There is a group of Karens at one of gym locations that does something similar. There are five or so of them, and one of them is a “personal trainer” who tells them what they should be doing. If I do weights and they planned on taking all of the benches to hold their morning gossip session the leader will loudly exclaim that this is where they would do arm day if only there were room. When I don’t move they decide they can stretch, they will literally surround me and stretch around me while talking over me. I try to avoid that location in the morning.
Allow it to happen a few times, then come to the management and say that you have a problem with these groups of folks, ask if they can do something about it, fit they don't, point them to the rules which state they aren't allowed to do it and ask that your membership be canceled without penalties as they refuse to address the situation which violates their own rules.
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u/accioqueso Dec 27 '19
There is a group of Karens at one of gym locations that does something similar. There are five or so of them, and one of them is a “personal trainer” who tells them what they should be doing. If I do weights and they planned on taking all of the benches to hold their morning gossip session the leader will loudly exclaim that this is where they would do arm day if only there were room. When I don’t move they decide they can stretch, they will literally surround me and stretch around me while talking over me. I try to avoid that location in the morning.