I got kicked out of the gym because of a ‘problem’ with my outfit, but I don’t see anything wrong with it
A young woman claims she had to leave the gym because her outfit ‘didn’t fit’ the dress code.
Emi Romerofrom Colorado, felt “shocked” and “embarrassed” when an employee confronted her about her ensemble because of the gym’s policy that prohibits women from wearing uncovered sports bras.
However, the 28-year-old, who is five months pregnant, believes she didn’t break any rules by opting for camouflage leggings paired with a brown tank top that didn’t show her bump.
“To be honest, at first I felt really embarrassed and felt like crying because I already felt a bit insecure about pregnancy changes,” Emi told FEMAIL.
“As time has gone by, I have become more frustrated and disappointed.”
Emi Romero, from Colorado, felt ‘shocked’ and ’embarrassed’ when a gym employee had an issue with what she was wearing, as the facility has a policy banning women from wearing sports bras
The 28-year-old, who is five months pregnant, opted for camouflage leggings paired with a brown tank top. The bodybuilder’s gym has a ‘no sports bra’ policy and Emi claims the owner’s wife had a problem with what she was wearing
In a now-viral TikTok video, Emi opened up about the dilemma while filming herself in her car.
“So I’m wearing this tank top today, right?” she said.
“And the owner’s wife stares at me all the time when I’m training. And [the] owner kind of walks [over] halfway through my workout. He says, “Listen, my wife has a problem with what you’re wearing right now. We don’t allow sports bras.”
Emi felt confused and said she knew the rule and didn’t wear a sports bra.
But she said the owner responded, “No, I agree with you, but my wife, it’s really hard to differentiate between what is a sports bra and what isn’t… top.”
Emi claimed she looked around and saw other women working out wearing “super short shirts” and carrying their “whole bellies.”
“I don’t feel like I’m wearing a sports bra, so I don’t understand what the problem is here,” she told the owner.
“You’re a bodybuilder’s gym. You have all these pictures of people half naked, which is cool, but like, I can’t wear a tank top?’
She claimed the behavior was “quite offensive” and “the craziest thing.”
The conversation took a turn when she said the owner told her the gym might not be “the best choice for her.”
She replied, “I don’t want to know what makes me feel this way,” describing it as the most “awkward, awkward encounter.”
The video has since been viewed more than 5.2 million times and outraged other women.
‘Why is there a dress code anyway?’ one asked, while another called the outfit “outrageously appropriate.”
“I was expecting something really small but there is NOTHING wrong with your outfit,” a third added.
“She was HUGELY jealous. You look amazing and that was way out of line,” one person claimed.
Another woman claimed she had experienced something similar before.