Got told that I can't exercise in my apartment anymore...

I say keep working out too. We had neighbors below us who were like this. We lived on the 2nd floor of a 3 story complex, and could of course hear some noise above us as well. That's just the way it goes.

The people below us, however, couldn't stand us. We were heathens living in sin, and therefore must be in league with the devil and hold wild, loud orgies every weekend (um, NOT!)

We were also gone most of the day with class, then we both worked varying evening schedules, but I consistently worked weekends, having to be to work at 5:30am on Saturdays and Sundays to open the restaurant I worked in. One night, I got up to get a drink out of the fridge and a 12 pack of pop spilled out onto the floor. The next afternoon, the landlord was there to tell us we'd had a noise complaint. I told him that didn't seem possible since I was in bed, and told him my schedule. They complained that we'd had the stereo up too loud. Um, again, I was ASLEEP and my fiance was working overnights. Just me home, in bed. I told him about the soda falling out of the fridge--that was the ONLY possible thing they could have heard.

Some people are just ****s--let your landlord know what you're doing and ask him/her if it's an actual problem or not.

Your neighbors cannot dictate your activities. That is up to your landlord and your lease. Some neighbors are just unreasonable. Don't let it affect your health/lifestyle. I had a neighbor upstairs last year who would come downstairs to give us hell about EVERYTHING. She complained about our TV being too loud, music being too loud, dog being too loud, etc. We never complained about her and her boyfriend stomping around upstairs all of the time. People just love to complain when they're just a little inconvenienced.

Insanity is a loud workout but unless you're jumping up and down like a lunatic, it shouldn't be excessive.

I currently live in a second story apartment (note, this is the fifth apartment complex that I've lived in where I have had people below me ... zero complaints until now). I was in the middle of doing my workout when the people who just moved in downstairs told me that they don't want me working out in my apartment because it's too loud. I was doing this at 3:00 in the afternoon by the way.

Anyway, I have 12 months left on my lease and I don't want to be in a war with them for another year, so I feel obligated to stop... but now I don't know what to do! I'm a pretty broke full-time student, so I can't afford a gym membership. I'm two weeks into Insanity and feel like I have to quit, which makes me pretty bummed. I know that I can still do free weights, but that honestly feels like it. Do you guys have any advice on how to deal with this? I live in Florida and it's about to be summer time, so running outside is pretty much not an option.

Your neighbor should have known that she was going to hear noises from the tenant above her prior to moving in downstairs. She can't complain to you about hearing you move around in your apartment. You didn't build the apartments, so you can't help the noise that the tenant hears, such as you walking, flushing the toilet or even running water. I live on the first floor and I hear the tenants above me move around. I'm sure you can hear some noises that she makes as well. Noise goes both ways.

Go and talk to your landlord or the people in the office and let them know what's going on. Tell them that your neighbor not only complains about your exercising, but also about you moving around in your apartment. You pay rent just like she does. You have a right to exercise, unless it's written in your lease that you can't. All tenants have to be respectful to one another. You aren't breaking the quiet rule.

If your neighbor is home during your workout time, then in the front of the landlord or office personnel, you two need to come to an agreement. You need to know where she's at during the time of your workout. If she's in the living room and your living room is above hers, then you can exercise in your room. If she's sleeping, then you can exercise in your living room. Your tenant has to understand that she can't have things her way. Your money goes towards rent as well.

I can't live above people.

Maybe ask them if there is a better time that would work for them. I know it's your schedule too but maybe there is a way to both get what you want.

this.

and also, if it isn't during quiet hours, you can do what you want in your apt. it's your space since you rent it.

Tell them to get stuffed, ive had building work next door for the last two weeks and i got over it, even though it will be continuing for the next 8 weeks, noise is a fact of life! Its your home too.

Try to find out when they are not home or maybe cushion the floor better. I've had people above me when I lived in apartments and it can get crazy especially if there's children riding their big wheels. Good luck. Do you have a back yard? or community center?

I hear you about the children or even if they have dogs.

Consider using headphones. There are some cordless numbers out there. And on the plus side, you could use them for more than exercise. Advising the landlord is also a good pre-emptive move.

My boyfriend and I also live upstairs in our apartment. I visit my neighbors downstairs all the time and honestly you can hear just about anything from upstairs. We can even hear our dogs walking around when we are downstairs. If they have a problem with noise they should just move to another apartment or building because no matter where you're at you're going to hear people above you. Its part of living in an apartment.

Good luck with Insanity though! We have it, I just haven't really attempted it yet!

Thanks so much for the support everybody! I waited a whole day looking out of the window every 30 minutes to see if she would ever leave so that I could workout... but she never left She also complained to me that she hears dogs barking, which kind of sucks for her because all of the apartments surrounding her have dogs. I was worried that perhaps my dog was going crazy when I left, so I left for a couple of hours and made a voice recording. Not a sound. Such a good puppy

Does anybody know of any workout videos that aren't as jumping intensive as Insanity?

You could probably get a video that focused more on strength training or something, but quite honestly I don't think you should bother. Keep doing what you are doing. You've informed the landlord about the complaint and they are going to take steps to try to help the situation. And really, this woman is complaining about you walking around and your dog jumping off the couch, so it probably won't matter much. You're not doing these things during quiet hours, and it's not like you're jumping around all day long. Noise comes with living in apartments, especially ground floor apartments, so unless you're doing something completely unreasonably noisy (and an hour of exercise in the afternoon does not qualify), then she really just needs to suck it up or request a change to a top floor apartment.

Please keep us updated, I'd love to know what happens when they're hammering away all day in there, changing the floorboards. If it were me I'd be hoping she complained so that I could inform her (in the most poisonously sweet way I could manage) that it was because of her complaint. Oh, I'd love to do that.