Having to listen to shitty music was a big factor in me lapsing my gym membership. Nothing to do with religion - Bach would have been fine.

I would just bring my iPhone and listen to my own music. That way I can create my own playlist to what gets me pumped up instead of rolling the dice on whatever music they decide to play.

If it’s a privately owned gym, you have no real say in what the play. I mean, you can pull your membership but it won’t change anything. If it’s a corporation that runs it, like 24 Hour Fitness, then you have a few options by complaint to management or sending an email to their headquarters. But again, that likely won’t do anything.

If I were going to your gym, @EmeraldJewel, I'd be annoyed. But then again, some of the non-religious music they play at the gym I don't go to as often as I should is annoying also, not so much for the content of the lyrics but the awfulness of the music that those damn kids are listening to these days.

(Old man now shakes fist at cloud and tells kids to get off his lawn.)

Kinda like when I go to one of my local McDonald's or this auto repair place and they always have Fox News on TV. I wish they would choose a different channel but can't do much about it.

Its not cool, they should play normal music that members wanna listen to , i would put my opinion in they're management team lols

I would have no issues with it as a private business and my choice and decision if I wanted to continue to be a member, for whatever reason.

Well, I would not be motivated to exercise to Christian music. But, I get my back up at all Christian music in the greater public space, because in the past it has been used to manipulate for their beliefs! I might tolerate music without words...but most Christian music with words, just irritates me now!

Great .. better than hop-hip.

I'm glad my gym doesn't play that closed minded music. I might consider canceling my membership, because of it.

Haha, I might sing my preferred workout music at the top of my lungs!!!
I work out to EXPLICIT Heavy Metal!

I personally wouldn't care; I think I'm more offended by country music. If it's a private establishment I respect their right to play crap music. If it bothered me greatly I'd find a new place.
That being said if it was government or funded by the government then I'd have a problem. The YMCA for instance, as far as I know, is still funded by the government at least in part. At that point I feel that it is government pushing a religious agenda.

As long as it's Islamic, Hindu or Satnic I am ok with it

Yeah. That music can't get me going.

It's no fun but in the gyms I've gone to it only makes an appearance mixed with other kinds of music. My current gym (part of a national chain) gets complaints about the music all the time. Whatever they play, someone is going to going to be angry. If they played Christian music (or anything I didn't like -- heck, the other day I ran faster because some guy was playing some pop music I didn't want to hear) for long periods that annoyed me, I would look into bringing my own music to the gym. I might consider switching gyms if I thought it would help or if it made sense (time on contract, other gyms, etc.).

I would complain. I am a due paying member so I will make my voice heard.