What's the deal with gym won't let me cancel membership?

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Hypothetical question

Has anyone dealt with something like this? I'm not sure what my options are.

gym won't let me cancel membership. I've been dealing with this for about 4 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

Am I overthinking this or is this a real legal issue worth pursuing?

Illustrative response

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long imo.

Illustrative response

For freelancers: always have a clause specifying who owns the work product. Without it, the default rule varies by state. In most states, the client owns work-for-hire, but that's not universal for independent contractors.