I was in a gym once and two skinny runner types were just standing on the treadmill having a heated debate over whether 'interval' in 'interval workout' refers to the hard running or the recoveries.
They were annoying me and everybody else, so I complained at reception and they were kicked out and banned.
here it is
It sounds like one side of a story.
Guy at my club who can't run a lick under 19:40 in a 5k, but ran 17:50 on a treadmill (and posts it to strava of course). In fact, he hasn't gone under 20 minutes for over a year. Treadmill running isn't real running.
CAREFUL at commercial gyms. Better to buy your own treadmill and run there.
Gay men are notorious for sexualization of public toilets and locker rooms. Runners who have gotten into gay lifestyle (Lukas verzbicas proud about pink shoes and becoming a drag queen) often chose to become swimmers. This would enable the gay man to see more men getting naked in the locker room and wearing tight fitting speedos. Saunas at most gyms are also vile gay sex retreats.
i've done intervals on the curved treadmills and they are really loud. not sure if they're just poor quality or it's bad maintenance but they sound like they are ready to fall apart. people from around the other side of the partition wall come to look to see what's making all the noise.
so it's not really the fault of the runner it's the machines that need attention, they shouldn't be that loud.
like you get modern washing machines that are almost silent and older ones that vibrate all over the floor if they aren't bolted down.