They likely film themselves so they can evaluate their form or send it to their trainer for evaluation. There are a lot of online personal trainers now.
There used to be this woman that I'd see around the gym I worked out at who gave off the typical kind of positive body language and obvious awareness of me which usually indicates interest. The only rub is I'm definitely not the kind of guy for your typical gym bunny, as she was, so I don't make moves on these kinds of women regardless of the positive signals they give off.
One day I was walking into a Starbucks and this aforementioned woman was seated alone at one of the outdoor tables on her phone. We had clearly seen each other around so I felt the pressure to engage in a brief conversation with her finally. She informed me that her Internet was out and that she was uploading a video to Instagram before showing me her phone screen. I was then suddenly met with the visage of this woman doing tricep extensions on one of the cable machines from our gym with her rear end prominently featured and accentuated within the camera frame. I didn't really know what to say to that.
At the end of the day, these videos are for thirty social media users. Just my $0.02.
And the next day you started paying $10/month to see the rest of her videos.
They likely film themselves so they can evaluate their form or send it to their trainer for evaluation. There are a lot of online personal trainers now.
Correct for the overwhelming majority of cases. Sure there are some annoying wannabe influencers, but the best way to improve technique is to study it, which can't be done in a mirror in real-time. A lot of people complaining online about filming in gyms have never set foot inside of one, let alone have made a serious attempt at strength training.
A few times in the last few months, I took series of still photos with the iphone in the mirror of the aerobics room while working out. I am interested in how I look, and frankly proud of it.
I thought that I might post it on my Facebook page, but I didn't have the cajones. Frankly, it would have been better if I did since I think it encourages all the right things and shouldn't be a secret or embarrassed about it.
But since I chose not to, at least I have the photos to refer back to in a few years.
Of course, this is not filming, just simple selfies, and I'm not sure that this is what the OP is referring to at all.
Are they uploading it on line so they watch themselves later? Do they upload so others can watch them working out? Who would watch something like that? Seems crazy to me.
It’s sometimes useful to analyze your form, so not always so crazy.
They likely film themselves so they can evaluate their form or send it to their trainer for evaluation. There are a lot of online personal trainers now.
Correct for the overwhelming majority of cases. Sure there are some annoying wannabe influencers, but the best way to improve technique is to study it, which can't be done in a mirror in real-time. A lot of people complaining online about filming in gyms have never set foot inside of one, let alone have made a serious attempt at strength training.
I am highly skeptical those are the "overwhelming majority" of cases. First not that many people in a gym have a personal trainer. As someone who ran a Y and hired personal trainers, I wish that had been the case!