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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

‘Not cool’: UK gyms ban camera kit in crackdown on selfies and videos

woman in gym clothing sits on an exercise machine
A woman films an exercise video in a gym. Increasing numbers of people are posting photographs and videos of their workouts. Photograph: bluecinema/Getty Images

Breathe in, squat, push … and stop filming. A growing number of gyms are cracking down on members filming their workouts amid concerns about privacy and elaborate equipment clogging up the floor.

Influencers, fitness instructors and even casual gym-goers are increasingly using phones to take stills and video of their progress, routines and techniques to post on social media. But this has led to problems with other members being inadvertently filmed, lighting equipment getting in the way and even public bullying.

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