{"id":495627,"date":"2026-05-21T10:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/495627\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:25:08","slug":"personal-trainer-banned-from-24-7-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/495627\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal trainer banned from 24\/7 Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A personal trainer was allegedly banned from 24\/7 Fitness after repeated warnings, prompting him to take to social media to rant about how the gym was hiring \u201cfat f*cks\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Nihal, who goes by @bookofhamid on TikTok, previously made headlines on after <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/man-allegedly-gets-anytime-fitness-membership-revoked-going-topless-gym-questions?ref=inline-article-9083388\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">claiming that his Anytime Fitness (AF) membership was revoked<\/a> when he removed his shirt at one of the franchise\u2019s outlets to \u201ccheck himself out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Less than two weeks later, he<a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bookofhamid\/video\/7618500145310682388\" target=\"_blank\"> posted another video alleging that he was asked to leave an AF outlet in Tampines<\/a> after assisting an acquaintance to train at the gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">On May 20, Nihal<a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bookofhamid\/video\/7641906384128265493\" target=\"_blank\"> said in a TikTok post that he was banned from 24\/7 Fitness<\/a> \u2014 another popular gym franchise \u2014 describing the incident as \u201cf*cking diabolical\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The personal trainer says that he had been helping his sister\u2019s colleague train at a 24\/7 Fitness outlet at Seletar, insisting that he was training alongside the gym companion, unlike two previous instances where he was \u201cstanding there\u201d and \u201cnot doing anything\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">He adds that he had received a warning from the gym, informing him that he had to be exercising with his friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">According to the gym\u2019s website,<a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.247.fitness\/gym-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\"> unauthorised personal training is not allowed within the premises.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">During a subsequent workout, Nihal said he made an effort to sync his workout with his friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cI was, of course, helping him, but I was gymming as well,\u201d he says, adding that there was CCTV footage of the session.<\/p>\n<p>TikToker embroiled in confrontation with staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">However, he alleges that the gym had sent him a one-minute clip of him resting after spotting his friend, which cuts off before he commences his set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Suggesting that it was normal for gym-goers to rest for more than two minutes between sets, Nihal says he had attempted to reason with an employee, saying that it was \u201cnever against the rules\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Nihal further alleges that he was accused of \u201chiding the fact that (he) was training\u201d despite wearing a Garmin watch \u2014 a smartwatch and fitness tracker \u2014 that showed his heart rate was up to 120 beats per minute, suggesting that he had been exercising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Using derogatory phrases to address the staff members, he calls one of the employees \u201cone fat dude\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cMy point that I would like to make across all fitness gyms in Singapore, every single gym: Stop hiring fat f*cks,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cI don\u2019t know why, because the fatter these motherf*ckers are, the dumber their brains be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bookofhamid\/video\/7641941259292232981\" target=\"_blank\">another post later that day,<\/a> he shared a video of a message allegedly sent from the 24\/7 Fitness outlet at Our Tampines Hub, instructing him to take down CCTV footage of the incident or a police report would be filed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomp has reached out to Bookofhamid and 24\/7 Fitness for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Netizens divided<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In the comments, some netizens backed him, while others disapproved of his tone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cI stand with you\ud83d\udcaf\ud83d\udcaf,\u201d said one supporter, while another urged Nihal to \u201cSue them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Others also wondered which gym Nihal would be \u201cgetting banned from next\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">However, one called out the way he shared the experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cYou can explain. But don\u2019t use<strong class=\"font-primary\"> <\/strong>vulgar<strong class=\"font-primary\"> <\/strong>words. People won\u2019t respect your point,\u201d the netizen wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to a comment suggesting other gyms he could patronise, Nihal replied: \u201cMaybe I should start a challenge to see if I can get banned in every gym in SG then open up my own gym.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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