Overview
- John Reed confirmed it has issued an immediate termination of Edda Pilz’s membership and a lifetime ban across RSG Group studios, with the company warning of up to a €250,000 contractual fine for any breach of the ban.
- The gym’s letter and company statements accuse Pilz of repeatedly breaking house rules, specifically taking mirror selfies and ignoring staff instructions that the studio says culminated in a final incident this month.
- Pilz publicly disputed parts of the account by posting the termination letter on Instagram, saying she was not training on the cited date and framing the measure as motivated by personal animosity.
- RSG Group’s published house rules require prior written permission for commercial photo or video use and oblige members to follow staff directives, rules the company cites as the legal basis for the dismissal and ban.
- The case has sharpened a wider debate as more gym chains restrict filming to protect other members’ privacy, and it has produced immediate human consequences for Pilz, who reports severe online harassment and growing anxiety while continuing to post fitness content from other facilities.