Cell phones are much more distracting/annoying than any gym gimmick.
Yes but hold on. Back in the 90's I remember a guy that would come into the gym and bring in a Wall Street Journal and an LA Times. Sit on a bench and take up another one right in front of him with his papers spread out. We never got mad like today with you guys and cell phones...we just laughed.
Today, jobs expect there workers to be accessible. Everything you need is on your phone. Email, newspapers, stocks, magazines, notepad, sports scores and odds for betting, etc. etc. Now I get it, the Jig that is always on the phone doesn't have a job or a boss he's just an idiot. But I have to constantly check my phone to see what is going on at work. Again...I can workout at the office gym so you wouldn't see me checking my phone but I choose not to...I'd probably intimidate my co-workers with my spandex, Nike Pro Shorts outlining huge package.