| For me, there is nothing better than hearing some | | | | to have a good exercise, I need to be able to |
| hard-core rock music when I walk into a gym to | | | | feel the adrenaline flowing through the gym. The |
| get my exercise on. The music helps me get | | | | atmosphere has a great impact on the quality of |
| pumped up and ready to break a sweat. It really | | | | my workout. When I was in school in Hawaii last |
| seems to help create the atmosphere for | | | | year, I was often frustrated when I went to the |
| working out. Recently, in Utah County, a group of | | | | school's gym. It wasn't because I felt that the |
| college students were on the verge of protesting | | | | type of music there had a demoralizing effect. It |
| Gold Gym because of the choice of music and | | | | was, however, similar. Whenever I walking into |
| videos that were being played. Luckily however, | | | | the gym, there slow-beat, pop music playing. It |
| their petitions were heard and settled before the | | | | was like walking into a fairy land and expecting to |
| planned protest was put into action. | | | | get pumped up and have a good workout. |
| This issue here was a report of too many videos | | | | I personally am good with the decision that Gold's |
| which the student claimed to be pornographic. A | | | | Gym made. If the videos being played in the gym |
| list of videos was created and sent to the | | | | created an atmosphere that is not good for its |
| executives of Gold Gym, upon which the | | | | clients, it is better to change it to make the clients |
| executives determined that the videos were in | | | | happy. After all, without their clients, their would |
| fact not in accordance with the media that they | | | | be no business. I have not had a chance to go |
| wish to display in their facilities. In response, the | | | | into the gym and see the result that it must have |
| gym has agreed to closely view any music videos | | | | made on the atmosphere of the gym, but news |
| to assure that they match the moral standard of | | | | articles claim that the students are thrilled with the |
| the gym's policies before they will play them in | | | | decision and will continue to workout at Gold's |
| the gym. | | | | Gym. |
| I can understand the frustration. In order for me | | | | |