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  I used to go to the gym with my mom when I was 11 or 12. The difference is I actually worked out
context: I always paid extra to use a gym with a daycare so I could work out and kids could be contained in a safe place so as not to disrupt anyone. >
  
  Bless you for this, I'm sure this wasn't cheap on you either. >
  
  An extra $20 a month. When I couldn't afford it anymore I just canceled the gym and worked out at home as best I could. No way was I having little kids running around a gym. That's insane. >
  
  Damn that's nearly a whole membership extra. Thank you, hopefully once they're a bit older you can just bring them along to get them started paying attention to their health. >
  
  That would be great. I have a local gym that offers a family membership for the same cost as two memberships. I can't wait to get one. >
  
  I have no idea what kind of gyms you attend. I have literally never seen a kid in a gym. What the fuck. >
  
  As a parent, I would use the gym as a place to get away for an hour. Wife would probably do the same.
  I also just collected unwanted workout machines from family, and bought some weights soon as I had my kid (I am male). Total collection is pretty small: rowing machine, mat, 4 pairs of dumbbells at different weights, punching bag. Between those tools and calisthenics, I'm actually in the best shape I've ever been! >
  
  I dont even want to see other human beings at the gym, let alone children. >
  
  I dont mind kids. During the pandemic when the gyms shut down I had to work out at the playground and I always had kids marveling over my weighted pullups. Asking how to be strong like me and playing with my plates. It really wasn't annoying at all >
  
  I've never been to a gym that allows children under the age of 13, and it is exceptionally rare to see kids under the age of \~16 in these gyms. Maybe this is a problem with where you workout? >
  
  It's been at every gym I've ever been to, but honestly this seems like the kind of thing that should be able to be avoided by just not being a stupid asshole >
  
  Entitled parents are everywhere. >
  
  I do. I like it. I get them to pose by me in the mirror so social media can really appreciate my gains. When I started, I could barely bench a two year old. After only 4 months and some creatine, I'm juggling fat first graders. They make me not so embarrassed in the showers, too. >
  
  If I could use kids as weights I'd welcome them >
  
  Never bothered me. Never seen someone let their kid wander around. They usually stick with their parent and its cool seeing little Timmy aspiring to go to the gym 
  I would just Ask the kid to leave if he bothered me and move on with my life >
  
  I saw a mom put her baby down next to the squat machine lol not even in a carrier. Just a little baby next to a very dangerous and heavy machine lmao >
  
  JFC does she just not like being a parent and hoping for an "accident"? >
  
  God I hope not lol a trainer came by shortly after and made her leave 😂 >
  
  This is not unpopular. 
  Kids don’t belong in gym. It’s annoying if it happens. >
  
  I work at a gym,  minimum age to join is 12. 12-15 must have parents on site. Most use the gym to shoot hoops. One dad runs with his daughter. Most of the kids are more considerate than the adults lol. >
  
  I'm pretty sure this is a popular opinion. >
  
  I’m always happy when I see kids (above a certain age, not unruly) at the gym. As long as they and the parents are being safe and respectful I think it’s a really good thing. Wish my parents built the habit with me early on. >
  
  There is strict ban at my gym. I mean, come on, people are dealing with heavy weights and machines and you want a kid to run around there?? No way! >
  
  i personally have no empathy for ignorant children and children whose parents arent responsible enough to care for them. if they pick up a 10lb dumbbell and it falls and slams into their feet, so be it. good lesson for both the kid and the parents. but i also understand your sentiment about not wanting stupid kids to ruin your workout session >
  
  
  i personally have no empathy for ignorant children
  
  Not unpopular on Reddit. Quite an average opinion here. >
  
  I think it's really nice to see kids interested in their health, fitness and gains because these days kids are in a pandemic of obesity, and everyone has a sport that they have a passion for. If these kids have a passion for fitness and gym workouts, they are there for the same reason as you and deserve to go there just as much as you. That being said, if kids are there who are not interested in the gym but only there because their parents are there and they don't have anyone to watch them at home, then that becomes a problem because the gym can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. >
  
  
  Their stupid parents wont pay attention to them so it's on all of us to make sure Tommy doesn't break his foot moving a weight they can't handle. 
  
  No, it isn't. Do your workout.  If little Tommy breaks his foot, that's not your problem. >
  
  Not an unpopular opinion at all. 
  The same applies to restaurants, stores, anywhere they will be interacting with the general public, control your kids. Nobody wants to have to worry about your kids, because you're to selfish and self centered to be a parent. >
  
  Asking people to control kids in a public setting is a little different than OP asking that kids not be allowed in the gym at all.  At restaurants and stores, parents can do what needs to be done while still watching their kids.  That's a lot harder at a gym where your full attention should be on your form. >
  
  No you're excusing bad parents >
  
  Nothing in my comment implies that >
  
  Not unpopular. Children should not be in the gym unless there is a childcare area. They should only be in that area. It’s dangerous for the children and other patrons if they are around machines and weights. Plus, if you are working out, you don’t want to be bothered with screaming and unruly children.
  Leaving your children at home or finding another means of keeping them away from the gym is the responsibility of the parent. I heard some gyms may also ask you to leave if you disregard the rules >
  
  Oh wow in Japan it’s prohibited to bring children to gyms( due to safety reasons) >
  
  I don't want to see anyone in gym >
  
  I have a membership at my local Y. I take my small kids to the gym with me sometimes when I lift... and leave them at the childcare area. It's what it's for.
  Having said that, I would consider the 14-18 year old demographic far more annoying. Yesterday I saw 4 high school kids taking video of their friend deadlifting a VERY impressive... 185 lbs.  He barely got his one rep done and celebrated like he won the Powerball. >
  
  So you're upset that kids are celebrating and encouraging their friend? Seems like an odd thing to be upset about. >
  
  Buy your own equipment and workout at home.  You won't regret it. >
  
  Sounds like someone’s incontinent >
  
  This is not an unpopular opinion. >
  
  Yeah well I was a regular sized Rudy growing up. I didn't really care for it either, but single dad don't wanna stay single. Parks were the reverse problem I had something to do, smart phones had not been invented yet.