Do you think it's rude to do noisy cardio in an apartment?

sakuya3834

Hi,

Maybe this is a silly question but...

I live in the 2nd floor of an apartment building and was wondering what you thought. I'd love to do more intense cardio workouts with jumping, etc, but I am paranoid that it is way too rude to do so. I would be working out in the middle of the day, between 10am and 1pm.

Do you think it is rude to the neighbors below me if I do cardio with jumping at this time of day or am I just overreacting?

torizia

I think it's fine during the day. I used to live in a second floor flat (apartment) and did the 30 day shred - I just made sure I always did it between 9-5

Chief_Rocka

I love noisy cardio

FartsMcGhee

As someone who lives in a first floor apt I would say that, if the people below you are home during this time then yes it is rude. If you want to do this noisy cardio you should live on the first floor.

If they don't work at home and aren't there during this time I say go for it. OR you could ask them if they mind, my upstairs neighbor asked me if I was ok with her "Insanity" and I'm fine with it in the middle of the day. My husband and I joke that she's "going insane" when we're home and she's working :laugh:

WickedPineapple

Yes, I think it's rude. You don't know your neighbor's work schedule. I had a guy living above me who had a treadmill. He interrupted many a nap, but I didn't care so much about that because it was in the afternoon. However, just because it doesn't interrupt your sleep doesn't mean it isn't annoying as *kitten*. I would try to study or read and the thumping was incredibly distracting.

You could always go to your downstairs neighbors and ask. They might not even be home during that time frame.

sakuya3834

Yes, I think it's rude.

This is what I thought! My fiance told me I was overreacting though, which I do a lot, so I wanted to make sure.

darkbrownsuga

Ask your neighbor.

_John_

I'd just do the noisy cardio whenever you could fit it in..

marissanik

Hahah what kind of cardio are you doing that is THAT noisy!?

MinnieInMaine

It's only rude "if" someone is home at that time and need to get sleep during the day for some reason. It doesn't mean you should hold back and not exercise though. I'd actually go down and talk to them. Just say you want to start a new exercise program but want to make sure it's not bothering them and they can let you know if it is. No need to ask permission - you're an adult and you pay rent too.

dani_1977

Yes.. it is rude.

But maybe explain to your neighbor and just ask what their schedule is. For all you know they may not even be home when you would like to do your workout out. and on a plus you seem at the very least a considerate person for asking

yo_andi

You could always ask if they're home around that time and explain why you're asking.

sakuya3834

Hahah what kind of cardio are you doing that is THAT noisy!?

I just feel like anything with jumping is loud and annoying. Jump squats, jogging in place, burpees... all of that.

I actually tiptoe in my apartment after 8pm because I'm paranoid about the neighbor hearing me walk at night. I once moved in somewhere and on the first day the downstairs neighbor said to us that he hated the previous tenants because he could hear them walking around all day. I took that comment to heart, I guess.

SoDamnHungry

It isn't rude as long as it isn't waking anyone up. If your neighbor doesn't complain if they do have a problem with it, how can you be expected to know?

VeryKatie

Definitely not! The only time it's rude is if it's after the noise curfew. I do lots of jumping exercises in my apartment, no complaints.

I do have concrete floors though. I still think you'd be fine. Most likely no one is home below you.

Remember that you're paying for your apartment to live in it.

If you receive a complaint, then it might be rude but until that happens there's no point worrying about it much since it may be a non-issue.

Personally, I would never talk to my neighbour in my apartment (it's inappropriate plus there are rules against it in my apartment - not if you're friends or anything - but no complaint should go direct from tenant to tenant). If you really want to "ask for permission", you should talk to your caretaker/landlord and have them contact your downstairs neighbour.

JoRocka

Hahah what kind of cardio are you doing that is THAT noisy!?

I just feel like anything with jumping is loud and annoying. Jump squats, jogging in place, burpees... all of that.

I actually tiptoe in my apartment after 8pm because I'm paranoid about the neighbor hearing me walk at night. I once moved in somewhere and on the first day the downstairs neighbor said to us that he hated the previous tenants because he could hear them walking around all day. I took that comment to heart, I guess.

That's excessive.

