I really hate it when I'm trying to workout and people try to have conversation. It really annoys me. I just like to workout in peace! You know? Geez! Sometimes I just want to tell the person to seriously get away from me but, I guess I'm too nice or something. I dunno. Do you guys know what I'm talking about??

I know exactly what you're talking about. Too often people are at the gym to socialize. And then for a lot of people, the gym is just a meat market. I stopped going to the gym because there were too many distractions. Plus, I hated paying the fees, driving out there, waiting for the machine, etc. If you're on a treadmill or some cardio machine, maybe you can bring a walkman and put on a set of headphones so they know you're not listening to them.

The funny thing is that I stopped going to the gym too because we have a very small gym at my work. Usually I'm the only one in there but, the past 2 days have been he**. I'm trying to workout and relax and people are talking to me about summer vacations, cars, blah, blah, blah. I want to kick them so hard!!!

I never had any problem with people talking to me. If anything, i like talking when i'm lifting weights. Helps me to learn new things! And trust me, there's always something new to learn! Then there's just the hot women there, i'll never have a problem with them wanting to talk to me either. Of course i still workout though. I can focus on my working out and it's not rude to them that when you're lifting a set you're not going to talk to them, but when i'm resting in between a set or machine, i'll talk some more. Kinda like talking here, you post something, you put it out there, and wait for a response when it's conveniant lol

But if i'm jogging or something, and someone talks to me and i'm too tired, out of breath, or just focused on the run, just like my lifting weights, i'll just ignore them. If they can't take the hint, that's their problem not mine.

I do not go to the gym , I work out at home, but a friend said that this thing happened to him at the gym that he belongs to. A lot of new people joined the gym but they never really worked out. So the gym posted signs about working out seriously and they also sent a notice in the mail concerning this. My friend said it helped a little. Thanks!

I stopped going to the gym because it's POINTLESS to spend that kind of money! How much someone can spend on start up fees and all that crap ... just go BUY a machine lol

I found just taking college courses at the community college is much better. Each PE class is one unit, each unit is 11 bucks! That's about four months of working out right there! Plus you have to show up (for the most part) so it helps keep you consistent.

I work at the gym and people drive me crazy asking questions. I could be in the middle of my heaviest set of deadlifts and someone will walk right up to me and ask me to show them a piece of equipment !!!!!!!!

I am seriously thinking about buying a membership at another gym where nobody knows me !!!

why not just, pay no attention to them until you're done? Rude people will learn to wait until you're not busy to ask you questions then.

Or you could always tie a "do not disturb" sign around your neck! :-P

Darkwolf:

I cannot ignore them, unfortunately. Working in a gym can completely ruin your workouts. Even if you are there on your own time, they will ask for help. Also, you have to treat everyone like a potential client. I cannot be rude, because if they want to hire a trainer, they will remember my attitude and hire someone else.

You do know that not speaking while lifting is not a rude act. It should be your first lesson to that potential client. Learn patients! It's not like they're gonna have to sit there for a long time, it's just one set, only a matter of a minute and they can talk to you al they want, you'll reply when you put down the weight :-P

That's just how i see it. I've never had problems with it.

I haven't had a real problem with people talking to me in the gym but I sometimes get a bit cross when I'm just chilling in the hot tub or in the sauna (you know, after a mind-boggling workout when you can hardly string a sentence together) and people start chatting away to me. Especially this really awful guy who always talks to me after circuit class. But that's another story!
I think with girls it's a bit different- I never know if guys are just being friendly or if they're cracking on to me. I'm just not interested (especially if I'm dead after a workout!)

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Sometimes I also get these people who constantly talk to me when they know I'm lifting. It is very distracting but they never seem to realize that I'm busy. I really don't want to be rude to them, so I just try not to pay attention. Other than that, I really have no other complaints. I really like my gym since it's a cheap $25 a month.

just wear headphones. besides amping me up, they cut out all other noise so i can focus. If you see someone trying to talk to you, you can pretend you dont hear them!

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