cardio for an hour??

MeanderingMammal

Anything less than an hour isn't worth getting changed for...

That said I run and cycle outside in the real world and can't do machines as I'm bored to tears in minutes.

So get outside in the real and train there.

That kind of mentality stops way too many people from working out. I've had some great twenty minute runs and 30 minute bike rides.

It takes me fifteen minutes to warm up enough to get a decent workout.

ErisDyscordia

I do a hour of cardio about once a week and 2 hours about once every 20 days. Usually it's 30 minutes. I would get bored on treadmill too, that's why I run outside at park. Even in winter at - 20°C, just dress up warm and no problem.

I do listen to audio books not music. Music does not do the job so good for me. It's better than nothing but it just feels like it is playing at the background of boringness. Audio books on other hand makes my brain more engaged because I actually have to imagine story or understand information so it feels completely different than just music. Lately I've been listening to some internet marketing educational tapes and french lessons. It's like three birds with one stone - get my exercise in and get smarter at same time while avoiding getting bored. If I study at home sitting I get too easy distracted and bored. So exercises makes my learning more fun and learning makes my exercises more fun.

I like the audiobook idea. When I was in HS my soccer team would WARM UP before practice with a 3-5 mile run. My couch taught us a trick to help keep our mind off of it -- do simple arithmetic in your head. I am sure it sounds silly when you are sitting at your desk reading this, but it is REALLY hard when running/doing cardio full out. It really helps to keep the mind focused, and not obsessed with how tired or bored I am.

I imagine audiobooks work similarly...forcing you to concentrate on something else.

ElliottTN

Go outside. It really is that simple.

DerekVTX

I actually like doing the elliptical. The one that i use has a TV attached and I just turn it off and use that time for thinking and people watching in the gym. I think about a lot of things in my life and also my weight loss and health. I hardly even listen to music anymore on the machine.

No_Finish_Line

just do 15 min of HIIT and get the same or better results.

if an exercise is super intense, it might be unpleasant but i'm not so sure one would describe it as boring.

i thought it was interesting that someone said that they use this time to think about life, etc.

i'm the opposite, thats the only time i can turn that **** off

No_Finish_Line

I like the audiobook idea. When I was in HS my soccer team would WARM UP before practice with a 3-5 mile run. My couch taught us a trick to help keep our mind off of it -- do simple arithmetic in your head. I am sure it sounds silly when you are sitting at your desk reading this, but it is REALLY hard when running/doing cardio full out. It really helps to keep the mind focused, and not obsessed with how tired or bored I am.

I imagine audiobooks work similarly...forcing you to concentrate on something else.

thats a good idea, still boring tho lol.

when i swam races, when i got tired, it painstakingly analyze my form as i swam, took my mind off the discomfort. same idea

yopeeps025

I do less than a hour for the whole week. It is HIIT though.

chachadeb

Group X classes for me.

Hornsby

Use headphones and listen to music. That's all I do. I do cardio for up to 5-6 hours per day (Usually about 1-1.5 hours).

xmichaelyx

I get bored listening to music, but I've found some podcasts that I like (or Howard Stern downloads) and that keeps me pretty well occupied.

Also, when I'm home I run with a dog, and that helps - she could run forever.

tklundahl

honestly, I watch comedians. They keep you entertained and laughing is good for your gut. I can do for two hours just by watching hour long comdey sessions on youtube on my phone.

poohbah4

Your mistake is thinking that cardio has to be something structured, like a class or treadmill. Get out and ride a bike (vigorously, 12-15 mph or on rolling terrain), and work up to 100 miles or more in a week. The time flies when you are doing something you enjoy. :happy:

Libertysfate

Running outside does the trick for me. Somehow it does not get boring. I change my routes often, I enjoy the nature around me, and time flies so quickly. Don't remember last time I ran on a treadmill.

Yep^ and I listen to music so I'm pretty much just pushing along and mentally elsewhere.

sarafischbach9

I do cardio for 2-3 hours when I do my long distance runs. Last week I was visited my Aunt in the mountains. I'm not used to running in the mountains so I went on her treadmill. It was so boring and I got overheated. I only did 5 miles.

I think it is easier to run outside than go on the treadmill. I will have to visit the treadmill during the winter and put up with it, but it is very boring.

I think doing anything outside makes the exercise less boring.

cardbucfan

I'm like you-love spinning, dance classes, group ex classes. But dang, put me on a cardio machine and it's torture. I will just mix it up and do 15 minutes on one, 15 on another and so forth always doing some form of intervals. I do like to walk/run outside but it's too dang hot for that right now.

shaynepoole

I walk outside with my ipod on nice days or days when I meet up with my trainer, I leave early and walk around the mall before or after I meet with her, -- if it is too hot (I am in Phoenix), I will go to the gym to use their cardio machines - but that is my least preferred activity

I also have a stationary bike parked in my living room, so if I watch TV, I use it... but I only really end up watching TV once or twice a week

you don't have to do the whole hour at once either, break it up into smaller sections so that you don't get bored, etc

michellemybelll

it's definitely easier outside.

but, i've done 2.5 hours on the treadmill before, logging 17 miles.

tomorrow morning i plan on running 12 miles on the treadmill, to give my knees and hips a break from the pavement. when indoors, music is almost a necessity, and my gym has individual tv's on all the cardio machines. when i'm there in the morning 4am-6am there's always a "Law and Order: SVU" back to back on, so i turn that on with the closed captions and get lost in the stories. it's mostly all mental. if you can get your mind lost in something else, the time goes by quickly.

TLIVIGNSTON

okay thanks guys, i guess i should have mentioned that its winter here ( i usually ride outside), i don't have any equipment at home and i find TV quite dull unless its a good music DVD or a decent movie... ill stick to the classes and when feeling really motivated ill treadmill it powering through to some sweet *kitten* music.

thanks good luck to everyone who has the same problem with this motivation (sounds like alot of you guys are haha )

TLIVIGNSTON

okay thanks guys, i guess i should have mentioned that its winter here ( i usually ride outside), i don't have any equipment at home and i find TV quite dull unless its a good music DVD or a decent movie... ill stick to the classes and when feeling really motivated ill treadmill it powering through to some sweet *kitten* music.

thanks good luck to everyone who has the same problem with this motivation (sounds like alot of you guys are haha )

meshashesha2012

i do a lot of visualizing.. usually of things chasing me :laugh: when i run it's zombies or large cats.. when i'm rowing it's a boat load of cannibals

good music also helps with the right BPM. somethings you just have to MOVE to