Don't talk or text at the gym on the equipment!!!!

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  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    Who cares what other people do?
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    I love when people tell me what I can or cannot do. I text on the phone if on cardio equipment like the stairmaster. NO big deal to you is it? I use workout apps on my phone that are synced to my heart rate chest strap, this should not bother anyone. I do not use my phone in a way that keeps people waiting on me, that is wrong and I will agree with the OP on that point. :) I don't talk on the phone because I'm usually breathing too hard to hold a conversation.

    I just dislike these stupid threads, mind your own business. If it's a problem because you have to wait longer for equipment then go complain to your gym manager. I also dislike these threads because the assumptions that people don't work as hard as you. I work my *kitten* off and burn about 7000-8000 calories each and every week, no exceptions. I work hard and a high heart rate doing it, so please stop with the assumptions.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
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  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    If you're ready to just get your workout on, the do it. Ignore the other people. You'll be happier if don't let it get to you.

    I also flip through music on my phone or check messages or record my reps between weight sets. Don't really see how it's bothering others.

    If someone is being unsafe or monopolizing a piece of equipment you need, talk to the gym staff.
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    Anyone else agree? DRIVES ME CRAZY to see people sitting & chatting away WHILE they are on the piece of equipment that I need. UGH!!! When I step in the gym, I am in workout mode. Ear buds go in, music goes up, and I'm ready to get 'er done! WORK OUT or GET OUT people! ~:-P

    Step 1: earbuds in
    Step 2: get yucky with some weights
    Step 3: profit

    I'm totally with ya, texting doesn't bother me so much - but chatting on the phone - gah

    Do two friends talking to each other bug you also? You have your earbuds in, right?
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Get yourself a serious lifting app and you'll stop complaining about people in the gym who know they have to take a break between sets and use their phones to keep the mind occupied for that whole 90 to 120 seconds.
  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    I track my work out in my phone.
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    fougamou - my point is that they ARE sitting on the equipment talking or texting. NOT working out. I will need to finish a set on something and they jump on & sit there.
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    Guess I was not clear enough for everyone. I could care less if someone is talking or texting or whatever while they are working out. It is when they are SITTING/NOT WORKING OUT on the equipment that I need to use and they are talking or texting. Make sense now???? If you go to the gym, surely this would bother you as well?!
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Guess I was not clear enough for everyone. I could care less if someone is talking or texting or whatever while they are working out. It is when they are SITTING/NOT WORKING OUT on the equipment that I need to use and they are talking or texting. Make sense now???? If you go to the gym, surely this would bother you as well?!

    What about when I take pictures of myself working out.

    I bet that puts your bee in a bonnet . . .
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    If they are just sitting there not using the equipment, then yes that is annoying. But if they are working out and have their phone to text, etc that really is none of my business. I'm too busy working my *kitten* off to notice others around me anyway.
  • sizzle74
    sizzle74 Posts: 858 Member
    If they are sitting on it and I want to use it, I ask them to scram.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Do you ever let them know you are waiting? I'd ask if they're done and they will reply how much they got left to do.. in the mean time you improvise and do something else. Sometimes they let you work in if they're nice.
  • HIITMe
    HIITMe Posts: 921 Member
    Guess I was not clear enough for everyone. I could care less if someone is talking or texting or whatever while they are working out. It is when they are SITTING/NOT WORKING OUT on the equipment that I need to use and they are talking or texting. Make sense now???? If you go to the gym, surely this would bother you as well?!

    SOME PEOPLE REST BETWEEN SETS!! REST BETWEEN WORKOUTS>..MIND YOUR BUSINESS & WAIT YOUR TURN!!
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    They pay to be there just like you do...
  • sassafrascas
    sassafrascas Posts: 191 Member
    Treadmill, stationary bike, Elliptical: Sure I use my phone, maybe not for a full on conversation, but to text, read emails and listen to music (with buds) etc.

    Life doesn't stop for me just because I am at the gym.

