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My chain gym, LA Fitness, actually plays a decent selection of music. They used to play a lot of uncensored gangster rap, but I guess someone at corporate finely took notice of all of the complaints and found a better mix for a gym in which 75% of the members are between the ages of 35 and 50. We now get a mix of best of 80s, and 90s with a healthy dose of current pop hits. I still would prefer my own mix, but the music is so loud that I have to play my ipod at way to high a volume to drown it out, so I don't bother trying anymore.