People who say cardio is "too boring" are full of crap
mburgess458
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[soapbox] It drives me nuts when people claim they don't do cardio because it's just too boring. If sitting on a couch watching TV/movies isn't too boring for you then how can running on a treadmill/riding a stationary bike/etc. while watching the exact same TV/movies be too boring?
You aren't doing cardio because it's too hard or you don't enjoy sweating or whatever, not because it's too boring. If you don't want to do cardio then don't, just be honest with yourself. [/soapbox]
You aren't doing cardio because it's too hard or you don't enjoy sweating or whatever, not because it's too boring. If you don't want to do cardio then don't, just be honest with yourself. [/soapbox]
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Disagree.
I HATE cardio. It is BORING. I speak of regular cardio such as treadmill running/jogging, elliptical, bike.26 -
Cardio is boring. I also don't sit on the couch for hours watching TV/movies (except football season. All bets are off during football season).
Everyone has different things they find "fun," OP. Your way isn't the only right way.36 -
I dont like elliptical/treadmill cardio but there so many kinds I enjoy kickboxing/boxing, zumba, hip hop dance, walking/running so many types of cardio11
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I'm in the cardio at the gym sucks camp. I would rather do anything than be stuck on dead ill or elliptical or what have you. I get my cardio from walking the dog, hiking and practicing taekwondo.7
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Cardio is boring. I also don't sit on the couch for hours watching TV/movies (except football season. All bets are off during football season).
Everyone has different things they find "fun," OP. Your way isn't the only right way.
If you don't do it because it isn't "fun" that sounds honest. You didn't say it was boring.1 -
SpotLighttt wrote: »Disagree.
I HATE cardio. It is BORING. I speak of regular cardio such as treadmill running/jogging, elliptical, bike.
Do you watch TV/movies/Netflix/whatever?1 -
I've heard of many distance runners and other athletes who find treadmill/stationary cardio to be boring.mburgess458 wrote: »[soapbox] It drives me nuts when people claim they don't do cardio because it's just too boring. If sitting on a couch watching TV/movies isn't too boring for you then how can running on a treadmill/riding a stationary bike/etc. while watching the exact same TV/movies be too boring?
You aren't doing cardio because it's too hard or you don't enjoy sweating or whatever, not because it's too boring. If you don't want to do cardio then don't, just be honest with yourself. [/soapbox]
I'm guessing it's not because they're afraid to sweat or find it too hard... they just don't enjoy being stationary.15 -
mburgess458 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Cardio is boring. I also don't sit on the couch for hours watching TV/movies (except football season. All bets are off during football season).
Everyone has different things they find "fun," OP. Your way isn't the only right way.
If you don't do it because it isn't "fun" that sounds honest. You didn't say it was boring.
I didn't?!? Read my very first sentence.15 -
riiiiiiight...3
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mburgess458 wrote: »SpotLighttt wrote: »Disagree.
I HATE cardio. It is BORING. I speak of regular cardio such as treadmill running/jogging, elliptical, bike.
Do you watch TV/movies/Netflix/whatever?
Netflix - no.
TV/movies occasionally0 -
TresaAswegan wrote: »
I've heard of many distance runners and other athletes who find treadmill/stationary cardio to be boring.mburgess458 wrote: »[soapbox] It drives me nuts when people claim they don't do cardio because it's just too boring. If sitting on a couch watching TV/movies isn't too boring for you then how can running on a treadmill/riding a stationary bike/etc. while watching the exact same TV/movies be too boring?
You aren't doing cardio because it's too hard or you don't enjoy sweating or whatever, not because it's too boring. If you don't want to do cardio then don't, just be honest with yourself. [/soapbox]
I'm guessing it's not because they're afraid to sweat or find it too hard... they just don't enjoy being stationary.
Running on a treadmill staring at a wall is boring. I agree. If you find watching TV to be boring then watching TV on a treadmill would probably also be boring.
I honestly don't see how running on a treadmill watching TV can possibly be more boring than sitting on a couch watching the same show. Please explain.
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I absolutely loath cardio in the gym. I walk outside a lot, the gym is for my strength training and Pilates classes which I love but no one will ever persuade me that a bike or treadmill or elliptical is anything but torture.5
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I just want to reiterate, for all the good people out there,
THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY
Do something you find FUN and will continue to do consistently. Why torture yourself?
