A FITNESS fan has detailed a "disappointing" moment at her former gym that left her so uncomfortable that she never wants to return.
The gym-goer shared the drama over a so-called dress-code violation while asking for advice on the situation.
Kerry (@comfywith_kerry) is a digital content creator, author, and fitness fan.
She refers to herself as "Carrie Bradshaw of TikTok" where she has garnered more than 153,000 followers.
She took to the social media platform to share her unfortunate gym encounter.
"I was shamed at the gym for my 'dress code,'" she titled the video.
"I struggled with body dysmorphia and feeling comfortable in gyms my entire life," she says.
"And when I found a gym that I felt comfortable in that I really enjoyed, it changed my life."
She went on to say: "Something really disappointing happened to me at the last gym I was going to.
"They actually said something to me that made me so uncomfortable that I never wanted to go back there again."
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Kerry said that the owner of the all-female gym approached her and asked for a "quick chat."
"The conversation got uncomfortable really quickly," Kerry said. "They said, 'Hey, we've got to have a talk about your dress-code.'"
"I wear leggings and a sports bra every day," she said. "That's just what I wear."
She then showed a picture of her in a pair of yellow leggings that she was wearing during the encounter.
"'Apparently you're making a few women uncomfortable with the leggings that you wear,'" Kerry said, quoting the gym owner.
"My initial reaction is confusion and shock," she said.
"And then it was more of like embarrassment. I almost felt like shame even though I shouldn't."
Kerry said she told the owner that she did not feel her outfit was "inappropriate," to which the owner reportedly replied that women in her gym deemed her leggings to be "distracting."
Kerry revealed that she left the gym and found a more welcoming environment.
She asked gym owners and gym goers to share their thoughts in the comment section of the clip.
"Find a new gym that doesn’t have moral police," a viewer wrote in the comment section. "You look amazing."
"Oh yeah! I found a new gym that I LOVE," Kerry replied.
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"Those women are jealous and no those pants do not offend me," another viewer wrote.
And a third person said: "It's other people's insecurities. Let those words go. You look perfect."
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