36-Year-Old Says Her Gym Banned Women Over the Age of 24 from Working Out During Certain Hours: ‘This Is Ridiculous, Right?'

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A 36-year-old woman says her gym instituted a new policy that bans women over the age of 24 from working out during several peak hours on weekdays
The gym stated that the change was made 'in response to feedback and to better cater to our younger female members'
The woman shared the situation on a popular community forum, where the policy sparked debate among community membersA 36-year-old woman says her gym has started banning women over the age of 24 from working out during certain hours — and she's wondering if she has a right to be mad about it.
The woman detailed her story on the 'Am I Being Unreasonable?' forum on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet.com, a place where women can go to seek advice about a variety of topics. In her post, titled '[Am I being unreasonable] to think this is unfair?,' the woman said that she recently received an email from her gym informing her of a change of policy.
The woman shared a screenshot of the email, which stated that 'the gym will be reserved exclusively for females ages 12 to 24 years' between the hours of '4 p.m. to 7 p.m.' Mondays through Fridays.
The email continued, 'This update has been made in response to feedback and to better cater to our younger female members who require a dedicated, comfortable space during peak after-school and early-evening hours.'
The original poster (OP) said that one of the main reasons she joined the gym in the first place was because it had 'ladies' hours' from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.
'I'll be canceling [my membership] as it no longer fits in with the times I can go, but this is ridiculous, right?' she asked at the end of her post.
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The majority of post commenters said that they thought the OP had every right to feel outraged by the new policy.
'That's absolutely ridiculous! Why women of a certain age!? I'd feel furious, OP,' said one person.
'That's wild,' said someone else, adding, 'Once a week, fine. One hour a day (outside of peak times), fine. Three hours every weekday is mental. I'd cancel, too.'
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Some, however, said that they understood the logic behind the decision — and added that private businesses have every right to change their policies as they see fit.
'Not ridiculous at all,' one person said. 'Teenage girls collectively are a group highly at risk of stopping exercise. There's a purpose in providing a space just for them, just as there is a purpose in women-only gym sessions in the first place. If the gym managers think there's a workable business case for making it work, good luck to them. If it doesn't, then they'll go bust.'
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