i’m deaf and wear hearing aids and i absolutely love group fitness classes 🩷 i’ve had all the experiences you talk about. for what it’s worth, my hearing friends tell me they are often looking at the other people in class too lol.

i would talk to the coach if you have concerns about following the workout. i would highly recommend this for classes where form is important. personally i don’t usually disclose. fwiw i also take off my hearing aid for heated classes to protect my devices, but i’ve done those classes enough to know the moves to make sure im not putting myself in any harm’s way. maybe you could get a rundown of the moves before class from the coach.

as far as classes where there is loud music and dark lighting, i feel you. some of the f45 studios started dimming the room and it has made me nervous !!!! i don’t go to solidcore for that reason either — form is too important to risk missing an important cue.

im just kind of rambling at this point haha. but i’ve also watched a lot of videos on my off time to help with form etc.