Singing at the gym
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On the other hand, there is one gentleman who works out in the pool before our water aerobics class starts and he sings. He is a classically trained opera singer and has a wonderful voice, even at his age which is close to 80. I can live with that.
Now that I wouldn't mind ... a few bars of a classical piece sung well would be inspiring.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »levitateme wrote: »This is like the dudes who sit on the subway rapping to themselves with their dumb giant headphones on full blast and crooked. It's unbelievably annoying.
Or beatboxing. Uggggg.
You know who sounds good beatboxing? NOBODY.
This is true.
Thanks for your suggestion to try podcasts and radio programmes, I appreciate it Might be harder to count beats, but worth a try
Biz Markie, Doug E. Fresh, and Matisyahu would disagree.
PS. I would probably enjoy it if someone beat-boxed at the gym.0 -
ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
There is. You would probably get in big trouble for it though.
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3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
+1
Not entitled ... just ... silent.
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Lip sync. it's what i do
worries me that you get so bored...can´t you add weight to those squads or resistance or something? I doubt you¿ll get good results with a workout that lets you sing full throttle
I can't really talk well after my squats xD
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3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
Yes there is, put on a set of earbuds or earplugs. Unless someone is really loud, I don't hear a thing.
What do you guys do when there is a spin or zumba, or any other class where they play music loud?
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ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
Yes there is, put on a set of earbuds or earplugs. Unless someone is really loud, I don't hear a thing.
What do you guys do when there is a spin or zumba, or any other class where they play music loud?
I don't usually listen to music. I find it hard to carry when I'm lifting weights. I dislike arm bands but when I do listen with earphones I never have the volume up loud enough that it blocks everything out.
I find singing totally different that music being played in the background. My old gym you couldn't hear the music in the room they used anyway.
Plus it is the gym playing it and a number of people are using the music, not just one. It has a function.0 -
ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
Yes there is, put on a set of earbuds or earplugs. Unless someone is really loud, I don't hear a thing.
What do you guys do when there is a spin or zumba, or any other class where they play music loud?
I don't go to spin or zumba but if I did, I would expect there to be music and singing from the song that we were working out to. I would not expect, however, the class song to be on plus people around the room to be singing whatever songs tickled their fancy at the same time.
When I go to the gym where there is usually music playing through the sound system, I don't also expect there to be a Pavarotti in the corner singing Sole Mio and Sporty Spice singing Wannabe in the squat rack while mid-90s Blink 182 plays overhead. Normal conversations, fine, but the droning of somebody listening to their headphones is just annoying, especially when it's different droning from multiple sources. Add to that the fact that the person listening to the headphones isn't even listening to him/herself because of the headphones. Instead, they are subjecting everybody else to their singing while they listen to clean audio.
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Please don't.
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ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
Yes there is, put on a set of earbuds or earplugs. Unless someone is really loud, I don't hear a thing.
What do you guys do when there is a spin or zumba, or any other class where they play music loud?
What if you don't like to listen to music while working out? Ear buds with no sound will not block out singing.0 -
they can.I don't like to see/hear people singing, talking or even be on their phone. If you are doing that, you are not serious and need to get out of the way.
for me though - my rule is if i'm still singing along (even if its in my head) I CAN keep going and i cant quit.,...so maybe the people singing are serious and focussed.
But i agree about not distracting others...my gym is big loud and noisy though so even if i was singing aloud i dont think people would hear...
I promise you. they can.
Even in a gym where it's hard to talk- for some reason that sing- songey half singing thing people do- it travels.
probably not- but getting punched in the throat might happen... just saying.No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
So, you'd be so annoyed that you'd want to punch someone in the throat? Dang lol!0 -
ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
pretty much! 0 -
I have had a guy at the gym not only talk on the phone, but have it on speaker so everyone could hear the other person. He also slammed the weights so loud I startled and yelped a little. That was annoying. Singing not.0
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atypicalsmith wrote: »I was on my favorite treadmill at the Y yesterday and even though I was watching television and had earphones plugged in, I started hearing this grunting sound as I was almost finished. I tried to ignore it, but couldn't help but wonder who was grunting and why. It was driving me nuts. Finally I finished my hour, and it was someone on a stationary bike! He wasn't doing anything different than anyone else would do, but he was grunting very loudly (now that the earphones were off). I stared at him briefly, and he stared back at me, grunting louder than before. I guess some people just like calling attention to themselves.
