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it's just gym access to get through a turnstile. we've solved barcode scanners and DB lookups. or RSA dongles and yubikeys. why do I need to burn tokens to do this?
by red-iron-pine · Nov 6, 2026
It would be nice indeed, but it's a bit like wanting to share a gym subscription when you're not using it. The economics would fall apart if everyone used 100% of their subscrip…
by ProfessorLayton · Nov 5, 2026
My favorite gym was a small one where the staff recognized the members. I didn't need to carry anything. At a couple other gyms (these were some 20 years ago), you gave your nam…
by eesmith · Nov 5, 2026
My gym also recently introduced a new app that gives you a QR code to get in. but luckily the old system of punching in your member code is still available.
by S0y · Nov 5, 2026
My gym switched to smartphone/QR code entry. Only those without a smartphone were excepted. (There was a member her 80s with no cell phone, for example.) I overheard severa…
by eesmith · Nov 5, 2026
I guess it's good to know this gym is explicitly leaning into the meat market aspects of the gym, and maybe there's nothing wrong with that. But over time won't that subtly turn…
by dasil003 · Nov 5, 2026
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A gym, short for gymnasium, is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term "gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. "Gym" is also the commonly used name for a "fitness centre" or health club, which is often an area for indoor recreation. A "gym" may include or describe adjacent open air areas as well. In Western countries, "gyms" often describe places with indoor or outdoor courts for basketball, hockey, tennis, boxing or wrestling, and with equipment and machines used for physical development training, or to do exercises. Read more on Wikipedia