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There's a difference between what you expect, and what you like. It doesn't mean it can't be a little better. Having something playing in the background makes t

There's a difference between what you expect, and what you like. It doesn't mean it can't be a little better. Having something playing in the background makes the other noises less weird. It also makes me less self-conscious when I make my own grunting noises. You're telling me if they invented a machine that stopped anyone in a room from sweating or smelling, you wouldn't want your gym to have them?

bogomipz 9y ago
>"Having something playing in the background makes the other noises less weird. It also makes me less self-conscious when I make my own grunting noises." Which is presumably why the overwhelming majority of people in gyms are wearing earbuds and and enjoying their chosen music.
- squeaky-clean 9y ago
  Okay, but unless I can get every single person to wear earbuds than it will still make me self-conscious to grunt in front of the ones that aren't. Also the gym staff. Etc. If you have your own earbuds in, why does it matter if the gym is playing music?
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    Do you really believe that if I am working out next to you that I can't hear you grunting if the gym is playing music? If you read the discussion you can see that the issue if you have to compete with the house sounds system which is much more powerful than your earbuds.
    - squeaky-clean 9y ago
      > Do you really believe that if I am working out next to you that I can't hear you grunting if the gym is playing music? Not that you can't hear me. But that I'm not the only thing you hear. It's a psychological thing. I'm no longer worrying that the only sounds for people near me to hear are my grunts. The music lets both of us tune it out. If you want to focus on me and listen, you can still do that, but it's weird. > If you read the discussion you can see that the issue if you have to compete with the house sounds system which is much more powerful than your earbuds. I've never been to a gym that I couldn't comfortably speak at a quiet level above the music, and wouldn't work out at one that does. This isn't actually a discussion about gym music, it's crappy gyms vs non-crappy gyms.
      - bogomipz 9y ago
        >"This isn't actually a discussion about gym music, it's crappy gyms vs non-crappy gyms." It seems like its more a discussion about your own self-consciousness.
        squeaky-clean 9y ago
        Correct. A crappy gym doesn't try to accommodate members needs like self consciousness or an overbearing music volume. A good gym does, among many other things.

bogomipz 9y ago

>"Having something playing in the background makes the other noises less weird. It also makes me less self-conscious when I make my own grunting noises." Which is presumably why the overwhelming majority of people in gyms are wearing earbuds and and enjoying their chosen music.

squeaky-clean 9y ago
Okay, but unless I can get every single person to wear earbuds than it will still make me self-conscious to grunt in front of the ones that aren't. Also the gym staff. Etc. If you have your own earbuds in, why does it matter if the gym is playing music?
- bogomipz 9y ago
  Do you really believe that if I am working out next to you that I can't hear you grunting if the gym is playing music? If you read the discussion you can see that the issue if you have to compete with the house sounds system which is much more powerful than your earbuds.
  - squeaky-clean 9y ago
    > Do you really believe that if I am working out next to you that I can't hear you grunting if the gym is playing music? Not that you can't hear me. But that I'm not the only thing you hear. It's a psychological thing. I'm no longer worrying that the only sounds for people near me to hear are my grunts. The music lets both of us tune it out. If you want to focus on me and listen, you can still do that, but it's weird. > If you read the discussion you can see that the issue if you have to compete with the house sounds system which is much more powerful than your earbuds. I've never been to a gym that I couldn't comfortably speak at a quiet level above the music, and wouldn't work out at one that does. This isn't actually a discussion about gym music, it's crappy gyms vs non-crappy gyms.
    - bogomipz 9y ago
      >"This isn't actually a discussion about gym music, it's crappy gyms vs non-crappy gyms." It seems like its more a discussion about your own self-consciousness.
      - squeaky-clean 9y ago
        Correct. A crappy gym doesn't try to accommodate members needs like self consciousness or an overbearing music volume. A good gym does, among many other things.