Nanny state? Gym in Sydney’s affluent east puts up treadmill sign forcing joggers to run at a HUGE incline to ‘reduce noise’ – but there’s more to the story
- A gym in Sydney has urged runners to use the treadmill at an incline above 4.0
- Members have terminated their gym contacts but bosses say it’s to reduce noise
- Manager said the noise from the treadmills annoy nearby residents in the street
A fitness centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has banned gym goers from using treadmills unless they run at a huge incline.
Signs have been added to treadmills at the fitness centre asking users to run at a minimum incline of 4 ‘to reduce noise’.
Members of the gym, who Daily Mail Australia have decided not to name, have slammed it as ‘ridiculous’ with some terminating their memberships.
The gym’s, based in Sydney’s eastern beaches, issue with noise has prompted new rules to regulate runners
One gym goer, who wished not to be named, said: ‘So basically they’re saying you can’t run on a flat surface.
‘What a ridiculous thing to do. It’s a gym. There’s music blaring and people shouting, what difference does a bit of noise from the treadmill make’.
The signs read: ‘Dear Runners, to reduce treadmill noise and for the benefit of all gym users please run at a minimum incline of 4.0.’
The gym manager told Daily Mail Australia that there was a good reason for the signs.
He said the treadmill was old and in a ‘redundant’ cardio room that backs onto residential apartments.
‘Treadmills can become quite noisy particularly as the incline increases and due to complaints from neighbours a sign was placed on these treadmills in an effort to minimise noise particularly as we open at 5am in the morning,’ the manager said.
He said the treadmills are currently waiting to be removed from the gym.
On a treadmill there is a sign urging runners to exercise over a certain incline level (stock)