Gym instructors tell TikTok influencers and fitness fanatics to stop filming ... trends now

TikTok influencers and fitness fanatics are being urged to stop filming workout videos over privacy concerns.

Fitness experts have highlighted many who are annoyed about regular gymgoers complaining about being filmed.

A growing number of UK gyms including PureGym and Fitness First have been cracking down on members filming their workouts. Another, Pure Muscles Gym in Walthamstow, have banned tripods at weekends.

One gym manager said he understood that many people were 'frustrated' with influencers filming people without permission. 

The manager, who works for one of the UK's biggest gym chains, told MailOnline: 'It's about striking a fine balance between privacy and filming.

'Many people come in and film but we also have members who just want a quiet workout without being on camera. 

'It's understandable that these members are frustrated and annoyed about being filmed without permission but they can raise it with us and complain.' 

Bodybuilder and fitness influencer Joey Swoll, also shared several examples of influencers who may be ruining the workout experience for others.

The influencer, who often labels himself the 'CEO of Gym Positivity' on his account on X/Twitter or Instagram, often generates headlines with his gym commentary.

In one example, a man complained about a woman filming herself working out before a man arrives complaining about the camera. 

The female influencer, pri_aqilla, branded the man a 'Karen' and said on TikTok: 'Don't be this guy. He could have brought it to my attention without harrassing me or being rude.' 

Commenting, Swoll said: 'This is not harassment. This man could have been a little bit nicer but he is not harassing you and this doesn't make him a 'Karen.'

'You know what this makes him? The other 99.9 percent of people that are in the gym that don't film their workouts and aren't influencers.' 

Another influencer, mattkenny_sf, appeared annoyed when someone walked past whilst he was filming his workout.

In another TikTok post, influencer emmysbakedbeans shared a video in which a male gymgoer criticised her for filming herself.

The man can be heard saying: 'Try spending more time working out. It will help a lot more.

'Sitting there f****ing videotaping yourself all the time. It's stupid why your doing it.'

In response, she said: 'Just trying to get my lift in #gymharrassment.'

Another influencer, @emmafranceslev, posted another video which showed various individuals disrupting her workout. She tagged it: 'The reality of filming at the gym.

Many personal trainers and fitness experts described the issue as a 'double-edged sword'.

Michael Crockett, the owner of GYMPODS, told MailOnline: 'It's a double edged sword. I can see why people are doing it and why people don't want to do it.

'The trend of filming yourself in the gym started recently in 2018.

'About ten years ago, filming was a very rare thing. Now it's changed a lot, gyms are finding it hard to say no but they are saying no.'

He added: 'Filming is great because if your exercising, you can really check what you're doing.

'It's also good in many ways because your sharing knowledge. You can't fault a thirst for knowledge.

'But for many, going to the gym is people's personal downtime and they don't want to be filmed.

'If people don't want to

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