Andrew Masters, 64, had an £8,000 Rolex watch stolen from his locker as he exercised at the Hampton David Lloyd gym, along with more than £100 in cash from his wallet.
Alex West, 45, who worked at the chain's Cheam club in Surrey for nearly eight years, had his claims thrown out after a tribunal heard allegations he had sexually harassed several co-workers.
Ghastly. Awkward. Inconvenient. That's how I'd find the experience of being hit on at the gym.
And yet, it's apparently where everyone is getting their fun these days.
Before leaving the office where I worked as a PA for the evening, I nipped to the bathroom to style my hair, touch up my make-up and apply a spritz of perfume.
With endless queues and members fighting over machines, weights and sunbeds at the pool, the club often resembled an overcrowded package holiday hotel at the height of summer.
The husband of Coronation Street actress Carol Royle died after diving into a freezing outdoor swimming pool at his local David Lloyd leisure centre, MailOnline can reveal.