A TikToker faced criticism from a well-known gym influencer after sharing a video where she expressed frustration with others exercising nearby.
The Australian woman encountered backlash online when Joey Swoll posted his response to her viral TikTok video on social media.
In the video, she captioned it: “The struggle is so real,” featuring a series of clips showing people walking past her tripod set behind her.
The video overlay stated: “POV Trying to film content in a busy gym.”
Swoll criticized her for ‘over-reacting’ when other gym users crossed her camera’s path.
“This entitlement when filming in the gym needs to stop,” he remarked.
“I can’t believe that this nonsense still exists, and is it really that big of a deal if somebody walks through your video?
“If so, maybe you shouldn’t set your camera up in front of some free-weights and machines, and the fact that you pin this to the top of your page as if this is something to be proud of – seriously?”
Swoll added: “And I’m no lip reader but I’m pretty sure that you say ‘get out of the way’. I’m sorry, you don’t own the gym just because you’re filming doesn’t mean everybody else has to stop there workout just for you, or ‘get out of your way’.
“But hey, if you want to film somewhere where nobody is going to walk through your video what you can do is – you please build as home gym, train there.
“Until then, you need to do better – mind your own business.”
Although the TikToker initially posted the video in August, it remains on her account, though she has removed it from the pinned section.
Responding to a comment on her video, someone wrote: “POV trying to workout when there’s a tripod next to the dumbbells x.”
She clarified: “The tripod was actually behind me not in front of the dumbbells x.”
Swoll’s post has prompted numerous reactions from users.
One remarked: “Thank God Joey Swoll called you out. It’s no ones responsibility to look for your poorly placed camera.”
Another suggested: “Could you not tape the area off so the other paying members can’t enter?”
Someone else pointed out: “I could see the annoyance (still would understand it) if her camera was closer to her and she wasn’t taking up that entire corner including equipment people need to use… but the shot is taking up so much space and people shouldn’t have to wait for her to finish filming.”