Exercise Networking?

I just arrived back from our local "Y" as I decided I better get there today, because I probably won't get the for the next two days. I really don't like going on Sundays because it is so crowded and today was no exception.

One thing I just can't figure out is why people like to talk while they are working out. I just want to get there, do my run through of the machines and get out of there. Maybe it is because I don't particularly like to workout -- I just know that I need to do it. I have a goal, and that is to get done as quickly as I possibly can. Others are just jabbering away and I am truly mystified.

Can anyone clue me in to the phenomia of networking and working out??????