These days, it's all about what other people think.
It's unfortunate, but more often than not, people are motivated in what they do in their lives by what they predict other people will think about it. What we wear, what we eat, where we eat, where we shop-the list goes on and on.
Don't worry. It's not like I'm writing this post to preach about something I'm not going to admit I do myself. I would say a great deal of what I do in my life is influenced by what I think people will think if I do or say it. (When it comes to saying things, I definitely should work on holding my tongue a little bit more)
Well, one gym is beginning to sweep the nation and its core principle is based on what others think, except it preaches the opposite.
The gym is Planet Fitness and its slogan is that it IS the "Judgment Free Zone."
I've known about Planet Fitness for a few years. After I first moved to Albany, it seemed to be the only gym around here-plus membership is extremely cheap (they are always running deals where you can sign up for only $1 and then pay $10 per month).
It's also extremely easy to get out of a contract at Planet Fitness if you decide it is not the gym for you-and you really should be working out at the perfect gym for you, or else you will be less motivated to work out.
But despite the costs of membership, I think what most people love about Planet Fitness is this "judgment free" philosophy. The idea that no matter how much sweat is pouring down your face and no matter how much your thighs jiggle while you're working that elliptical, NO ONE, not a SINGLE MEMBER is going to judge you. Why? Because they can't.
An unusual thing happens when and if a gym employee hears a person judging another person, or actually, to even make it more extreme, if a body-builder-wanna-be is grunting really loud when they are lifting, and dropping, their weights. A "lunk" alarm is sounded, thereby making the whole gym know this person is either a judger-face or a person who really wants attention. This then embarasses that person.
What do you think? Would a gym with a motto like that make you feel more comfortable?
posted @ Friday, September 25, 2009 3:15 PM