Prefer working out alone?

mundaycarroll

I like doing cardio by myself. But when it comes to lifting I like have a partner with me. I don't push myself as hard during the lifting portion so it's nice to have someone there who is going to make me go harder.

kbmnurse

Nope. I like doing my own thing when I want to do it. Plus being with myself isn't so bad. LOL

successgal1

Not only do I workout alone, I lock the door if the spare bedroom where I exercise so HE can't get in to interrupt me. I do DVDs and free weights I need to focus on form and not injuring myself.

sentaruu

I prefer to do hikes and runs alone, I like going at my own pace. I am not opposed to strength training with a partner though

thingofstuff

I love group classes with my best friend, but I am way more productive alone. My boyfriend and I like to go at the same time and do different things, but stretching together after is always pleasant.

dnamouse

Major introvert here.

I built a home gym in my garage

phil230532

Alone. More convenient to go out the front door on my schedule for an early morning run. And twice a week do strength training at the local Y alone. More time efficient. Don't have to wait on anyone.

ythannah

FitFitzy331 wrote: »

I like working out alone too. I'm introverted and need to deal with people all day long so my work outs are "me" time. I like to just put in my headphones, get my work out in and then go about the rest of my evening

Other than the fact that I work out first thing in the morning and then go about the rest of my day... this is me too.

I don't even let my SO hang out and watch. It's my time to myself.

seanhamilton

I have a home gym and love working out there. Commercial gyms piss me off

50sFit

nogreenthumb wrote: »

Anyone else like this? I tried going to the gym with my boyfriend, and to be brutally honest, I don't like it. Nothing against him, but I really enjoy working out alone. Maybe that's why I never really liked group classes...

Same here; I am internally motivated and find that a workout partner slows me down and group sessions are just not challenging.

HealthySideofLife

I go to the gym with my fiance. We're both starting our journey at the gym, so we'll go on the treadmill together, but we don't always stick together the whole time. He'll do weights while I go on the bike as an example. I could do it either way.

rainbowbow

Hahaha, I enjoy both. But I have a tendency to coach or correct my boyfriend and it hurts his ego so he refuses to work out with me. I enjoy working out with friends but get annoyed when we have to wait to alternate between our sets.

I guess for me it's fine to have another person there who isn't working out and can watch/correct/spot and vice versa.

wozkaa

Geez, I've even dumped my dog as a walking buddy - I'm that keen to be alone and not watching anyone else. I have twin toddlers, though, so I get a bit emotionally washed out through the day.

yosassi

I am a huge working at home person! It is a huge time saver and you don't have to deal with the whole people thing. You can even get group classes at home through DVD programs. Have you looked into any?

VelveteenArabian

I work out alone but sometimes in a group environment. I like group classes because I can just hide in the crowd. Most of my workouts are from horseback riding or dance anyway and aren't social activities

jdhcm2006

I prefer working out alone as well. In my room with a video or music or jogging with my headphones. I talked my sister into doing a 5k with me, but we still don't train together. A) because I can already run a 5k in 30 minutes and she cannot (which is why I gave her the C25K app) and B ) because she's someone who has to go to the gym or she won't work out (and she also has a PT). Give me a workout dvd or a youtube video and I'm good to go.

I also like the silence of working out alone. Especially, during a run. Just me, my headphones, the sound of my breathing and my feet hitting the ground. It's super relaxing.

Although, I will go to the occasional Kettlebell class b/c I'm working on my technique so I don't get injured.

LazyCatPame

Definitely better alone. I need to leave the house every once in a while on my own (as in... Hello, I'm an hermit who sometimes needs to get sunlight). Tried to take mom along once, but everything annoyed me... Like, little things: she was slow, that path was muddy (well... tell me a day it isn't, but tell me a day it does really bother me) and that she wouldn't shut up and so on. Nobody's fault, but it's my time to be on my own.

Atrocity108

Im normally an extrovert, but have become an introvert in recent years when I am out in public.

That being said, I hate working out with someone. I would rather be by myself in my own world.

missiontofitness

FitFitzy331 wrote: »

I like working out alone too. I'm introverted and need to deal with people all day long so my work outs are "me" time. I like to just put in my headphones, get my work out in and then go about the rest of my evening

You summarized how I feel beautifully!

I also dislike having to slow down or speed up to keep up with another person, and also don't like to potentially be distracted. I limit my workouts to 30-45 minutes for a reason; for intense cardio. Not to waste my time at the gym, and to be able to set my own pace.

xmichaelyx

Being alone is a primary reason to work out. That's why I built a home gym.

Makhai_

I prefer to work out alone. It enables me to concentrate on the lessons that the Iron has for me. Learning about what you’re made of is always time well spent, and I have found no better teacher. ~Henry Rollins

cincysweetheart

Yup! I go alone and I love it that way. On my days when I'm just walking… (outdoors, not the treadmill) then I don't mind company. But otherwise, I prefer being alone. The group classes wouldn't bother me too much as long as I'm going alone and not with a friend. Being alone in a group of strangers is still being alone.

vs_shine

i enjoy my group zumba classes.... but when i run and do my weight training at the gym i plug in my headphones and really focus on my routine. I like people just fine, but when i have my headphones in i can listen to my hardcore strength training music blasting in my ears and it really pumps me up for my reps. I can't pump myself up like that without my music. i always welcome constructive conversation, but having my headphones in sends a message to others that i am in my own little world and that works for me! do whatever works for you! :-)

yogicarl

I like to work in the company of like-minded others but work alone - that's why I have the reputation of being the smallest guy in the yoga studio but with the widest mat! I do like to work some partner stuff but do like to return to my safe place.

Benjinkan

Jennloella wrote: »

me too. But I don't like people.

+1 for this. I plug my earphones in and get on with it.

13bbird13

I tried going with a colleague from work in order to make it more of an "appointment" and ensure that I got there, but I really just wanted to work out and leave while she was very chatty and everything seemed to take longer as we had discussions over everything we were doing. Then I felt bad when she went out for surgery and I felt like I was abandoning her if I went by myself. Simpler just to go it alone, for me... it's been long enough that I can now go back and feel like I'm starting afresh.

missnelso04

jorge_ta83 wrote: »

Nothing more beautiful than an empty gym (for my selfish purposes lol).

YES! I do a happy dance inside when I get to the gym on a Saturday around 1 PM and there is no one on the cardio machines and only two guys down in the weights.

I go it alone, too. I do go to a yoga class once a week, but I stopped asking my friends to go with me because it's distracting.