Working out in back garden - neighbours complaining.

[LuciferKitty]

I had a baby a few months ago and trying to shift the baby weight which I have gained.

The last few mornings around 10:30am I have been going into our back garden to do a workout on apple fitness+. I have been wearing my headphones as quite frankly my neighbours don't need to hear the cheesy "come on, push it harder" motivation chat from the fitness instructor.

This morning after my workout (I do HIIT - 20 minutes), the neighbour next door came to the door and asked if I could work out inside as they are trying to relax in their back garden in peace and watch their fish. I was a bit taken aback. My DH heard this and came to the door and politely said that I'm not making lots of noise, it's day light and we are entitled to work out in our garden. He pointed out what will they think when our daughter is older and playing in the garden? The neighbour responded "that's different" and apparently my panting noises are a bit "erotic sounding". At this point we said to the neighbour that again, I'm not making excessive noise and that I'm simply working out. His response? "Well join a gym then"

I'm actually really annoyed. We have CCTV outside the property so I checked to hear how loud I am when working out and honestly hardly any noise, mostly just heavy breathing which the camera struggled to pick up. It's not like I'm making noises like Monica from friends when she gets her massage.

I also have a gym in the garage so why would I join a gym? We live in a detached house so no risk of noise to adjoining walls etc. there's not that much floor space to do the workouts inside the garage. Before baby I didn't do the HIIT.

The reason for me working out in the back garden is my DH is working from home and my baby is napping so I don't want to be creating noise inside to wake up baby or disturb DH working. If baby wakes up the monitor pings a notification to my phone so I will know if she is awake and will stop workout to tend to baby.

Neighbour only moved in about 6 months ago and never had any issues since.

Who is BU? Me or the neighbour?

The neighbours are batshit. Crack on! (And well done with the motivation!)

You and husband should start having really loud sex with the windows open (or even just pretend to) and see if they'd prefer you do that at a gym instead too.

That'll be a shout out for me too then please

To some posters - I live in an upside down house - bedrooms downstairs and living space upstairs. Not ideal to be working out upstairs as noisy on the floor.

No pounding noise on the grass outside.

It is a long time since I have laughed out loud at some of the madness on here, but OMG, "watch their fish".

Also, it is disgusting that he suggested it sounded like anything other than what it was. Vile pig.

What you are doing, especially at a set time, is perfectly reasonable.

Gosh, this is almost unbelievable…

Take the headphones off and let them listen to the full workout at a volume which would drown out your deep breathing. I am sure that would be even more annoying to them.

Look them up and down with a bit of side eye and politely ask if they would like to come and join you in your weight loss/ toning efforts……..

Tell me about it! It's bloody embarrassing is what it is!

It's 20 minutes! They are batshit. Just ignore and carry on.

Or suggest they get up earlier to 'watch their fish' and go inside themselves while you work out.

I don't know you but this has made me fume on your behalf!!!

😂😂😂

WTAF is it your fault your neighbour has a dirty mind

They ate bonkers 😂

You neighbours are insane. Carry on as you are.

On second thoughts, please do tell them you'll now play the recording to go with it nice & loud, to drown out your "sex" noises

Lots of Garden police around in this nice weather 😂 Tell them piss off OP, weirdos

What a very silly post.
Working out inside vs outside. Very different.
Sleeping baby vs adults watching fish. Very different.
Honestly, talk about missing the point.

Oh dear - here’s another story The Sun will pick up.

Hello Neighbour how's the fish?

Op, I wouldn’t give it another thought. Carry on doing exactly as you’re doing and totally ignore the weirdos next door.

I was going to say the same thing - if the gym is the same as a back garden workout the aquarium is the same as the pond!

Ask if they'll babysit while you go to the gym!

Sake.

Oh well! Maybe neighbour will see it and realise he's a twat.

Serious note, journalists, don't bother taking my thread to use as a story as you're too lazy to do your own work!

Can they oversee your garden? They are crazy. I don't understand how people actually think they can police what goes on in other people's gardens. I feel sorry for you OP.

They're being ridiculous. Your garden is yours to enjoy as you please, as is theirs. If they find your quiet and reasonable excercise on your own property too erotic, they need to put some earplugs in, or go inside.

You could be sanding floorboards with all the windows open for a week dawn until dusk, having wild noisy sex every midnight, have kids in the garden whooping it up in a paddling pool every day and practicing the drums, tuba and the clarinet every afternooon, and they would have to live with it.

This isn't a noise problem, this is the fact that he finds a woman exercising "erotic" and that is absolutely his issue. Pair of prudes, absolutely ignore and carry on.

The reason for me working out in the back garden is my DH is working from home and my baby is napping so I don't want to be creating noise inside to wake up baby or disturb DH working

So are you being quiet out in the garden or not? Either way crack on, it's only 20 minutes a day. I'd be telling NDN it's their dirty mind, erotic noises, pathetic