And then discover every other gym is doing the same thing.
So then I figure to hell with it, I'll just exercise at home.
Only to discover my "smart" home gym equipment is also spying on me.
And then Cory Doctorow will step out from behind a curtain and say "I tried to warn you".
And he was spying too, so theres literally nobody you can trust
It isn't hard to exercise without fancy gym equipment. Every result you want from equipment can be done with body weight and minimal equipment you can make yourself.
Bodybuilding and powerlifting would like a word.
The second part of the comment is incorrect, as you noted, but exercising without equipment is cheap and effective at getting fitter. Getting big needs equipment but Getting fit can be done with calisthenics.
So to get big, I need to buy one of those 1960s machines with the rubber belt that goes around your waist and shakes you back and forth? No wonder I haven't been seeing those gains.
Power lifting requires practice of technique to win. However with just body weight and the right technique to make it better you can get as strong. Few people try this though as the good body weight exercise is hard.
Though power lifting can substitute rocks which are easy to "make" at home. (you cannot maintain perfect form with rocks though so you won't win competition, but if strength is the goal rocks work)
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against a good set of weights, if you want to buy equipment I'd put good weights at the top of the list of equipment to buy. However you don't need them if you get creative with body weight and are not trying to win competitions (unless the competition is really poor, you need to practice with the right equipment to win).
Except for doing wide grip pull-ups. That thing that lets me offset some of my weight is great for that.
Just get dumb bells...
Good idea! A few have already replied!
"Please log onto your dumbbell account."
Why on earth would they put cameras in locker rooms?! That vague “safety and security” Is not going to cut it as an acceptable reason.
This wouldn’t fly as a reason to put cameras in women’s locker room, and it shouldn’t fly as a reason to put on in men’s, either.
I’m assuming there’s either stealing issues, or some form of harassment happening.
Doesn’t matter, the camera is passive and not going to correct whatever liability concern have; while introducing entirely new liability concerns…
Well they are testing it in men's... I am sure women will need safety and security too!
Won’t somebody think of the women?
They probably had some repeated instances of stealing and thought a $2000 security camera setup is cheaper than hiring more staff. I’m assuming they also can’t admit they have an issue with thieves because it could make them look bad?
A good thing to remember when they do things for "safety and security" is that they aren't talking about your safety and security. This is just a liability issue they are trying to avoid while pretending it's for your benefit.
This will 100% not end well. I think we've yet to see even hardened financial / data collection systems be hack-proof. A random gym is not going to safeguard that data and/or monitor it responsibly.
monitoring of these specific areas will be discrete and only accessible by trained monitoring technicians.
Sounds like they proved you wrong. /s
trust us bro also sign this ToS with mandatory arbitration including in event of death
Is that not illegal?
I definitely have an expectation of privacy in a locker room...
Put cameras in the women's locker room & that place would be burned to the ground 5 minutes later...
If they can't do it to women, why can they do it to men?
If the market doesn’t respond by absolutely burying that business in the first few months, this will spread.
I would cancel my gym membership.
And then discover every other gym is doing the same thing.
So then I figure to hell with it, I'll just exercise at home.
Only to discover my "smart" home gym equipment is also spying on me.
And then Cory Doctorow will step out from behind a curtain and say "I tried to warn you".
And he was spying too, so theres literally nobody you can trust
It isn't hard to exercise without fancy gym equipment. Every result you want from equipment can be done with body weight and minimal equipment you can make yourself.
Bodybuilding and powerlifting would like a word.
The second part of the comment is incorrect, as you noted, but exercising without equipment is cheap and effective at getting fitter. Getting big needs equipment but Getting fit can be done with calisthenics.
So to get big, I need to buy one of those 1960s machines with the rubber belt that goes around your waist and shakes you back and forth? No wonder I haven't been seeing those gains.
Power lifting requires practice of technique to win. However with just body weight and the right technique to make it better you can get as strong. Few people try this though as the good body weight exercise is hard.
Though power lifting can substitute rocks which are easy to "make" at home. (you cannot maintain perfect form with rocks though so you won't win competition, but if strength is the goal rocks work)
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against a good set of weights, if you want to buy equipment I'd put good weights at the top of the list of equipment to buy. However you don't need them if you get creative with body weight and are not trying to win competitions (unless the competition is really poor, you need to practice with the right equipment to win).
Except for doing wide grip pull-ups. That thing that lets me offset some of my weight is great for that.
Just get dumb bells...
Good idea! A few have already replied!
"Please log onto your dumbbell account."
Why on earth would they put cameras in locker rooms?! That vague “safety and security” Is not going to cut it as an acceptable reason.
This wouldn’t fly as a reason to put cameras in women’s locker room, and it shouldn’t fly as a reason to put on in men’s, either.
I’m assuming there’s either stealing issues, or some form of harassment happening.
Doesn’t matter, the camera is passive and not going to correct whatever liability concern have; while introducing entirely new liability concerns…
Well they are testing it in men's... I am sure women will need safety and security too!
Won’t somebody think of the women?
They probably had some repeated instances of stealing and thought a $2000 security camera setup is cheaper than hiring more staff. I’m assuming they also can’t admit they have an issue with thieves because it could make them look bad?
A good thing to remember when they do things for "safety and security" is that they aren't talking about your safety and security. This is just a liability issue they are trying to avoid while pretending it's for your benefit.
This will 100% not end well. I think we've yet to see even hardened financial / data collection systems be hack-proof. A random gym is not going to safeguard that data and/or monitor it responsibly.
Sounds like they proved you wrong. /s
Is that not illegal?
I definitely have an expectation of privacy in a locker room...
Put cameras in the women's locker room & that place would be burned to the ground 5 minutes later...
If they can't do it to women, why can they do it to men?
If the market doesn’t respond by absolutely burying that business in the first few months, this will spread.