle aged woman exercise class, so I guess there's a type, and I can see it being weird if men show up to something that is so overwhelmingly female. But difficult yoga and meditative yoga seem totally fine to me and welcoming of everyone who takes it seriously.

Hot yoga next to a man is the worst.

The little pools of sweat they leave everywhere 😫

Anonymous wrote:This thread is nuts. If the gym and class are coed, then there's nothing wrong with men taking yoga or pilates classes. It's definitively not a "women's space."

I've taken a lot of coed yoga classes. None of the men have ever been a problem. They were just there to work out, like everyone else.

If I head into the free weights section to lift, am I breaking a social norm by invading "men's space?"

Anonymous wrote:Men know damn well what theyre doing when they decide to head to Pilates or yoga classes (not the intensive, very strenuous/active yoga, or the super spiritual ones that may have a few male yogis, but the classes with scented essential oils that are attended by 95%+ females).

They WANT to be in women's spaces. Plenty of them will admit that and say that they avoid male spaces because theyre intimidated by other men, or because they cant meet women in bars and would love to meet a yoga/pilates girl. That it's such a relief to them to be in chill/supportive female spaces... completely missing the point that that's EXACTLY why we as women want our own spaces and not want them there! That just as they are trying to avoid the energy they get from other men in the weightlifting part of the gym, women are doing the same thing and when they show up they ruin it!

I think men know this but most of them just dont care. They invade our spaces, sense our discomfort, and justify it/dismiss it. I am beyond glad that Gen Z tiktok girls are bringing this discourse up and calling out the male entitlement- if it makes them even slightly uncomfortable or reflective it's worth it!

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I'm a young-ish woman (mid-30s) and I don't like when men are in my exercise class. They are usually gay and keep to themselves, which bothers me less.

But if the men in that article are acting like that I assume they aren't gay.

But I will say this: A lot of women who do boutique fitness classes feel comfortable wearing a bra and leggings, which is more comfortable, because it is predominantly women. I don't go to workout to be ogled. The only man I am comfortable being seen by in workout clothes is my boyfriend or my dad.

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Anonymous wrote:Why cant women have anything for ourselves?

Why don’t women just create classes called Women’s Pilates? Then it would be clear. You might get trans people though. Not sure if the DCUM intelligentsia would approve of that or not.

Anonymous wrote:Why cant women have anything for ourselves?

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Anonymous wrote:I do 90 minute hot yoga - what used to be called bikram. Probably a quarter of a typical class is men. But they are clearly there for the workout. Occasionally, but not very often, some bros may show up - more back when Groupon was a thing. But they never come back. If you're not used to bikram, that first class can be a shock. I think the more intense workout yoga classes as well as the really meditative classes only attract men who are serious about their workout or their practice. I've never seen any questionable behavior. I don't know anything about pilates. My friend calls it her middle aged woman exercise class, so I guess there's a type, and I can see it being weird if men show up to something that is so overwhelmingly female. But difficult yoga and meditative yoga seem totally fine to me and welcoming of everyone who takes it seriously.

Hot yoga next to a man is the worst.

The little pools of sweat they leave everywhere 😫

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Anonymous wrote:My DH and I took the day off together tomorrow for a day date and we were scheduled for a 10am Pilates class together at the gym. I just logged into his account and removed him from the class. Solidarity ladies!!

From a Pilates girl thank you! You are doing the Lord's work!

I’m the PP who took my DH out of class. I would like your advice as a Pilates girl. My DH has a genetic condition that affects his connective tissues. By 55 he’ll most likely be unable to walk. He cannot lift weights or do anything beyond body weight. He’d been doing yoga and Pilates in a gym class setting as his work out. Should he instead just do online classes at home? He’s obviously not macho due to his disability but a woman’s comfort/ peace of mind is more important to me.

Wow. I'm another who doesn't like men in yoga with me, but like them in bootcamp. Just different energy, and frequently the men coming in straight out of bed and don't smell great.

That said, you should care MORE about helping with your DH's disability than solidarity to a bunch of women you probably don't even know. If your DH can gain benefit from a yoga class, he should be there.

A man's ability to walk isn't more important than a yoga class.

Are you saying that a man's disability that could be helped by yoga is less important than the yoga class, a yoga class that allows men? You are hard.

Anonymous wrote:Women sweat too. Heavy women sweat more. Give me a break. People should learn to live in a society, if it displeases you to be around other humans, stay home.

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Anonymous wrote:My DH and I took the day off together tomorrow for a day date and we were scheduled for a 10am Pilates class together at the gym. I just logged into his account and removed him from the class. Solidarity ladies!!

From a Pilates girl thank you! You are doing the Lord's work!

I’m the PP who took my DH out of class. I would like your advice as a Pilates girl. My DH has a genetic condition that affects his connective tissues. By 55 he’ll most likely be unable to walk. He cannot lift weights or do anything beyond body weight. He’d been doing yoga and Pilates in a gym class setting as his work out. Should he instead just do online classes at home? He’s obviously not macho due to his disability but a woman’s comfort/ peace of mind is more important to me.

Wow. I'm another who doesn't like men in yoga with me, but like them in bootcamp. Just different energy, and frequently the men coming in straight out of bed and don't smell great.

That said, you should care MORE about helping with your DH's disability than solidarity to a bunch of women you probably don't even know. If your DH can gain benefit from a yoga class, he should be there.

A man's ability to walk isn't more important than a yoga class.