It’s Possible to Enjoy Cardio!
I think it is safe to say that most people have a love/hate relationship with cardio. We love what it does for our physiques, but hate spending so much time on those machines with nothing to do but count down the minutes until we are done. I am lucky that I am pretty coordinated, so I don’t need to focus very much energy on what I am doing. When I am on the stepmill (my preferred cardio machine), I will do anything I can to distract myself from watching the clock: reading trashy magazines, reading books, texting anyone and everyone, listening to music, glancing at the tvs in the gym, talking to myself…. okay kidding on the last one, but you get my point!
Recently I made an investment that is so awesome when it comes to cardio that I just had to share. I bought a portable DVD player and a subscription to Netflix. It sits right on the magazine rack, and with the headphones on I can zone out everything else and just keep moving my feet up those stairs while watching a movie. I always end up doing more minutes than I planned because I just wanna see one more scene…. okay one more scene. Really, this is the last scene then I gotta go!
I don’t see a lot of people with these at the gyms I go to, which is why I wanted to share. The DVD players are actually pretty cheap (under $100!) and you can use it when traveling too.
The only downside is that people might not understand why you may burst out in laughter in the middle of a silent gym. I think its funny when people think I am nuts so I just roll with it. So if you happen to be in Omaha and see a little blond girl climbing the stepmill with a goofy smile on her face and randomly giggling, don’t make fun of her… cause she is having way more fun doing cardio than you are!
Thanks for the laughs, Will!