If you live in an apartment- there is some reasonable expectations you'll hear people doing daily things- like- walking.

I had elephants for neighbors. I heard them ALL the time.
Fine-whatever. It was okay.

I drew the line at screaming fist fights and called the cops on their sorry a**'s.

Practice jumping with soft landings- burpees aren't too loud on the way down- the jump for me winds up uncontrolled so try really controlling it for a soft landing. It's a good way to practice by doing them controlled and quiet.
I found with my current place- I have upstairs neighbors- and my basement down stairs- any jumping was just to loud- (to me) and I opted out of it- but I have room on my porch so I do it on the porch.

My old place- I could do stuff in the stair well- so you could try there- I used the stairs and the concrete landing quiet a bit at my old place.

Jerseygrrl

As other posters have said, talk to your neighbors about it. Sometimes a simple conversation can alleviate a whole lot of misunderstanding and unnecessary drama.
You may also want to take a look at your lease. These days many of them contain language that spells out what is and is not acceptable behavior, noise levels, etc.

shutterbug282

Maybe go and check with the person living downstairs if it's something that's really bothering you? They might be working nights so sleeping during the day, you don't know, or they might not even be able to hear you at all. Who knows unless you ask.

No_Finish_Line

never lived in an apartment other then a dorm and there was not this level of respect lol.

IDK, unless the person benieth you works the night shift, i think you should be able to live your life. why should thier expectation of low noise trump your desire for health?

someone said something about working from home. I'd certainly welcome the noises of someone bumping around above me rather then having to focus through the millions of side conversations and other distractions i the office.

probably the best thing to do would be to ask. i'd be suprised if they told you know regardless of what they really think lol.

jasonmh630

I don't think it's inherently rude, as long as you ask your neighbors before you do it.

daw0518

I don't think it's rude at all. Most complexes have 'quiet hours'. Mine are from 9pm to 9am. During non-quiet hours you should be able to do whatever you would normally do, within reason. I think doing 30 minutes or so of cardio is totally within reason, not to mention the fact that not ALL of it will include jumping & making a bunch of noise. If it annoys your downstairs neighbor, I'm sure he'll come say something & you guys can work it out like adults. But I disagree with everyone saying you should be quiet & conservative with your life at all times just because you 'don't know his work schedule'. It's not up to you to know his work schedule or to accommodate it, it's just up to you to follow the apartment rules and be able to compromise if the need arises. I mean, do you avoid vacuuming during the day because you're afraid of being noisy & interrupting someone else's day? I sure don't!

Rachifloon

To echo what many others have said, discuss it with your neighbour. Let them know you will be doing exercises that may be noisy and ask them what times they won't be home/don't mind a bit of noise for an hour. Also be considerate if they have young children that may be sleeping at various points of the day too.

rachelrb85

I used to have these neighbors that were either fighting and throwing things at each other or having sex very loudly (making up from the fighting). So there are worst rude things to do.

If your apartment is old and squeaky and you know for sure they are home when you want to do your workouts, I might think twice before doing so. But if your apartment is sound and you're pretty sure they're not home I would think you are good to go.

tanyoshka

I would be nervous as well, but there has to be a way for you to be able to live your life anyway. My suggestion, leave them a note explaining your plan. Invite them to let you know if that time is horribly inconvenient. Otherwise, maybe 3 taps with the broom handle to say "I'm trying to take a nap/have company over/etc" Just a thought. I suppose it depends on your neighbors.

ljmorgi

Remember that you're paying for your apartment to live in it.

If you receive a complaint, then it might be rude but until that happens there's no point worrying about it much since it may be a non-issue.

Personally, I would never talk to my neighbour in my apartment (it's inappropriate plus there are rules against it in my apartment - not if you're friends or anything - but no complaint should go direct from tenant to tenant). If you really want to "ask for permission", you should talk to your caretaker/landlord and have them contact your downstairs neighbour.

Your downstairs neighbor is paying for his apartment; third-shift workers have rights too. I would definitely ask via whatever process.

stealthq

Get a gym mat, or thick piece of carpet and do any jumping around on that. Should take care of any excessive noise issues. If not, your apartment building is poorly built and I guarantee your downstairs neighbors can hear every tiptoe, whisper, and sneeze. In which case, you might as well go ahead and do what you're going to do. You're making noise anyway, right?

