Last year, we published a story titled '10 Things Men Do at the Gym That Women Hate'. Unsurprisingly, the story lit up the Men's Health Facebook and Instagram accounts. Many of you agreed with what we put on the list. And, to be honest, we thought we covered all the bases. Or so we thought.

You see, what didn't make the list, however, was public masturbation — which is what a man was caught doing recently in a gym in South Africa. Understandably, and quite rightly so, the man was banned for life from Virgin gyms after watching and masturbating to a woman doing squats.

You read correctly — a grown man was caught touching himself on the gym floor, while another gym member was exercising. A third member filmed all of it and uploaded the four-second clip to Twitter.

"I want this man's face to go viral," said the Twitter user. "This was at the Virgin Active in Stellenbosch @virginactiveSA. Absolutely abysmal behaviour."

In the shocking video – watch it here – the man dressed in red gym kit is sat down, with a white towel draped over part of his body. He then starts, er, tugging, as he faces a woman doing squats with a kettlebell and another woman continues to film it all a few metres away from an exercise bike. Needless to say, people weren't happy:

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Women you are on your own. It's sad how men are finding this funny and don't understand how unsafe women feel. Na se gym pho ? 🤮 #virginactive — Morwetse wa ba thlaping!  (@PrettyMissPale) May 18, 2019

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Guys I don't feel comfortable about a man masturbatig in a public space. I don't think it is funny. I have nieces......this #virginactive story is FAR from funny for me. The space is unsafe for women 💔 — Ntsikizayiboni (@ntsikimazwai) May 17, 2019

Currently doing the rounds across WhatsApp and social media, the man in the video has been banned for life from the gym. "Virgin Active is aware of a video circulating on social media and WhatsApp," said Virgin Active spokesperson Carla White. "Our clubs are shared spaces and we will absolutely not tolerate depraved behaviour."



"We commenced our investigation as soon as we received the video. We have identified the member in question and have terminated his membership with immediate effect."

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