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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Customer warns against Crunch Fitness after ‘embarrassing’ interaction with ‘disgustingly rude’ trainer

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‘She pays $4,000 a month’: Customer warns against Crunch Fitness after ‘embarrassing’ interaction with ‘disgusting’ trainer

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman shares the extents she has to go to to cancel Planet Fitness membership

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‘The way you just kept going’: Woman shares what it actually takes to cancel Planet Fitness membership

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Woman says Planet Fitness worker fat-shamed her when she tried to cancel gym membership

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‘I tried to cancel my membership’: Woman says Planet Fitness worker fat-shamed her when she tried to cancel gym membership

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘You’re definitely a topic at their dinner table’: Woman says gym owner ‘dress-coded’ her at the gym—he blamed it on his wife

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘The confidence to come up to you like that’: Woman confronts man for ‘staring’ at her while she’s working out in the gym. It backfires in a big way

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Sis she was intimidated by you clearly’: Karen accuses woman of eyeing her man at the gym

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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‘Let’s sue Planet Fitness’: Woman can’t cancel her gym membership

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‘I finally understand the girls who feel uncomfortable working out at the gym’: Woman says man threw a weighted ball at her at gym to get her to move

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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TikToker tries to roast ‘ego-lifter’ at Gold’s Gym—it backfires

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘I’ve been waiting for these for a really long time’: Karen snatches dumbbells from gym influencer who’s using them in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘My guy didn’t keep the same energy afterwards’: Man squares up to worker—gets decked in face

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