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June 04, 2010
At least she got a refund
Riding the Exercise Bike 2, originally uploaded by ricko.
I think one of the more sadistic machines at the gym is the exercise bike. Modern exercise bikes, admittedly, are much more tolerable, but they are also as annoying as all get-out. You're pedaling hard, yet not going anywhere. It's one of the reasons I tend to dislike treadmills, too.
So, a woman who wanted to lose some weight signed up at her local gym. When she tried to use the exercise bike, it all hit the fan:
During one of her visits, Ruiz said a worker approached her while she was on a stationary bike and told her to get off.
"The lady said I couldn't get on the machines because we are overweight," Ruiz said. "Everybody was watching seeing what was going on, and I got very sad because I'm so emotional about my weight right now."
She said the gym told her she could instead use their aerobics room to walk in, but Ruiz said if she wanted to just walk she would do that outside for free.
Oh googily moogily. Further reading of the story shows our protagonist weighed in at a hefty 385 lbs, and was told when she joined she wouldn't be able to use certain equipment. (She denies this. Try proving either version though.)
I feel for this woman, I really do. There is nothing worse to see than someone getting humiliated like that. But at the same time, if a piece of equipment can't handle a 385 lb person, that person shouldn't be using it. I imagine that if she was using the bike and fell and hurt herself, her negligence lawsuit would state "Defendant should have told her not to use the exercise bike." So, essentially, it is a lose-lose situation. I hate those.
As a side note, I was at this gym in Philadelphia once. (Great running city, by the way.) I was using the exercise bike, and wham, two times the seat on the bike fell with me sitting in it. If you want to feel like a fat bastard, that is the way to do it.
entry no. 1468
Posted at June 4, 2010 04:13 PM