Escape Gym Phoenix - Exasperating Staff Member Afzal

Dear Escape Gym Phoenix

Firstly we would like to greatly Thank you for having a great facility open to us Phoenix residents.

When we joined your gym, we were excited as it portrayed a positive environment--an enjoyable place to work out, help you sustain your physical activity goals and even relax.

What you don't imagine is that you might be bothered by unwanted attention from other members or in particular the gym staff. Of recent we have experienced disturbances and intrusions into personal space that was unpleasant and somewhat harassing from one of your male staff members - Afzal

We understand that he has a job to do by encouraging people to join the gym, which we have done but he also tends to constantly call you or stop you on your way to the gym upstairs to have a chat about what exercises you are doing and how much fat you can lose and how his training is going. Strangely enough, he only seems to do this with the Indian ladies. None of the black ladies or men have had an encounter with Afzal.

This ’çhat’ is rather time wasting and annoying to a point that when we see Afzal we have to hide or find another way to enter the gym (underground parking entrance). You cannot even pretend to not hear him cos he will constantly call you to get your attention and even follow you into the shops. Commenting on someone physical appearance every day is an insult and such behaviors can escalate into unwanted matters. We feel intimidated to continue our visits to the gym especially towards the evening.

PLEASE leave us alone Afzal if we don't want to greet you or talk to you.

We just want to exercise in peace.

We kindly request for Management to address this matter.