People who say cardio is "too boring" are full of crap
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quiksylver296 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »
oh- you're right! I didn't think of that- but I dunno- how much do you think they can get done in 10-15 minutes?0 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »
oh- you're right! I didn't think of that- but I dunno- how much do you think they can get done in 10-15 minutes?
Depends on the size of their yard/garden? 0 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.
Seems more like weight training to me lol0 -
stevencloser wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »angmarie28 wrote: »Cardio is tedious and kinda boring
I know this isn't as exciting as picking a piece of metal up and then putting it back down, but I went away for the weekend and did a 50 mile tedious and boring loop.
I love seeing an empty road ahead, no cars, just scenery. Squats would have been really exciting and novel.
The only fascinating part was picking the bike up to put it in the car.
Can you believe people swim in that lake when they could be doing bicep curls in their basement?
And then you have places that look like this for the next 100 miles.
Especially in the US I heard.
I'd run that. I'd love to be able to run some smallish hills - everything near me is near enough to flat to make no difference, or an overpass/bridge.1 -
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OP,
Early in my MFP tenure, I also thought I knew more than everyone else. Don't worry. You'll learn. And you'll realize that people are not "full of crap" because their preferred methods of exercise are different than yours.
I hate "cardio." It IS boring. To me, it's boring. That is not a commentary on you or anyone else who loves ellipiticalling the day away. It's a commentary on me and what I find boring. That's it.
I also don't have time for cardio, or, as you assume, sitting on the couch and watching TV. I'm a CPA and a management consultant. I work 60 to 70 hours a week, and that's when it's not busy season. I do have time to lift heavy weights. That frequently feels like cardio because lifting heavy weight is a hard thing to do. But it's over a lot faster than cardio, which suits me better. I also have time to not overeat so I don't have to do cardio to create a calorie deficit.
My life is not your life. And that's okay.3 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.
Seems more like weight training to me lol
Nah - not unless endurance range reps count 0 -
NorthCascades wrote: »
You're doing way too much man. You need to re-learn how to sit your *kitten* down on the couch and do nothing for hours at a time! And enjoy it!
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Some things I can watch while on the treadmill, some I can't. Hockey I can, football I can't. I can re-watch movies on the treadmill, but not the first time through. TV Comedies I can watch, but not the suspenseful shows. If the TV takes most of my attention, I can't watch while on the treadmill. If it doesn't, then the treadmill is fine.
If I'm not on the treadmill, I will often pick up my tablet and play a game while watching TV. Those are the kind of shows I can watch on the treadmill.0 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.
having dug fenceposts on a ranch- I'm pretty sure I'm an expert "hole digger" and I still wouldn't call it cardio.
I mean- it's unquestionable hard work- don't get me wrong- but I'm not sure I would call it cardio. it could be- but it's a push.
not saying it's not hard work or valid- but I think labelling it as cardio is a leeeetle bit of a stretch.0 -
NorthCascades wrote: »
You're doing way too much man. You need to re-learn how to sit your *kitten* down on the couch and do nothing for hours at a time! And enjoy it!
There's a lot of truth to this.
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I hate all gym-based cardio. Can I do it? Sure, did it for quite a while before deciding that it wasn't worth feeling like I was dying a little bit inside every time I did it. I'm another that cannot watch TV/movies while doing cardio on a machine - I can't pay attention to the TV, and both activities become even less enjoyable when put together.
I also hate running, be it indoors or outdoors. I do enjoy things like tennis, kayaking, hiking, walking my dogs, biking, mowing my yard... I find those things enjoyable and doing them raises my heartrate into the cardio range. Why should I force myself to do things I don't enjoy when I can do other things I do enjoy that provide the same benefit?
To each their own. Isn't it wonderful that we have so many fitness options?2 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.
having dug fenceposts on a ranch- I'm pretty sure I'm an expert "hole digger" and I still wouldn't call it cardio.
I mean- it's unquestionable hard work- don't get me wrong- but I'm not sure I would call it cardio. it could be- but it's a push.
not saying it's not hard work or valid- but I think labelling it as cardio is a leeeetle bit of a stretch.
Digging in heavy, sticky clay pops my heart rate up well up into a range suitable for cardiovascular exercise. Last time removing anything significant was necessary digging the root system out required 10-15 min per 12' bush. I removed 5 of them. Seems like that hits all the requirements for decent interval cardio exercise.
Besides, the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute lists digging (and hoeing) as examples of aerobic exercises - so long as your heart rate is increased sufficiently. So I'm pretty sure I'm on safe ground.4 -
all cardio is tedious to the paint of being physically painful.2
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Different strokes for different folks. I love running & cycling etc but it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Saying that others are full of crap because they don't agree with your opinion is judgemental and stupid.2 -
I'm sorry- gardening isn't cardio.
Depends on what you're doing
Try planting (or removing) large bushes (or established trees) in black clay soil - especially if you don't weigh much and have to jump around like a fool on the shovel in order to get it to sink in more than an inch at a time. It's interval cardio and resistance training all in one.
having dug fenceposts on a ranch- I'm pretty sure I'm an expert "hole digger" and I still wouldn't call it cardio.
I mean- it's unquestionable hard work- don't get me wrong- but I'm not sure I would call it cardio. it could be- but it's a push.
not saying it's not hard work or valid- but I think labelling it as cardio is a leeeetle bit of a stretch.
Digging in heavy, sticky clay pops my heart rate up well up into a range suitable for cardiovascular exercise. Last time removing anything significant was necessary digging the root system out required 10-15 min per 12' bush. I removed 5 of them. Seems like that hits all the requirements for decent interval cardio exercise.
Besides, the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute lists digging (and hoeing) as examples of aerobic exercises - so long as your heart rate is increased sufficiently. So I'm pretty sure I'm on safe ground.
Digging, raking, mowing with a push mower, moving big rocks...maybe not so much cardio as @JoRocka thinks it should be, but doing it for 8 hours makes me feel as though I've run a few miles and gotten in a weight workout.1 -
Ugh. Any type of exercise that requires me to be stationary, even while watching something or reading, is pointless and torture. I MUCH rather be going somewhere or accomplishing something. Give me a good hike, a nice bike ride out in the country, or let me nail my tango with my dance partner. Treadmills and stationary bikes ARE boring. And, to an extent, painful. Setting my bike up on the trainer and riding can be a miserable experience because pedaling on a trainer isn't nearly as dynamic as pedaling over changing terrain. It's torture to me. But I hate gyms in general.
On top of that, I do not own a treadmill, and while I can stick my bike on a trainer, it take up an obscene amount of room in my small house, blocking a door and my pets don't love the sound. So, to use a treadmill I have to drive to a gym, and pay to use the gym. So, I'm basically paying to be bored, grumpy, and tortured. I much rather walk out the door with the dogs, and go for a long my walk.
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