Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> wrote: > > > > > > > I understand the issue with the tag value of "gym". I talked to the > owner > of a gym I use. He said that they typically use gym in conversation > with > others in the business. Fitness club/center is also used. He > differentiated gym/fitness center with health clubs in the range of > services offered. A health club will offer services such as massage, > tanning, juice bars, etc while a gym has fewer services. (Health > clubs > can charge more.) > > I would be happy with the tag "Fitness Center" instead. However, I'm > concerned that there are hundreds of "gym" values for the amenity tag. > A > quick search showed that some of the gyms are actually school > gymnasiums. > Wikipedia has gymnasium as a disambiguation reference. Perhaps school > gyms should be encouraged to use the full name to avoid confusion. > > Use of the tag "leisure" instead of "amenity" to me is not accurate. > Leisure activities are golf, softball, tennis, etc. Fitness isn't a > leisure activity. A lot of us go to a gym so we can be better at our > leisure activities. To me fitness centers are more related to health > than > leisure. I'd prefer to use the tag "amenity" instead. > > Thoughts? > > Clifford > The problem with using the spelled-out term "gymnasium" is that several countries, such as Germany, use "gymnasium" to mean "high school" (the entire school, not just the sports building).
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