Counting up or down?

tammymoberg

When you are on a cardio machine like the elliptical or treadmill, do you prefer to have the time count up or count down? I think I prefer counting up, but never tried counting down.

cheshirecatastrophe

Count up. I actually get quite annoyed if counting down is the only option.

Of course I flip a towel over the display so I'm not fixating on it anyway, so you wouldn't think I would care. But...I do.

Vickilick

I can't count in time as I stare at the clock constantly and dont push myself...but I count up in calories.

nossmf

If I'm doing steady-state, I tend to count up. But if I'm doing HIIT, I will count down during the intense bursts, as motivation to keep going for "just x more seconds!"