Would You Want To Be Filmed Whilst At The Gym?

Hi wolfie34

I wouldn't want to be interviewed on film either after having a work out but I would want to get my points across about the gym be them negative or not. If they are professional journalists then it should be important to them to get a variety of opinions from everybody. If it was a personal thing the gym was doing then how else are they supposed to improve things if they don't get to hear what their users aren't happy with? I would have said you can interview me but after I have finished my workout and have showered!! I think they guy laughed because he didn't know what else to say because he probably thought you would have said yes.

I would have said no too, but then again, me in a gym is a rare thing. All I'd do is stare at the machines and wonder how to use them.
As for why the guy laughed, what you have to ask yourself is do you really care what he thinks? I think not.....
And cheer up, if that pic you got there is of you I would say your a good looking man!

I can understand where you're coming from, wolfie, since I am camera-shy myself. I don't believe you are being paranoid at all. I'm sorry that your experience with that gym has not been such a pleasant one. If you had given an interview it would have served no purpose under those circumstances. It could be that the reason the guy laughed when you refused is because he might have already picked up on the shyness in you. I wouldn't give it a second thought if I were you.

I think that this is something that you shouldn't worry about. I completely understand and probably would have turned down the offer as well (because i always look extremely gross at the gym). i think he laughed because most people (in normal not sweaty situations) would want to be on the news. he probably thought it was ridiculous that you had turned down such a good offer but let you do what you wanted to do.

NOt a chance I definately want to keep my sweaty wobbly bits to myself and off the tv lol.

I don't think you have been parnoid at all.I would hate to be filmed while dripping in sweat and not at my best.No I don't blame you at all,especially if they don't normally bother with you.You don't worry about your self esteem if you had low self esteem you would not have cared what you look like just let them get on with it.Your doing fine,start enjoying yourself with what you do.xx

I don't like being filmed under any circumstances, but especially not in an unflattering light. But you know, if you had said something negative, those reporters probably would have made the whole story about that.

Reminds me of the time my brother and his family were on a cruise and there was some kind of an outbreak of e-coli or something. My sister-in-law was interviewed and she said it really wasn't the cruise line's fault and that overall they were very satisfied. But the only interviews that showed on the local TV station were the ones complaining about the cruise and the cruse company and so on.

There is no chance in hell I would allow myself to be filmed at the gym ... or indeed, anywhere! I run a mile if anyone brings a camera out - there are probably less than half a dozen photos of me which have been taken over the past 30 years. Recently, our Prime Minister's wife was photographed working out at her gym - I feel it was a gross invasion of her privacy (she wasn't asked, and the camera was a telephoto lens used through a window!) - and people doing this should be fined and punished, rather than being paid huge amounts of money for their invasive pictures! If it was made illegal, some of these paparazzi would finally get the message and leave people alone.