A woman has taken to social media to vent about a disgusting encounter she had with a man at a gym that left her seething.
Kayla Nicole, who dated NFL star Travis Kelce for around five years before they parted ways in 2022, is known for her health and wellness content and often shares her workouts online.
However, over the weekend, she used Instagram to express her frustration about the “disrespectful” incident.
Writing on her stories over a photo of herself in workout gear at the gym, the 33-year-old sports journalist didn’t mince her words.
“Blowing your blueberry eggs and ham vape smoke in my face in the gym while trying to ask if I’m done with the Smith machine will get you slapped,” the fitness enthusiast said.
“The f**k is wrong with y’all?” she added, clearly fuming.
In a follow-up post, she shared a clip of the offending vaping device on the gym floor and wrote, “I want to step on it”.
She didn’t reveal the identity of the gymgoer or the specific gym where this interaction happened.
Commenters shocked by ‘low class’ act
“I’m surprised one can vape anywhere,” said one commenter online.
“Vaping in a gym is very low class,” another added.
“The gym should have that member scolded the first time and kicked out the second time,” wrote a third.
Vaping is not universally illegal in the US, but it is regulated by local laws.
Many states have comprehensive smoke-free indoor laws that include vapes, prohibiting them in the same locations where smoking is banned.
Australian vaping laws
Vaping is not outright illegal in Australia either, but there are strict regulations in place.
On July 1, 2024, the law changed so that all vapes, regardless of whether they contain nicotine or not, can only be sold in a pharmacy for the purpose of helping people quit smoking or manage nicotine dependence.
It is generally illegal to vape in places where tobacco smoking is banned, too, but this can differ by state or territory.
The government’s reforms to vaping regulation are based on expert advice that they are a harm to public health.
What are vapes, and why are they harmful?
Vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-operated devices that deliver an aerosol by heating a liquid that users breathe in. They can contain a range of chemicals, flavours, and nicotine.
Even when vapes don’t contain nicotine, they’re still dangerous, according to the Department of Health.
The various substances in the liquids can include several known cancer-causing agents such as formaldehyde, acetone, and acrolein (commonly found in weedkiller).
Known health risks associated with vaping include irritation of the mouth and airways, persistent coughing, nausea and vomiting, and potential poisoning or seizures from inhaling excessive nicotine or ingesting e-liquid.
Some chemicals in e-cigarette aerosols may also cause DNA damage.
Many scientists are also worried that vaping could heighten the risk of lung disease, heart disease, and cancer.
The effects of vaping on fitness
The irony of the man in Nicole’s posts vaping in the gym is that vaping impacts your physical fitness, including your endurance and workout performance.
If you smoke or vape, you receive less oxygen in your heart, lungs, and muscles, which reduces your physical fitness level, as per the Cleveland Clinic.
Other side effects on your fitness may include increased rates of injury, less muscular strength, sleep disturbances, and shortness of breath.
