Things that really annoy you in a workout

[Honeydew]

I thought of another one: plain bright white sets...hurts my eyes, add a little color to break it up. sheesh.

[JP44]

False promises of high intensity.

Workouts that go on forever because the instructor never had a actual plan to begin with, just a camera person, a set, an outfit & a general IDEA of what they wanted to do.

Loud voices shouting at me. It's a fine line but there's a way to do this w/o barking at me.

Homemade looking sets. I used to be much less fussy about sets, but now I can't handle looking at them.

Arms that aren't crisp in their movement. I notice this w/ many wannabe dvd step instructors. Their arms look lackadaisical & unpolished which comes across low energy.

Echoing sound. echoing sound. echoing sound.

Mannequin, immobile faces w/ a voiceover.

(I guess I should just add, "Get off my lawn! (TV?)" since I'm sounding so cranky/fussy.)

Joan

[SpiritSong]

Originally Posted by dianestjohn

Any workout with choreography where the instructor stops cuing to say "How are we doing girls?...And you at home, how are YOU doing????" instead of saying "double tap straddle repeater turn...."

I have one pretty easy dance workout where the instructor keeps checking on the cast. Really, I think they are okay. If not, I'm sure one of the crew will let you know if one of them collapsed during the step touch sequence.

[Nuggie's Auntie]

Annoying, repetitive music (Fluidity, TA Meta.)

Bad/non-existent cueing (again, TA Meta.)

Inefficient use of time (P90X)

Yelling at me (PopPhysique)

[Sissy B]

Too much equipment
Too much chatter - quit talking just to hear yourself talk!
Bad music
Upright rows - I have shoulder issues and have read over and over that these are contraindicated. So why do so many instructors include them and do them over and over and over? Sometimes I can substitute another move, sometimes I can't so I tend to avoid workouts that have too many upright rows.
Background exercisers that mug for the camera

~Sissy B

[mchelle81]

I didn't think of that one mirror cueing I find it ok after a while of getting to know routine but what I can't stand is if its yoga and I'm doing what they are saying but trying to remember it the other leg to mirror them then I forget and listen to what they say and I end up all over the place

[Mommapew]

When the contrast between the instructors voice and the music isn't mixed well. I much rather miss a cue and hear the music then the other way around.

BORING music - so many good workouts out there that I just don't do because its stuff you'd hear in an elevator!

[Dabbadooey]

Hearing the same canned music in different workouts

too many crotch shots!

[wellnesswife]

When the instructors DONT work out with us.. and just walk around!?

[mrsyancy]

Annoying background exercisers(skip in Chalean extr)
Background exercisers with bad form(instructors also)....can't stand it