I know what you mean.I prefer going to the gym early morning when there are only a few people, for several reasons: The machines are cleaner ( sweat, you know lol), although there is always a lady cleaning the machine seats and handles intermittently...also, you don't have to wait for your turn at the machines like when it's packed. I also like being alone in the sauna,I find it awkward sharing it with another. Oh, and no oglers too lol.I stopped going to the gym though when Covid broke out and work out at home now and go running in the morning because there's a nice park near my house with a path that's perfect for running and walking because no cars are allowed to circulate within the grounds.

I don't have much of a preference. I often workout with my boyfriend or a close friend, and when I do, I'm not really paying attention to anyone but them and myself. I just don't want it to be so packed that there are no machines available. I've never been too self-conscious about working out, and when I am alone, I have earbuds in and I'm too focused on what I'm doing and what I'm listening to to care about whoever's around me. If someone wants to look at me admirably, well, that's just a bonus 😅

When I’m with a friend, I don’t care how many people are around us. I’m just focused on them and helping them find their limit. When I’m by myself, I get incredibly self-conscious and I prefer not even going.

Have my own stuff at home .. so always the only one there ;-)

Had a friend I went with regularly years ago .. without that .. I prefer the solitude vs people I'm not familiar with

It makes very little difference to me unless it's so packed that I can't use the stuff I need. I go into my own world when I lift. The other people aren't there as far as I'm concerned.

Slow times for me. It's nice to get into that routine and flow from machine to machine. When it's busy, you have to constantly skip around to whatever is open.

I like it somewhere in between ... not mobbed, but I like the energy of others around me !!!

I always went before work, I'd get there around 3:30am & stay til 5. It was quiet and I never had to wait on a station since there was maybe 5,6 people at the most.

I don't go to gyms anymore, but I used to enjoy being alone because of the peace and not having to wait for equipment. I do calisthenics now :)

I don't go to a gym, but if i did I'd most likely prefer being almost by myself.

I prefer a gym with few people.

Plus, no wait times for the benches and racks!

I work out at home. Don't like waiting on anyone or needing to have a schedule

I like it when it's quiet.
No high school kids parking on the benches to chat and text when I'm just trying to get a bench for bench press.

Don’t mind it went it’s busy. Like early in the morning. Or when the gym is quiet

Not really
I run instead

Honestly didn’t care for the gym atmosphere back in my CrossFit days

I work out at home, so if I went to a gym it would be during quiet times.

I prefer it quieter....

Don't need a gym for either reasons. 🙃

I only do classes. Me at a gym by myself is confusing

I prefer quiet.

Id rather it be empty

Every other girl in the gym I sometimes go to is a tik toker filming themselves working out, it is a bit annoying

The quieter the better.

As few as possible people in the gym and locker room.