Do you talk to a lot of people at the gym or just people you knew well?

[Anonymous]

lately i haven't been very talkative although have talked to people there before but mostly people i knew well or knew outside of the gym. i feel like i'm interupting people by talking to them there if they were working out / doing things. and then i don't know what to talk about either a lot of the time and some of the girls i know like to listen to music /wear ear buds so even harder to talk to them

[zeitgeist057]

I don't talk to people at the gym at all, other than perhaps something related to if they are done with a piece of equipment. People with earbuds in, especially women, often do so in order to avoid interactions, so I assume they don't want me or anyone else talking to them unless absolutely necessary.

[Asker]

it was weird found the girl with the ear buds didn't mind me talking to her if i did so in a common area and she wasn't doing much. but did give off the impression she was trying to avoid people but not really sure that was the case

[zeitgeist057]

There are exceptions and women have a way of letting you know if they are open to conversation. They've got to be pretty obvious about it with me, though, because I just focus on my workout. I came there for a reason, and it wasn't to socialize, and while of course the athletic bodies of women around are pleasant, for the most part I think they came for the same reasons.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

I don’t talk to anyone unless I go with friends or my boyfriend. I don’t go to the gym to talk to people.


I only talk to people at the gym if I’m asking about equipment, if I need something, or if I’m asking what set/rep they’re on/when they will finish. I will talk casually with friends/boyfriend if I’m walking around or doing cardio like bikes or treadmill. When I’d using equipment, I’ll just listen to music.

[dustybiker]

I would talk to people if they look like they want to talk. Not overboard. But short back and forth so not to distract.

[Drumlin2001]

I talked to no one. I was there to work out not socialise. I used to have a couple of friends who used to go to same gym, would sometimes see them there but just preferred to do my own thing.

[Contra1166]

I never talk to people when I go