Fun way to get fit - beating boredom

[EliteModel]

Work-Out Boredom!

Anyone else find they get sooooooooooo bored while working out..even if theres a tv in front of me, I can't find the motivation to work out for long periods of time, and I get extremely impatient.
Any ideas to ease the boredom and make running on a treadmill more exciting??

 

[model_mom]

I think it always helps to work out with a good friend. It makes the time go faster if you have someone to talk to.

 

[Luna]

Yes. Working out with my roommate was always much more enjoyable than doing it by myself.

 

[Erin]

Also, maybe find a sport you really like to do. I love tennis, so when I'm playing, it doesn't even feel like a work out. And I ride my bike to work... I'm so happy that I'm saving gas and miles on my car, not to mention helping the environment, that I sometimes forget the excellent workout I'm squeezing in.

 

[Tinuviel]

Get a work out buddy. Competition can be a good thing. Oh and if you listen to music/your ipod/mp3player, change around the playlists. I simply cannot move without music.

 

[Hipkitten]

This is going to sound silly, but I find my motivation in magazines. More specifically, photos in magazines. Find a photo of a woman whose body you'd love to have, and look at it while you're working out. It may not decrease boredom, but it will keep you motivated

 

[Plastic'sWife]

^ I agree with Hip. Take a magazine with you and flip thru it (if you can) to pics that inspire you... also an IPod or headphones to listen to stuff so that youre not just counting the seconds...

 

[Tinuviel]

This is going to sound silly, but I find my motivation in magazines. More specifically, photos in magazines. Find a photo of a woman whose body you'd love to have, and look at it while you're working out. It may not decrease boredom, but it will keep you motivated

Guilty of that too. Except mine are on the fridge.

 

[fab_fifties_fille]

get a taebo video! they're great fun

 

[Tinuviel]

^ I find they don't warm you up properly. Or at least, not the one I had.

 

[marcbymarj]

i look through magazines while on the elliptical, but unless it's really interesting i get impatient too

 

[EliteModel]

i look through magazines while on the elliptical, but unless it's really interesting i get impatient too

tried that today on the treadmill...and it made the 45 mins of running go by 40958304958034958304950935 times faster thnx!

 

[Sweets]

music is my trick. Listen to your favorite high energy songs and dont pay any attention to the timer on the treadmill- the time will fly.

 

[Kimkhuu]

^ That's very true Sweets.......

 

[groovergrl23]

Lookin for a fun way to get fit? I was too and one day my uncle brought home this dance instructional dvd by Laurie Ann Gibson called Breakin' it Down...she's so awesome, she was in MTVs Making the Band 3 and has been a choreographer from celebrities like Britney Spears...this dvd is tons of fun...i do it with my roommate several times a week...we can't wait to hit the dance floor with our new moves! ha! but not only is it fun, its a great workout too!

 

[faust]

Looking for fun SPAM?! Well, it's not in this thread...

 

[PrinceOfCats]

I dunno, I find chopped reconstituted, mechanically-retrieved meat-product pretty humorous actually...

 

[groovergrl23]

Sorry i didn't mean to come across as SPAM! I was just really excited about the dvd wanted to know if anyone else does it too

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Sorry i didn't mean to come across as SPAM! I was just really excited about the dvd wanted to know if anyone else does it too

No hard feelings all 'round then

I prefer just going running in the great outdoors...

 

[Simone]

Run World, Run!!!! Its fun, easy, and very effective!!! Not to mention very inexpensive