Posted on 01/05/2018 3:55:00 PM PST by Beave Meister
Life Time has scrubbed all-news cable channels from the screens at its fitness centers, saying a growing number of customers think they don’t fit a healthy lifestyle.
The Chanhassen-based company this week dropped CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and CNBC from TVs in front of various workout machines.
While the screens were in view of all in fitness areas, audio could only be heard through earphones.
With a few exceptions, TV screens built into treadmills and other cardio machines also “currently do not have the ability to display these channels,” Life Time spokeswoman Natalie Bushaw said Thursday. However, a second phase in this viewing shift, to be completed by the end of February, will have all stations available, Bushaw added.
USA, A&E, Discovery, HGTV, the local over-the-air stations and ESPN are all that remain on the visual menu of distractions while sweating off the caloric consequences of the holidays.
Bushaw added, “Clubs do have flexibility to air programs of interest in their club, such as local sporting events from college to pro teams.”
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I’m in a blue area. The gym has cnn and msnbc on. Sometimes fox. I walk up and change the channel to the history channel or something non news. I think most folks appreciate it.
They know people are trying to stay in shape in their gyms.
But “The View” will be DVR’d and replayed continuously until the next session becomes available on every TV in the place.....
You don’t really need the guy working out next to you knowing where you political interests lie, and I can’t help but talk back to the screen when CNN or MSNBC is spewing lies. Libs probably do the same with FOX, for telling unpleasant truths.
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