Talking throughout an exercise class

That’s so rude, both to the instructor and the other participants. I do yoga and someone talking would do my head in . Ditto when I do body pump .
It really annoyed me , when I was working and attending a conference, that delegates would chat during a lecture . During one lecture , there was a group of women chatting away , near where I was sitting and I kept giving them daggers and shushing them . At the end I said to one , if you want to chat go to Starbucks . It happened a lot and eventually I gave up on attending conferences and did online courses .

I can’t wear my hearing aids if I get hot and sweaty, so I would not have heard the instructor

I used to go to a fitness class, everyone arrived in time, paid up, ready to start. Except one couple, always late, wrong money, grinning around, impervious to the rest of us.
He tried to be funny, wasn’t, and she wanted to keep chatting.
I had to choose, physical fitness,or mental stress. it was such a shame, I had to give up.

YANBU The two participants were being rude and discourteous to the instructor. I hesitate to say typical Americans but. I live in a town and ofren travel by bus to the capital. There is a University near me, filled with international students who use buses to travel to the city. Invariably there are at least a couple of American students amongst the passengers, and they really annoy me. Every word of their conversations can be heard no matter where they sit. No consideration of others who may want a but if peace and quiet or would like to hold a conversation themself.

Hi everyone, I am an American and a gym rat and I'm 75. I was an instructor for 10 years and still teach every now and then and will tell you that is extremely rude to the instructor, as well as everyone taking the class. It's just not done. Really, are you there to work out or are you there to talk?

This happened in a class I was in, so I asked the instructor to please repeat instructions as I couldn't hear. She got the hint and asked everyone to please listen.

It is very rude. They should read the room and go by what the regulars are doing. If you're at yoga or Pilates (my fave), you get into a sort of zen mode in your head and people yacking away would ruin it.

Another alternative would have been for someone to ask the instructor to halt the class because people were talking and attendees couldn’t hear the instructor……..just saying!

I would have made a pointed comment.
We were in a restaurant recently in Inverness and at the next table were 9 American golfers who were exceptionally loud. They weren’t rude just really loud. I thought that the restaurant owner would have asked them to be quieter but he didn’t. When they left, one said “ A bit of peace for you all now”
“ Exactly” was my response.
I do have the same problem at my lovely choir when women behind talk non stop then ask “ What are we singing ?” Hey ho!

Tbh I am marvelling at their stamina, when I’m in gym/classes, it’s all I can do to keep breathing, let alone chat…

BlueBelle I was too far away from them to do that. They weren't at today's class and I gather that they're going back to USA on Sunday. Good riddance! I know. I'm not being very charitable.

It’s awful and I m afraid I d have tapped them on the shoulder and with a beaming smile explained to them that this is a silent class and maybe not what they expected it to be or even just caught their attention and put my finger to my lips
Unacceptable but maybe in their country it’s a free for all and they didn’t know…. educate them

Yes, it is rude.
It is not like exercising on apparatus in a gym.
Very annoying for the instructor also.

It happened at my fitness class and frankly I was annoyed as it was difficult to concentrate. I am fairly new to the class so didn’t say anything but it did spoil it for me.

It happens in choirs too. One or two people try to use every pause to resume their conversation. Our MD is very strict about it and will just freeze and go silent until they stop and pay attention.

The music was playing and she was going full blast with the exercises. She'd have to bring the class to a complete stop. None of us thought to tell them not to be talking and carrying on during the class before it started as it never crossed anyone's mind that they would!

It was up to the instructor to ask them if they would please be quiet, and she should have done so right from the start, it was unfair to not to this as it annoyed most of you.

Astitchintime

I thinks it’s very rude and I’d have had to say something……quite assertively!
Some years ago we were holiday in the USA when it was a nice place to visit and our health permitted the long haul flights. One particular afternoon we had a chance to see a stunt reenactment from a film involving moving vehicles, crashes, chases etc. The seating area was packed and there was a young American couple sitting directly behind us. Before the show started they were talking quite loudly, no problem with that as there was nothing going on in the display arena…..however, once the show started and the action ramped up they kept on talking even louder……so much so we couldn’t here the commentators describing the action and what the stunt team were doing.
I lost my filter at that point, turned around in my seat and pointed out that whilst they might be able to see the show any time they liked, we had paid a great deal of money and travelled a long way to visit the States and could they kindly ‘just shut up’! It worked and I got a round of applause from all the others sat in the immediate vicinity who were too damned hollow backed to say anything!

Hoorah!! 👏👏👏👏👏

Very rude to both instructor and other participants.

If they wanted a chat they should have gone to the pub!

I feel this way about those who chat through a film and even more peed off when it happens in a theatre.

I don't think they'll be back. I'm going to speak to the instructress next time but she's so polite I'm sure she'll shrug it off.

It is rude and inconsiderate. But if you miss the moment to say anything it's difficult thereafter, so you have to act quickly and say it. The instructor should have told them though. I'd hate it as I don't think my heating is as good as it was. So I'd be annoyed if I couldn't hear the instructions. I'd speak to the instructor at the start of the next session and ask her to say something.

I would have said something. Have told people in cinemas and theatres to be quiet as others have done.
Was fortunate enough years ago to attend a lecture in Cambridge given by Stephen Hawking, it was a joy. But a young woman in front of us kept turning to the boy she was with and talking to him whilst cuddling up to him and nuzzling his neck. Am all for young love but on this occasion tapped them on the shoulder and said quietly but so they could hear ‘get a room not a lecture theatre’.
There was not a peep after that.

I'd have told the talkers in exercise class to please stop talking so that we all hear the instructor. In a quiet polite but carrying voice .

I've done the same in cinemas and theatres , never fails.

Well done Astitchintime. We were very glad when another person in the audience at the cinema told a couple to 'Just shut up. Some of us are trying to listen!'

I thinks it’s very rude and I’d have had to say something……quite assertively!
Some years ago we were holiday in the USA when it was a nice place to visit and our health permitted the long haul flights. One particular afternoon we had a chance to see a stunt reenactment from a film involving moving vehicles, crashes, chases etc. The seating area was packed and there was a young American couple sitting directly behind us. Before the show started they were talking quite loudly, no problem with that as there was nothing going on in the display arena…..however, once the show started and the action ramped up they kept on talking even louder……so much so we couldn’t here the commentators describing the action and what the stunt team were doing.
I lost my filter at that point, turned around in my seat and pointed out that whilst they might be able to see the show any time they liked, we had paid a great deal of money and travelled a long way to visit the States and could they kindly ‘just shut up’! It worked and I got a round of applause from all the others sat in the immediate vicinity who were too damned hollow backed to say anything!