Really, any reasonable noise during the day is fine, annoying or not. If your downstairs neighbors are that sensitive, they need to move to the top floor, because you can't be so quiet that you won't ever be heard without being completely irrational about it.

VeryKatie

Remember that you're paying for your apartment to live in it.

If you receive a complaint, then it might be rude but until that happens there's no point worrying about it much since it may be a non-issue.

Personally, I would never talk to my neighbour in my apartment (it's inappropriate plus there are rules against it in my apartment - not if you're friends or anything - but no complaint should go direct from tenant to tenant). If you really want to "ask for permission", you should talk to your caretaker/landlord and have them contact your downstairs neighbour.

Your downstairs neighbor is paying for his apartment; third-shift workers have rights too. I would definitely ask via whatever process.

Yes, but the odds are in favour of that person having a day job. Statistics. Don't make something into an issue until it is. If you get a complaint, that's when you stop. Otherwise is IS safe to assume the person doesn't care (and if they choose not to complain, that's their prerogative). That's the nature of apartment living. It is not the same as a house and you don't go in expecting the same privacy or noises that a house would have.

For example: I don't complain that the little kid above me stomps around for hours every day - which I can hear even through the concrete floors. Why? Because it doesn't bother me (kids should keep moving!). I also don't complain that I can hear my other neighbours urinate through the walls every single time. Why? Because I feel it's important to urinate when you need to. I also don't complain that my neighbours 5:00 am shower scares the poop out of me every morning when they switch from tub faucet to shower head, even though it wakes me up. Again... I'd prefer they shower. If a neighbour is exercising - I feel that is a physical need as well and it's not going to last that long. IF I were to have a night job, MAYBE I would say something, but you'd be surprised what people can sleep through! And I'm a light sleeper! My apartment even has an exercise room right next to someone's suite. Just that it's off limits after 10:00 pm due to noise.

Also, I'm not sure how old your apartment building is, but I can tell you that developers for newer places go through painstaking efforts to reduce noise from suite to suite. They build double walls with air voids and they insulate the walls even though it's not exterior. They may even put extra dry wall on or spray foam insulation into the floors. They also often install noise channel to help provide additional air voids to reduce vibrational noises. In other words... it sounds louder to you than it does to them! So really, just do what you need to do while trying to be considering but don't stress about it unless they say something. This will be a fine method in 80 - 90% of the cases.

stealthq

Remember that you're paying for your apartment to live in it.

If you receive a complaint, then it might be rude but until that happens there's no point worrying about it much since it may be a non-issue.

Personally, I would never talk to my neighbour in my apartment (it's inappropriate plus there are rules against it in my apartment - not if you're friends or anything - but no complaint should go direct from tenant to tenant). If you really want to "ask for permission", you should talk to your caretaker/landlord and have them contact your downstairs neighbour.

Your downstairs neighbor is paying for his apartment; third-shift workers have rights too. I would definitely ask via whatever process.

They do - they have the right to have their neighbors follow the rules of the apartment complex, which I can guarantee include times when normal noise is perfectly fine, and times when you are expected to be more quiet.

If someone has issues with needing to sleep during the day, and has problems sleeping through noise, then they can get a top floor apartment, or look into white noise machines, ear plugs, and so forth. Just as I would hope they had the foresight to get an apartment without a bedroom window or where the sun can be blocked if they have problems sleeping when it is light outside.

fivethreeone

Noisy cardio is the best! It might be rude during the day, but your neighbors will soon grow to respect you if you are consistent with it at night,

vegkitten

I off and on play DDR usually at the later hours of the night, and I live on the second story. If my neighbors complained, I would for sure stop, but they've never said anything, so I'm thinking that I don't make as much noise as I think I do.

The_Enginerd

I off and on play DDR usually at the later hours of the night, and I live on the second story. If my neighbors complained, I would for sure stop, but they've never said anything, so I'm thinking that I don't make as much noise as I think I do.

Back when I was in an apartment, I actually got a first floor apartment because of this very reason.