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I commonly surrounded by men. Within my university work environment, I currently the only female instructor for sport and exercise sciences. When I first started working at my gym, I was the only female member of staff, and even now, the gender ratio remains heavily male dominated.

The gym I work at has become the focus of my PhD research, as the male centered environment provides a useful site to e plo e ge de ed e pe ie es of g ultu es I dee thought of goi g to aoesolg efo e. However, with this in mind, I became aware that pe eptio s of g life ould ha e ee i fluenced by the particularly male centered experiences and I therefore thought it would be helpful for my thinking. I previously wrote an ETM about my experiences of visiting Gold s G i Los Angeles1, and described the vastness of the gym, and how I self-objectified my body and performativity whilst working out. So much so, that I anxiously rushed to the exit after participating in a spin class, not wanting to lift a single weight. However Gold s G as for me, the holy grail of the gym world and a place that I had always wanted to go to. A women only gym is a different matter. I am a little apprehensive about the concept of aoesolg, as it can certainly be viewed as problematic, in that it only allows women into it in the first place.