How do you distract yourself on the treadmill?

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  • hughtwalker
    hughtwalker Posts: 2,213 Member
    listen to Ancient Warfare podcast - or Rumdoings
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Music. Plus rather than staying at one pace now for the whole 30/60 minutes ill do 2 minutes running, then 2 minutes walking at 0 incline 5.0kph followed by 3 minutes on a level 11.0 incline and 3.6kph etc.... And keep alternating. It helps the time pass much faster for me.
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    Mine is weird. While I listen to music like most people here, I pretend I'm in an action scene when I run :huh:
    Like I'm in a building and a bomb is about to go off, and I have to run as fast as I can to escape.
    I get an adrenaline rush from my childish imagination and I'm able to pull through to the end.
    I'm fully aware I need to grow up. :bigsmile:

    no way, that's awesome. don't tell anyone...but i imagine i'm dancing on a stage (in a not so G rated way) while I'm on the elliptical. To look at me, i'm a stereotypical librarian looking woman, but what goes on in my head is rated R lmao and the music I listen to on my mp3 player is for my ears only :blushing:

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    Nice distractions!
  • airant
    airant Posts: 146 Member
    I do intervals it keep motivated, I do 2 min at good pace and 1 min as fast as I can. So it keeps me motivate to see how fast i can go and how long.
  • melham
    melham Posts: 233 Member
    http://gawker.com/this-treadmill-dancers-phenomenal-fitness-routine-will-496114615

    You're welcome.
  • Lisah8969
    Lisah8969 Posts: 1,247 Member
    I either listen to music (mostly Metallica for running) or watch TV (depending on what's on the TV in front of me at the gym). I also calculate my pace time every quarter mile. And then figure out how much faster or slower (LOL...slower has NEVER happened), I need to go for the next quarter mile to get where I want...quarter mile up...recalculate...repeat until desired mileage completed.
  • Janice2Shakira
    Janice2Shakira Posts: 257
    http://gawker.com/this-treadmill-dancers-phenomenal-fitness-routine-will-496114615

    You're welcome.

    YES
  • samammay
    samammay Posts: 468
    pornhub.com


    Just kidding. No treadmill here. I ride my bike and distract myself from the pain by trying real hard not to get hit by cars.
  • jeffd247
    jeffd247 Posts: 319 Member
    Mostly "on demand" from my cable provider. It's how I watch the shows I don't want to watch in front of the kids - "True Blood", "House of Lies", "Game of Thrones", etc. When I run outside it's all about music.

    Ha! Me too exactly! Though, you forgot about Homeland.

    Though sometimes, I just "think". Between work, kids, and activities, it's nice to give my brain some active time to defrag.
  • chell53
    chell53 Posts: 352 Member
    music is the way to go! I do random setting so it is run/walk....
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    I built a desk for my treadmill so I can do extended, high-incline workouts (aka "deskmilling") while still being productive. I can watch TV/Netflix, surf Internet, stream music, sort mail, e-pay bills, telework, etc.
    My desk is large and sturdy enough to hold all of the following items simultaneously, yet can be quickly disassembled (<5 min) after the workout and stored between the treadmill and the wall:
    • Work laptop, docking station, keyboard, and mouse
    • 24" LCD (portrait) and 20" LCD (landscape)
    • Home laptop
    • 10" Android tablet
    • 1 qt bottle and snacks (trail mix, protein bar)
    • 10" turbo fan
    • Clip-on lamp
    • Cordless phone
    • Personal and work cell phones
    • TV and Roku remote control
  • boehle
    boehle Posts: 5,062 Member
    I stare at the guys using the weights :love:
  • jack1925
    jack1925 Posts: 186 Member
    Read cosmo!
  • bceltic
    bceltic Posts: 135 Member
    They just started playing the show Supernatural in the am at my gym. One of my fav's! I'm lifting mostly, and was skipping the treadmill when I was done, but now I look forward to walking a bit and watching the show :)
  • 9jenn9
    9jenn9 Posts: 309 Member
    Music with a driving beat and no lyrics (podrunner podcasts) so I can just get into the zone and get lost in my head. Also, switching up the run: hills, speed intervals...whatever I can think of that keeps my mind and body challenged.
  • MzzFaith
    MzzFaith Posts: 337 Member
    Play music the whole time
  • Rebekah718
    Rebekah718 Posts: 134 Member
    Netflix or amazon prime video
  • WilmaDennis91
    WilmaDennis91 Posts: 433 Member
    Music and television if there's one in front of you
  • Domane1963
    Domane1963 Posts: 85 Member
    The TVs at my gym are up so high that if I try to watch them I lose my balance and nearly fall over. I don't like listening to music as I like to get into a breathing rhythm with my footfalls.... that's when I can get more "in the zone". Last time on the treadmill, I started counting paces per tenth of a km and that helped to pass the time a bit. Nothing beats running outdoors for me - especially in the summer rain... but I definitely don't want to be running in winter rain and wind!!!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Watching Eli Manning highlights on the sports channel :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Dunsirn
    Dunsirn Posts: 82 Member
    stick a pixar/ dreamworks movie on my phone, slow jog and watch it all the way through.

    brave burns about 800 calories, the incredibles around 900 etc - usually takes about an hour and a half
  • teesfood
    teesfood Posts: 77
    Planet Fitness has like 20 tvs so I just park it in front of what I want to watch and go in! I also have my music playing on my MP3
  • Luv2Smile55
    Luv2Smile55 Posts: 133 Member
    I do 80 minutes on my treadmill 3 times a week. I love watching DVD's. Most of them end up lasting close to that amount of time. It certainly makes the time fly by. :happy:
  • NetmanNH
    NetmanNH Posts: 39
    I watch my latest shows on AppleTV ..
  • cchiar
    cchiar Posts: 8 Member
    I'm with you, I put Netflix on my iPad. I try to pick a TV series - that way the portion I see during my workout is long enough to keep me interested but every other day or so I finish an episode so I feel like I'm accomplishing something! I just finished Sherlock and right now I'm going through Supernatural.
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    I hate the treadmill for this exactly reason.

    Has anyone said checking out the women? That.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    I watch the hotties do their deadlifts? :blushing:


    But seriously, I just do 15 minutes once in a while and music / TV does the trick
  • afat12
    afat12 Posts: 178 Member
    I watch the hotties do their deadlifts? :blushing:


    But seriously, I just do 15 minutes once in a while and music / TV does the trick


    I'm not gonna lie me too :bigsmile: I guess I'm a creeper! Lol! If I'm walking sometimes I can read my kindle but usually just music or watch TV!
  • nippoleon
    nippoleon Posts: 43 Member
    I've been planning to throw some shows on my phone to watch, since the TV in the fitness room in my building is suuuuper quiet.
  • mlogantra76
    mlogantra76 Posts: 334 Member
    I despise the treadmill and the elliptical. I much prefer to run outside and for me, it is possible. That does mean I run in the rain, cold weather, and sometimes freezing rain and snow and I run before daylight a lot. If I'm not running, I much prefer classes like Zumba, Kickboxing, Kettlebells, and Strength Training.

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