FOR ME - lifting heavy weight is awesomely fun and I can see myself continuing to do it until I physically can't anymore.35 -
mburgess458 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Cardio is boring. I also don't sit on the couch for hours watching TV/movies (except football season. All bets are off during football season).
Everyone has different things they find "fun," OP. Your way isn't the only right way.
If you don't do it because it isn't "fun" that sounds honest. You didn't say it was boring.
semantics
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I'm not trying to bash someone who doesn't like cardio. Please explain how doing X while sitting on the couch can be less boring than doing X while running?0
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Um, who cares? If people think cardio is boring, how does that affect you? Let them do whatever exercise they want, or not exercise. You need to get over it lol.20
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If someone finds something boring, who am I to tell them otherwise. Not sure why you are letting other people drive you nuts as you say, in the end we are all different. You do you
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Too many people assume "cardio" is hanging out on a treadmill for however long. That can be boring. Be in the outdoors doing cardio activities is not boring at all in my opinion.9
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I like to watch movies, but can't watch them on a treadmill due to how my brain is wired. In public places I absolutely need to be aware of my surroundings or I'll have a panic attack. That means I can't run on a treadmill and listen to music or watch TV because I can't see and hear everything in my immediate area.
Also, the few times I have done it while the gym was empty or the treadmill faced the main part of the gym I wasn't able to push myself nearly as hard. What's the point of doing cardio if I'm going to put in less than stellar effort?
So in my case cardio is extremely boring and it has NOTHING to do with it being hard or not enjoying sweating. Deadlifting 360 pounds is hard and leaves me sweating.14 -
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mburgess458 wrote: »[soapbox] It drives me nuts when people claim they don't do cardio because it's just too boring. If sitting on a couch watching TV/movies isn't too boring for you then how can running on a treadmill/riding a stationary bike/etc. while watching the exact same TV/movies be too boring?
You aren't doing cardio because it's too hard or you don't enjoy sweating or whatever, not because it's too boring. If you don't want to do cardio then don't, just be honest with yourself. [/soapbox]
We're not all the same.
Warning - blasphemy incoming - I don't enjoy strength training. Yet there are people who would insist that everyone should enjoy it.
Not everyone enjoys opera, and not everyone enjoys tractor pulls. People have different tastes.....and that's okay.17 -
mburgess458 wrote: »I'm not trying to bash someone who doesn't like cardio. Please explain how doing X while sitting on the couch can be less boring than doing X while running?
preferences?
perhaps people find mentally stimulating activities such as watching TV more desirable?0 -
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Go your own way. Do what you find best. Do not worry about what others like or dislike or do what works for them. This is life. People find a great deal of things interesting and uninteresting. From work to play to workout, this is the way it is.1
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mburgess458 wrote: »I'm not trying to bash someone who doesn't like cardio. Please explain how doing X while sitting on the couch can be less boring than doing X while running?
They why say they are full of crap, kinda sounds like bashing.5 -
If someone finds something boring, who am I to tell them otherwise. Not sure why you are letting other people drive you nuts as you say, in the end we are all different. You do you
It started driving me crazy when people would ask me what exercise I do... I tell them and they say "I can't do that, it would be too boring... I spent 8 hours sitting on the couch binge watching a show on Netflix". Then I noticed a lot of people on this board using the same excuse of it being boring.2 -
I can't watch TV while doing any indoor cardio.. makes my head hurt.
Anywho who really cares? Not real sure how this should affect someone so seriously.
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mburgess458 wrote: »If someone finds something boring, who am I to tell them otherwise. Not sure why you are letting other people drive you nuts as you say, in the end we are all different. You do you
It started driving me crazy when people would ask me what exercise I do... I tell them and they say "I can't do that, it would be too boring... I spent 8 hours sitting on the couch binge watching a show on Netflix". Then I noticed a lot of people on this board using the same excuse of it being boring.
But it's not an excuse. You simply don't understand because it's not how your brain functions. I don't understand how people dislike lifting, but I know it happens and I don't tell them that they are full of crap.16 -
Cardio may be boring but it works for weight loss! Gotta get that heart rate up somehow!3
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SpotLighttt wrote: »mburgess458 wrote: »I'm not trying to bash someone who doesn't like cardio. Please explain how doing X while sitting on the couch can be less boring than doing X while running?
preferences?
perhaps people find mentally stimulating activities such as watching TV more desirable?
How is watching TV from a couch more "mentally stimulating" than watching the same show while doing something else?0
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