Tuesday Takedown: Judgmental Gym Sends Wrong Message

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It has been quite a week for the "Judgment Free Zone" national gym chain known as Planet Fitness, which made national headlines for being the exact opposite. Both Tarainia McDaniel and Tiffany Austin managed to wander outside that aforementioned judgment free zone recently, being told by their respective Planet Fitness gyms how they should dress.

Last week on athleticbusiness.com, we ran a story about McDaniel suing Planet Fitness when she was barred from entering a gym in Albuquerque due to her head covering, which is a part of her Muslim faith. This violated the gym's dress code; a code that allegedly allows members to cover their hair with baseball caps instead. McDaniel's civil lawsuit filed under the New Mexico Human Rights Act will go to trial in August. Recently, though, corporate came out and said company policy accommodates head coverings worn for religious purposes.

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