How do you defeat cardio machine boredom?

I read on the elliptical, watch tv or listen to podcasts on the treadmill

Put it on your back in the low bar position and squat it.

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Put it on your back in the low bar position and squat it.

I do high bar...balancing would be an issue.

Get dancy! Wiggle your booty a little bit and wave your arms around singing to yourself. I do this in the kitchen when I'm waiting for something to finish cooking or for water to boil.

Podcasts... Geologic, Astronomycast, SGU....

1) I don't do cardio machines

2) when I'm working, I'm working...it's hard to get bored when you're actually challenging yourself and working to a high % of your maximum capacity. Going through the motions and/or not challenging yourself is pretty boring.

Podcasts... Geologic, Astronomycast, SGU....

That's a great list of podcasts. I'd also recommend Caustic Soda (which is about nasty or gross sciency things, talked about about humorously.

And Keith and the Girl is another good podcast to listen to when working out if you want some laughs.

Rip DVDs.
Put movies on my big stinkin' phone.
Watch movies.

I run outside but I do bike inside on my bike trainer a lot. Lots of watching old TV series and playing on my iphone during rest intervals. My other strategy is to do more intense workouts because it makes the time go by faster.