Calling attention to themselves? Well I don't know what that guy's deal was. Maybe he was in pain. I can't say, and neither can you.
As far as singing for attention, I don't want or need that kind of attention at the gym, that's got nothing to do with it.
Some people want and need to feel joy, now and then.
I am a grunter - I didnt start out that way but as the weights got heavier (and I got older), it just started happening. I tried in embarassment to hold it in, but I cant lift anything if I do that! Maybe something physical with breathing or something, but I have no apparent control over grunting. If I dont grunt, I am not actually lifting anything challenging. Since that is the point of being there, I am going to grunt.
Also, I injured my shoulder crashing a motorcycle... Took a month of rehabbing it, and I grunted and groaned and cried through every "simple" range of motion exercise, every morning. But my shoulder healed perfectly because I was consistent. So... oh well.
Sorry for everyone offended.
Not offended! Glad your shoulder made it through!!!0 -
I guess I'm the combo breaker here. There's no way someone SINGING at the gym could even annoy me mildly. If someone is singing through their OWN workout then I have to assume they are a happy person enjoying themselves and I tend to enjoy seeing happy people express themselves publicly in non-vulgar ways.
OP, I say keep singing to yourself. As long as it's not over the music, who the hell cares. People tend to have inconsistencies about what offends them and it changes from day to day depending on their mood. If they are that offended and easily distracted then they can confront you about it.
This is really very sweet Thank you for writing
And I'm sorry to not have replied to other people who sing in the gym, and people tolerant of or indifferent to it (thank you, @ScubaSteve1962!), guess I was focused on hearing what people disliking it had to say. We should have our own gym 0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »3dogsrunning wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »This thread is really surprising to me, I did not realize that people took such offense to people singing to themselves or picking up a phone call. Whether they are leisurely working out or going hard, we all pay the same membership fees. If the person is on the phone off to the side and not holding up a machine, what bother is it? The gym is already noisy, it's not a library setting; noise, conversation, and music will be heard. And to tune it out, majority of folks have earbuds or headphones on, and are in their own little worlds. I would hope that no one is singing loud as hell, but to casually utter a few lines of lyrics here and there to yourself, I don't see the issue with it.
Yeah, same here. It was also mentioned that singing is equivalent to "entitled behavior" and ranks with not wiping down machines. Really. Not taking care to wipe ones bacteria/virii from equipment ranks equally with SINGING to one's self?
Wow...
Seems to me the people that don't won't other people to do things because it distracts or bothers them are the ones who think they are entitled!! Everyone needs to cater to them!!
Me, I'm wiping down before and after, I'm usually in the gym as soon as they open up, and I wipe down before I start. No ones ever got a Staph Infection from someones singing!!
I'm not entitled. She asked if it would annoy me and I answered honestly. I didn't even tell her not to do it. I wouldn't even say or do anything about it but it would annoy me.
And for the record, I would consider singing more annoying that someone not wiping down the equipment. I can easily resolve that myself by wiping it down myself. There is nothing I can do about someone singing.
Yes there is, put on a set of earbuds or earplugs. Unless someone is really loud, I don't hear a thing.
What do you guys do when there is a spin or zumba, or any other class where they play music loud?
I don't usually listen to music. I find it hard to carry when I'm lifting weights. I dislike arm bands but when I do listen with earphones I never have the volume up loud enough that it blocks everything out.
I find singing totally different that music being played in the background. My old gym you couldn't hear the music in the room they used anyway.
Plus it is the gym playing it and a number of people are using the music, not just one. It has a function.
It's understandable, no problem at all - I asked because I wanted to know!0 -
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What if you don't like to listen to music while working out? Ear buds with no sound will not block out singing. [/quote]
What if where you work out plays loud mainstream music over the loud speakers?
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Well, I'm pretty happy I don't go to the gym and I use the treadmill at home. I suddenly blurt out words to songs, clap and do weird hand movements to practice my "air drumming" haha0
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