# Gym question: Exercise leaders

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-question-exercise-leaders/723963>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-question-exercise-leaders/723963 "2015-07-01T16:09:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-question-exercise-leaders/723963/1 "2015-07-01T16:09:54Z")

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At my gym I just noticed every group exercise leader is a woman.

Is that everywhere?

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**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-question-exercise-leaders/723963/2 "2015-07-01T16:27:08Z")

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> [@Urbanredneck](#):
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> At my gym I just noticed every group exercise leader is a woman.
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> Is that everywhere?

Do you _really_ think every group exercise leader across the world is a woman? Are you asking if there’s a rule?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-question-exercise-leaders/723963/3 "2015-07-01T16:41:09Z")

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The spin and TRX leader at our gym is a guy. The cardio boxing teacher is a guy. I think some of the yoga instructors are guys. A guy did a kids’ hip-hop dance class for a while.

So…no?