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  • KaleChipz
    KaleChipz Posts: 53 Member
    P90x is a great workout. I never liked their cardio routines or their yoga though so I used to swap it out for something I enjoyed. Cardio - I prefer Shaun T insanity or t25 vids Or sometimes I did a fitnessblender HIIT routine.
  • amyrooni
    amyrooni Posts: 20 Member
    Don't remember where I heard this quote, but it is a favorite of mine...

    "Exercise is not a punishment for what you ate - it is a celebration of what your body can do!"

    ... This mindset has really helped me. I would also say to keep trying new forms of cardio until you find ones that feel more like celebration and realize that just changing up a routine can help too.
  • BlueSkyShoal
    BlueSkyShoal Posts: 325 Member
    I hear you on the tedium, OP. The best thing to do is to find a cardio activity you like.

    I will add, though, that a lot of times I still do the elliptical machine even though I find it boring, because I'm at the gym anyway and it's there, you know? What I do is use the time to sort through my Pokemon Go finds and get rid of all the "trash" Pokemon. (This does reduce the calories burned, though, since I'm holding the phone in one hand instead of holding the moving 'handles' with both hands.) Maybe you could use the time to look up recipes on your phone or even pre-log a meal on MFP?

    Be careful if you do this so you don't fall off the machine, of course. But yeah, I can keep my body going as long as my brain isn't going "WOW THIS SURE IS BORING" the whole time.
  • JB035
    JB035 Posts: 336 Member
    I'd personally rather cycle a barbell than do any steady state cardio.
  • jen_092
    jen_092 Posts: 254 Member
    I don't have any cardio in my week right now, because I also hate it. I've been doing some lifting which I enjoy a lot. But in a couple of weeks I'm joining a soccer league. I'm really excited because it won't even feel like cardio, just fun. Back when I played soccer and other sports in high school I hated practices because we'd do lots of running drills and such. But when it comes to games it's all fun! Do you have any friends who play tennis, basketball, any sport that involves cardio? I found my soccer league on the website Meetups since I'm fairly new to my area.
  • bearclanfit
    bearclanfit Posts: 15 Member
    These are such great ideas. I love the community here and appreciate all the stories you've shared.

    I switched out a couple of cardio days with cize, a dance workout. It's much more fun. Definitely look forward to it more. I think I also just might try an audiobook with longer walks to keep active on non lift days. Hopefully the weather warms up enough to allow me to get a bike soon lol.
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