Neighbour hates it when I work out!

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  • Annette_rose
    Annette_rose Posts: 427 Member
    I think the letter you wrote is wonderful and very thoughtful on your part.
  • vettle
    vettle Posts: 621 Member
    That's very nice of you and very mature of you. I probably wouldn't be as mature about it and I wouldn't' care ha ha. Its 20 minutes in the middle of the day - my neighbors can just suck it up :-) He's damaging his ceiling not yours. Maybe jump louder and for an hour? sorry I'm being mean. Start with the letter but I don't know that it will change anything. sounds like an unreasonable person.
  • small_ninja
    small_ninja Posts: 365 Member
    I dunno if it's the same where you are, but in New Zealand I'm pretty sure that you're well within your rights to jump around in your apartment for 20 minutes a day for exercise purposes - it's not an unreasonable use of land by my interpretation. So there's nothing your neighbour can do about it even if he is still angry, starts threatening you, and doesn't want you to do it ever. If he doesn't stop banging on your floor/his ceiling then contact your landlord (like everyone else has said) :smile:
  • ComicBookGeekGirl
    ComicBookGeekGirl Posts: 202
    psh, whatever. So long as you're doing it during normal hours (8am-9pm I'd say is fair), he has no reason to get his panties in a bundle. When we live in apartments, we accept that there will be SOME noise passing between neighbors. Or you could always play music really loud to drown out your jumping. :laugh:
    Unless he works 3rd shift and is sleeping during her normal workout hours. I think the letter is a great way to handle the situation!
  • violetta88
    violetta88 Posts: 117 Member
    I agree, I think you've been pretty considerate - when my neighbours crash about the thing I find most annoying is not knowing when they'll stop. By letting him know you'll just be working out 20mins at a time I think it'll make him more tolerant.

    I live in a top floor flat, so I totally get how frustrating it is to want to be a considerate neighbour and still work out! I tend to do mine when I wake up at 5:30, because I know the woman below me isn't awake then. I also know that her flat is the same layout as mine, so I stand at the opposite end to the bedroom.

    In future maybe consider something that doesn't involve so much running? I've found exercise that involves a lot of mat work, like pilates and yoga, are a lot less disturbing to others.

    Good luck!
  • Meg177
    Meg177 Posts: 215 Member
    That's very nice of you and very mature of you. I probably wouldn't be as mature about it and I wouldn't' care ha ha. Its 20 minutes in the middle of the day - my neighbors can just suck it up :-) He's damaging his ceiling not yours. Maybe jump louder and for an hour? sorry I'm being mean. Start with the letter but I don't know that it will change anything. sounds like an unreasonable person.

    Lol...I was thinking that too. Tried extreme shred shred yet:laugh:
  • robpett2001
    robpett2001 Posts: 320 Member
    I say start taking food to him/her. Baked goods. Brownies, cookies and a cake. Tell them its something for them to enjoy while you are working out.

    However that was really cool of you to write that.

    Yah, I'm a face-to-face person -- now that you've broached the subject with a letter, drop by in person with your smiling, pleasant demeanor...and a plate of baked goods...and follow up with him to work it out. That sort of thing is much easier to figure out in a conversation, than with the formalities (and faceless back and forth) of letters.
  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    I can't think of a better way to have responded! Also, you could try doing the exercises on a mat...I did this because of the impact on my knees and because of a foot injury but it also makes it quieter- just make sure you find a way to make the mat not slide around. Also, I would not recommend doing 30DS barefoot, only because of the impact you would be putting on our foot, which can lead to injuries.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    The fact that you wrote him a note was a really nice gesture. Honestly I would have just ignored him altogether. Keep working out.
  • sherrybaby81
    sherrybaby81 Posts: 257 Member
    I think you handled the situation very well.

    I have a neighbour who is always making noise. Actually, as I type this, there is loud music coming from above. We are at the point where we will be getting cops involved. I am the neighbour who pounds on the ceiling if it gets too loud, but that is only because I am actually scared of the guy upstairs. He once threw a bunch of furniture off his balcony because he was angry. He also throws his lit cigarette butts on our balcony. If the noise keeps up tonight, we are calling the cops. The leasing office has told us to do so, as they have done all they can do apparently (which I think is dumb).

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