When the class is full but the person next to you refuses to move?

[Anonymous]

Ugh I feel your pain OP. I usually ask the instructors to have a private convo with the offender after class to make them aware of their actions. Its actually not safe for them because they could accidentally get bumped into and fall. This usually always works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Funny this thread still has traction. For the record I am 51 so not young at all but I have been doing group fitness classes since college and when it's time to move I want to move. Older people who have been exercising their whole lives generally do a fine job keeping up. What irks me is when retirees who have never exercised come into higher level classes and expect others to accommodate them. I am serious about my workout and it is my only me time. I also love the feeling of traveling through space and that's hard to find in classes these days. Love the coughing suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

Totally agree with you. In any group exercise class the rule should be new people/less experienced always to the back, and experienced people always to the front. Regardless of the time you come into the room. This isn’t a lecture class where you should fill in the front of the room first.

And it should be the instructors job to enforce this. They need to be in the room long before the class starts reminding people as they come in where to fill in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If the person is not impeding your movement, it's strange you would be offended. Let her be.

She was. Thus the post. Would not follow the moves of the class. Doing tiny little old lady moves in her own world.

OMG you are an *ssHOLE!! just such a terrible awful individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

Totally agree with you. In any group exercise class the rule should be new people/less experienced always to the back, and experienced people always to the front. Regardless of the time you come into the room. This isn’t a lecture class where you should fill in the front of the room first.

And it should be the instructors job to enforce this. They need to be in the room long before the class starts reminding people as they come in where to fill in.

I would suggest the opposite - least experienced in the front and sides so they can see the instructor and the instructor can directly help them. Experienced people in the back because they don't need as much prompting.

+1 completely agree that it's the instructors' job to make sure everyone has space and is safe.

[Anonymous]

Why didn’t you just shove her out of the way? Especially if old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Funny this thread still has traction. For the record I am 51 so not young at all but I have been doing group fitness classes since college and when it's time to move I want to move. Older people who have been exercising their whole lives generally do a fine job keeping up. What irks me is when retirees who have never exercised come into higher level classes and expect others to accommodate them. I am serious about my workout and it is my only me time. I also love the feeling of traveling through space and that's hard to find in classes these days. Love the coughing suggestion.

You are special and deserve a lot of space. A quick shove would solve your problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Funny this thread still has traction. For the record I am 51 so not young at all but I have been doing group fitness classes since college and when it's time to move I want to move. Older people who have been exercising their whole lives generally do a fine job keeping up. What irks me is when retirees who have never exercised come into higher level classes and expect others to accommodate them. I am serious about my workout and it is my only me time. I also love the feeling of traveling through space and that's hard to find in classes these days. Love the coughing suggestion.

You are special and deserve a lot of space. A quick shove would solve your problem.

I can't tell you how much I wanted to. Smack dab in the middle of the floor and she barely moved. She was smiling though and I couldn't do it. Never mind that no one around her could actually do the routine because of her.

[Anonymous]

A class or activity where you can channel that aggression in a positive way may be more appropriate for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

Totally agree with you. In any group exercise class the rule should be new people/less experienced always to the back, and experienced people always to the front. Regardless of the time you come into the room. This isn’t a lecture class where you should fill in the front of the room first.

And it should be the instructors job to enforce this. They need to be in the room long before the class starts reminding people as they come in where to fill in.

I would suggest the opposite - least experienced in the front and sides so they can see the instructor and the instructor can directly help them. Experienced people in the back because they don't need as much prompting.

+1 completely agree that it's the instructors' job to make sure everyone has space and is safe.

Noooo! It’s so distracting when you have a buffoon in the front of the class. Ugh I just want to use a giant hook like they did on the Gong Show!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

Totally agree with you. In any group exercise class the rule should be new people/less experienced always to the back, and experienced people always to the front. Regardless of the time you come into the room. This isn’t a lecture class where you should fill in the front of the room first.

And it should be the instructors job to enforce this. They need to be in the room long before the class starts reminding people as they come in where to fill in.

I'd love for you to come to my gym and tell the self-appointed Queens of Bodypump / flow etc that they have to get in the front, not the back corners. They show up over an hour early just to set up their cute little personal row of spots, always spaced in a way to block out anyone that's not in "the crew".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously if you want to work out without thinking about other people, don’t take a class. CLASS.

sorry, that is bullsh**t! I love the classes,I love the loud music and the freeing feeling of moving all around the floor. It is what I consider the only "me" time of the day. I feel bad for the older ladies b/c yes, I get it, that will be me some day (and they are very nice!), but they make a class very dangerous when there is a lot of movement. They should be in the back of the room or the front side, not in the middle. I end up worrying how to get around them instead of my work out.

+1000 As a diehard class attender I agree with this. They should be in the back of the class for their safety. And the instructors should be responsible for keeping classes safe. When I start a new class I always get in the back until I learn the moves because I don’t want to interfere and annoy the people that have already perfected the moves. But old people can be oblivious and need to be politely told.

Totally agree with you. In any group exercise class the rule should be new people/less experienced always to the back, and experienced people always to the front. Regardless of the time you come into the room. This isn’t a lecture class where you should fill in the front of the room first.

And it should be the instructors job to enforce this. They need to be in the room long before the class starts reminding people as they come in where to fill in.

I'd love for you to come to my gym and tell the self-appointed Queens of Bodypump / flow etc that they have to get in the front, not the back corners. They show up over an hour early just to set up their cute little personal row of spots, always spaced in a way to block out anyone that's not in "the crew".

Are they able to do the workout or are they uncoordinated and get in others way? If they are skilled at the routine then the instructor should be handling the location as people come in so that there is room for everyone and everyone is in a space that keeps others safe.