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Saturday, June 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Why do gyms play such crappy music?

Monotonous techno monopolizes the sound system at my local gym. Is it really the best music for working out?

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  • Saturday, June 16, 2007 02:13 AM

    Silence please!

    I like silence when I work out and when I dine.

    I consider the practice of playing music in gyms and restaurants I attend to be nothing other than the rape of my ears and mind. The establishments are forcing me to listen to what I consider to be garbage.

    Everyone has an mp3 player. Those who want music can listen to their players.

    If I wanted to listen to music I could bring my mp3 player.

    I often see people listening to their mp3 players in gyms that have ambient music. This means that the mp3 listeners must increase the volume sufficiently loud to drown out the ambient music. They are probably ruining their hearing

    —loebner Read loebner's other letters

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