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...not because I have one (or want one), but because others at the gym can wear them, listen to whatever they dig listening to while working out, and not bother anyone else. Communication can sometimes suck (you gotta tap on people if you need a spot), but overall it's cool with me. That said, I'd be a happier worker-outer if there was no music played at the gym, period. I love my current gym (Planet Fitness), and I don't even minde their music station (old stuff, new stuff), but I'm there to work out, and don't need music to light a fire under my ass. Hell, I can just look at my ass and the fire lights itself!
I know the idea of a no-music gym will never happen, but a man can dream. My wife, by the way, wants to strangle me on a regular basis because I'm the same way about driving. I love driving, and the sounds coming in the window, and listening to the traffic. Playing music just takes away from the Here and Now of it all.
