New York-based influencer exposes gyms crazy dress code rule

A woman has surprised a lot of people after she revealed her gym’s unique dress code rule.Caitlin Emiko is an Australian influencer who currently lives in New York City.Recently, during a “day-in-my-life” video, she shared that her gym has a unique dress code rule.Greenwich Village Athletic, a squad training gym, requires its members to only wear black workout clothes.While it might sound like something out of a “cult”, the private fitness chain introduced it in a bid to create an inclusive and non-judgemental workout environment.She went into more detail about the unusual outfit rule on this on her TikTok account where she explained that as a result, she has no idea of anyone’s sense of style outside of the gym, and she didn’t encounter common negative thoughts such as “I don’t look as cool as anyone else here”.The video caught a lot of attention.“So interesting about the black activewear – is there a reason why,” one social media user asked.A dress code at the gym, that’s crazy,” another added.“Wait that’s such a good idea,” a person commented.“I just do this anyway helps me not think about what I have to wear as well and black is always flattering even if I don’t feel great still gets me in the gym,” one social media user said.Michelle, the head of content and marketing at the Athletics Club, revealed the reason behind the dress code in a TikTok video last year – and confirmed it was to eliminate comparison.“When we’re on runs it makes it easier to stick together.

It also just looks really cool.It makes my life easier so all the photos look aesthetic,” she said.It comes after an Australian gym owner who controversially banned members from filming themselves working out sparked widespread industry change as other fitness facilities around the world followed suit.Founder and owner of Melbourne-based Doherty’s gym, Tony Doherty, opened up about the aftermath of his decision to stop members from recording their fi...