Bored while exercising

hsgilly

What do you do to keep exercise interesting?

Etienne54

How intense is your workout?

Try music?

robinellis

i workout at home on an elliptical so i just watch my favorite tv show. and i watch it online so that there are no commercials to bore me. it takes the guilt out of watching tv and keeps me distracted so that i don't get bored or tired of working out.

thesupremeforce

If possible, try to find an engaging workout that you might actually enjoy. On my days, I look forward to mine, either because they're kind of fun and/or I know that I'll feel better afterward. In the twelve weeks I've been working out regularly, I can honestly say that I've never felt bored during a workout.

Alan

I watch little to no TV at home, but at the gym I watch TV episodes on my phone. Not only does it give me something to do, but I look forward to going to the gym to catch the next episode.

brassballa

Workouts don't have be boring ....forget the traditional idea of a workout....go roller skating get a hoopla hoop ...dance ...go hiking ...think outside the box save the regular workouts for rainy days....join roller derby 3 hour workouts it will kick your but and have fun :happy: ........trampoline parks have excercise classes ....cross fit at the park....have fun!!

Ready2Rock206

Do something else you like. I am bored out of my mind on the treadmill, but strength training isn't dull at all for me.

JenniTheVeggie

Find something you enjoy and want to actually do.

theCarlton

I try to keep my exercise outdoors. I'm never bored.
I also have so much on my mind at all times that I couldn't be bored even if locked in a room for 24 hours with nothing else to do, but think.

HeidiCooksSupper

I watch stream TV episodes while doing the recumbent biking thing, e.g. I'm currently working my way through the Canadian detective series "Murdoch." I tried reading but too much bouncing up and down for comfort. Now that I'm starting to walk greater distances, hubby and I plan to investigate nearby state parks and walk there.

rosebarnalice

I load up the podkicker with really geeky engaging podcasts that are totally engrossing. I'm so interested in the stories, I can spend an hour on the eliptical and stationary bike easy! Some favorites include:

* This American Life
* The Moth
* Radio Lab
*Stuff You Should Have Learned in History
* More Hip than Hippie

jenilla1

If you're bored by exercise, then you're doing it wrong. Either the intensity is too low, or the activity you're doing is not interesting to you - maybe a little bit of both.

greenandcurly

In the gym, I write myself a program that keeps me moving and using lots of toys. Weights, jump rope, balls, push ups, etc. I have a whole list of things that I incorporate into my exercise. Each day I'm at the gym is a program that is different than the one I did before. When I run outside (I run a LOT), I listen to audio books. I check them out from the library and put them on my ipod. A good book will make me forget I'm running. This is what I do. Everybody entertains themselves differently.

jgcurry3

Train harder, if you can read or play on your phone during a workout you're not training.

Etienne54

Train harder, if you can read or play on your phone during a workout you're not training.

Exactly, I didn't want to be rude and say it upfront but yeah.. if you're bored it's because you're not training hard enough.
It takes a certain amount of concentration whenever it comes to training, so the mind doesn't have the time to get "bored".

Good luck!

ChaseAlder

When I do CrossFit, there isn't time to get bored. But when I run long distance, it's just me and my thoughts for hours at a time. I listen to music and let my mind be free of everything I'm worried about. Or I use the time to work through issues, or just blow off steam. I can't say I've ever been bored on a run. I love running; I look forward to it. I'd be bored out of my mind on the treadmill. My only advice is to find something that challenges you or keeps you interested.

harrybananas

Train harder, if you can read or play on your phone during a workout you're not training.

Exactly, I didn't want to be rude and say it upfront but yeah.. if you're bored it's because you're not training hard enough.
It takes a certain amount of concentration whenever it comes to training, so the mind doesn't have the time to get "bored".

Good luck!

This.

I never text or so anything on my phone when I'm training. I only look at it to change songs for music. I also put it in airplane mode so I can't receive texts or calls or notifications. Mind over matter.

violettatx

I was bored with doing cardio, so I started doing dumbbell complex workouts instead. When I do that I'm too busy sweating and cursing to be bored.

jeremybrooks

I enjoy my jogging/running routine because my life has stress. That hour on the track is a great time to let it all go and renew myself. I pray and meditate and think while I run.

laele75

I watched several yoga videos until I found one with an instructor I really liked. That makes it easier to do yoga for me.

I watch TV shows on Netflix and Amazon while I bike. On pain days when I only do twenty minutes, I watch cartoons like Justice League (because I'm a big old geek) and on normal days when I do 30- 45 minutes, I watch a true crime show, a documentary, one of the Law and Orders or Supernatural. (I mentioned I was a geek, yes?)

ileen327

I watch Star Trek on my Kindle!!! Love the old episodes and love no commercials!
I am gonna start listening to books when I do the treadmill. I can't walk and read, makes me dizzy!
When I swim I have a waterproof MP3 player and that helps me as I swim my endless laps!!!! ( I would go crazy otherwise) I have worn out 4 of them. ( Darn , I swim a mile most of the time, I should be a skinny dolfin not an over 200 pounder!! LOL
Embrace the exercise as fun! I do switch things up alot!!!! Good luck!

hsgilly

Thanks to you all for the suggestions! I don't exercise indoors at all. I usually walk and listen to an audio book. I haven't walked the same route more than once so far. Those things add a little bit of interest, but at the end of the day, it's just walking. I have access to strength training equipment at work, so I might try that. And maybe I'll get brave enough to join a volleyball team or something through the park district. And maybe some day I *will* become a roller derby queen!