How social is your gym? Do you meet people there?

So the building I live in has a great gym, and it works for pretty much all my needs. Doesn’t have EVERYTHING but enough for a noob like me.

However, my day job consists of sitting in an office, and our company is small. I don’t meet people here. I don’t go to school either. It drives me pretty nuts.

I had a membership at a YMCA but it was pretty dead. I was curious how social people tend to be while at the gym?

I am not really a social bee at the gym. I kind of like to get in and get out. I don’t even always go to the gym, lately I’ve been working out at home or outside. But finding a workout partner can help keep you motivated and accountable. Are you looking for that or just want to have a nice social environment when you workout? My husband goes to the gym with a guy from his office at lunch. Is there someone at your office who might be interested in doing the same thing?
Pamela

www.ThrivePersonalFitness.com

I think there is a line for socialness in the gym. I always tend to meet people but mosty going in or out or if I am starting or finishing my workout at the same time. Once I start, I don’t like to stray and talk that much. I say there is a line cause there are those who go in and don’t even work out, they just stand in the wieght room and talk talk talk and interrupt everyone else’s workout. I don’t think that is very respectful either. However, if I do not want to talk now, I wear my headphones and that seems to work to keep chatters away when I am in serious mode.

My opinion is the same. I really don’t like people who go in, put their towel on one bench, bottle on the other,… and then there’s no place to to anything. And yes they don’t even train but talk to each other for 15 minutes, then lift weight for a few reps and talk again. Gym is the place where you have to train you can talk at home, outside or anywhere else.

@PamelaH I’m just looking for a workout partner pretty much. I’m not wanting to chit chat while actually exercising… that’s kinda annoying like mantin and simi wrote.

I guess I meant “friendly” instead of social. I just hate gyms where people try to be all “hard”.

i belong to Fitness 19 – a no thrills sort of gym…it’s cheap and it serves its purpose…the people who go to my gym go there for a reason – to workout…this is unlike when i belonged to Golds – people went there to be seen, lots meatheads and not really a friendly atmosphere….

but at Fitness 19 people generally don’t hang around to talk (some, not many) and if you need a spotter, etc, people are more than willing to oblige…

here’s a perfect example…one lady brings in her kettlebells to work out…a guy (pretty fit, muscular) had watched her a few times…finally he approached one day and next thing you know, they were working out a few days a week using the kettlebells…

You might try Craigslist. I hear that can actually be a good place to find a workout partner.
Pamela

www.ThrivePersonalFitness.com

I agree with the posters above about the thin line of socialness (is that a real word?) in the gym. I’m usually on a tight schedule and it’s hard enough to fit a workout in and having to wait for the group of 3 friends yakking and hogging the equipment. I’m not anti-social or anything but if i see buddies of mine i say i quick hello, give a high 5. If i run into them at the drinking fountain or at the front desk that’s when i’ll do the chit chatting… lol

I ended up leaving another gym in part because it felt very “clique-y.” They women who knew each other would talk just to each other before and after all the classes. It was kind of isolating if you weren’t part of their circle.

I love, love, love where I go now. Everyone is super nice but they don’t let the chattiness get in the way of their reason for being there.