    ^ life still happens so i may have to answer the phone and I may stop working out for a second so I can actually talk.
    I have never seen someone just sit at a machine for 5 mins on their phone maybe you need a new gym?
  • misssiri
    misssiri Posts: 335 Member
    Guess I was not clear enough for everyone. I could care less if someone is talking or texting or whatever while they are working out. It is when they are SITTING/NOT WORKING OUT on the equipment that I need to use and they are talking or texting. Make sense now???? If you go to the gym, surely this would bother you as well?!

    SOME PEOPLE REST BETWEEN SETS!! REST BETWEEN WORKOUTS>..MIND YOUR BUSINESS & WAIT YOUR TURN!!

    Yes people rest between sets but what about the guys that are resting for 5 minutes and doing 12 sets? My whole stronglifts 5x5 takes about 30 minutes right now. I don't want to wait 45 minutes so I can do my thing and get out of there.
  • ThisGirl2013
    ThisGirl2013 Posts: 220 Member
    psh *lol* I text randomly. Not non stop but yeah, sorry - I can hit the machines pretty hard and still text at the same time.. Just sayin'
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    I use my phone to listen to music, so i possibly look like im playing on my phone but i'm generally skipping tracks.

    +++ Me too - esp b/c I listen to Pandora I may even skip a station.

    Once in a while I will have a 30 second conversation b/c my husband and I always talk right before his weekly flights take off and sometimes that happens to be when I have to be at the gym. Sorry if my having a busy life bugs ya'll :)

    Or if I'm running late and I need to text my daughter I will.

    But I don't just sit there social media style the whole time its probably 30 seconds of any given work out. Just watch your own TV and stuff geaush !
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    Anyone else agree? DRIVES ME CRAZY to see people sitting & chatting away WHILE they are on the piece of equipment that I need. UGH!!! When I step in the gym, I am in workout mode. Ear buds go in, music goes up, and I'm ready to get 'er done! WORK OUT or GET OUT people! ~:-P

    Step 1: earbuds in
    Step 2: get yucky with some weights
    Step 3: profit

    I'm totally with ya, texting doesn't bother me so much - but chatting on the phone - gah

    Do two friends talking to each other bug you also? You have your earbuds in, right?

    true true - fair point
  • Justkeepswimmin
    Justkeepswimmin Posts: 777 Member
    If they are sitting on it and I want to use it, I ask them to scram.

    Ditto - if I don't need the equipment, w/e.
  • iorahkwano
    iorahkwano Posts: 709 Member
    I use my phone's Stronglifts App to enter in my weights & sets, and time my rest periods. I'm not texting but I guess it could look that way to others.
  • Bridget0927
    Bridget0927 Posts: 438 Member
    I do this~ Not talk but my music is on my phone so If I get a text while running when I slow down to walk I check it eeeekkkkk
  • kittenkirst
    kittenkirst Posts: 32 Member
    I enter my run during my cool down (exactly how far Ive ran & distance/speed + cool down time) whilst doing my cool down run. I also enter all my weights & sets into MFP inbetween sets. I use it as exercise journal as forget by the time I get home! It probably looks like I'm texting but promise I'm not :-)
  • Bridget0927
    Bridget0927 Posts: 438 Member
    Two ppl walking on treadmills talking annoys me terribly, I know very silly of me but it totally does....
  • ArmandoG28
    ArmandoG28 Posts: 283 Member
    short people that move my settings .
  • Bridget0927
    Bridget0927 Posts: 438 Member
    short people that move my settings .

    Ha I do this too, Man ppl at the gym prolly wanna kill me!
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    AGAIN, I see that MOST people did not read my whole post OR understand what I was saying. Last time...I have NO problem with talking/texting/taking pics/whatever you want to do - my problem has been people sitting on the machines I need talking or texting (NOT BETWEEN SETS). Geez, come on peeps - read the WHOLE post, not just the subject!!!! :-P And yes, I have to ask to use the equipment every time - just annoying!!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Can't you ask them to move? That is what I always do and haven't had any problems.
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    Yes, I have to ask them to use the equipment every time. It seems to be the same people doing this. Just a little irritating. :-/
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