Blog: Women-Only Fitness Zones Perpetuate Stereotypes

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Here at AB, it’s the editors’ job to stay on top of what’s happening in the industries we serve. As such, last Friday I came across an article about a gym in Vancouver getting some flak for its decision to close its women-only section. 

“If you spend any time in a gym you’ll know that some members of the workout population monopolize the equipment, they sweat on the equipment and don’t wipe it down,” one irate member, Karen Tankard, told the Vancouver Sun. “And there’s a lot of noise.”

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