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Is gym culture as judgmental as we perceive it to be? 

It might be the busiest month of the year for gyms, but not everyone is rushing to sign up.   Inf...

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11.30 14 Jan 2025


Is gym culture as judgmental as we perceive it to be? 


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It might be the busiest month of the year for gyms, but not everyone is rushing to sign up.  

Infact, according to recent UK research, a quarter of people are too embarrassed to work out in a gym, 27 per cent worry what regular members will think of them, while 28 per cent fear they wouldn't use the equipment properly. So, is gym culture as judgmental as we perceive it to be? 

Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.


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