A pioneering new scheme in Newark which aims make women safer in the gym is generating national interest. Newark’s Safer Streets project has developed the Safer Gyms scheme, aimed at delivering training to gyms and leisure centre staff. Attending the gym can often become an uncomfortable environment for women, whether choosing to work out alone or with friends. Some report being stared at while exercising, receiving unsolicited advice on how to use equipment, being asked uncomfortable personal questions or even being photographed or recorded without consent. The new initiative is being support…
