cardio bordom

roxannecannock
roxannecannock Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
im sick of cardio doin an hour 6 days a week has got me a body i am much happier with but i still have so far to go need some advice how to get passed the desire to shoot myself in the gym i do weights with my partner and love it but cardio is killing me help!!!

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  • November_Fire
    November_Fire Posts: 165 Member
    Don't do it.

    You don't need cardio. If people enjoy it then go right ahead, but if you don't, don't. Stick with strength training :)
  • acawle00
    acawle00 Posts: 28 Member
    Pilates!!! It has seriously changed my life!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Maybe do more circuit training and strength training if it better suits you, but yes I know all about the boredom. Lol. Try listening to music, that helps me.
  • mistiblake08
    mistiblake08 Posts: 80 Member
    I switch week by week the type of cardio I do. One week I run up and down the big hill by my house. The next week I do Zumba workouts from YouTube.
  • jammoe130
    jammoe130 Posts: 10
    I know exactly what you mean. I used to do an hour of cardio alone every day and I really had to force myself to go and do it. I've never enjoyed doing it by myself so I joined a martial arts class. I love the team aspect of it and now spend two hours twice a week jumping up and down, running about and hitting things (very theraputic if nothing else!) plus I train/practice by myself for an hour or two at the weekend.

    Martial arts might not be for you but I would recommend any sort of class or team enviroment, or maybe even a gym buddy who you can take to while you work out.

    Good luck with it :happy:
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    do less caridio and do more lifting.

    Honestly, I do one HIIT sprinting session a week and that is the extend of my cardio. Maybe you could do an upper/lower split where you lift four days a week? You could do upper on Monday and Thursday, and lower on Tuesday and Friday and maybe do one cardio session on Wens or something…

    I would recommend focusing on lifting heavy with compound movements….
  • FitnessLover001
    FitnessLover001 Posts: 188 Member
    I do an hour of cardio every day as well, and yes, it can be so boring at times. So I have been switching it up. Some days, I do 10 minutes on 6 different machines, that way I am changing my cardio fast and I go to the max for the entire time because it is only ten minutes on each machine. Other days, I do ten minutes on a cardio machine and then take a break and do squats, then ten more min of cardio, then dead lifts, then ten min of cardio followed by another round of squats, and etc.

    Sometimes I just get bored doing 60 min of cardio on one machine, but it doesn't mean you have to do an entire hour of cardio. Switch your routine up.

    Ps: i also think I get a lot more out of my workout by doing the ten min rotation thing, instead of a regular 60 min session.

    try it and see if it works for you!
  • roxannecannock
    roxannecannock Posts: 6 Member
    iv started spinning and joining boot camp tomorrow the only prob with lifting is knowing what to do my partner lifts every other day but i need to work out at least 6 i only take a Friday off as its my busiest day in the week can anyone recommend a good lifting routine thanks in advance
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    iv started spinning and joining boot camp tomorrow the only prob with lifting is knowing what to do my partner lifts every other day but i need to work out at least 6 i only take a Friday off as its my busiest day in the week can anyone recommend a good lifting routine thanks in advance

    starting strength
    5x5
    strong lifts
    new rules of lifting for woman …
  • Firehawk734
    Firehawk734 Posts: 132 Member
    I usually run on my cardio days, 2 miles to 3 miles, and that gets boring. I try to get through it as fast as possible (6.5-7mph), but I just hate running, even though I feel it's one of, if not the best way to burn many calories (other than crazy sports like BJJ or something, which are definitely harder from my limited experience).

    I will change the pace, instead of setting the tread to 6.7mph for 20-25 min or whatever, I'll run at 6.5 1 min, 7.5 1 min, change the pace every minute. It really does help me get through the 20-30 minutes I spend jogging/sprinting.
  • roxannecannock
    roxannecannock Posts: 6 Member
    maybe i need to start paying the hotties at the gym to help me instead of just being my eye candy lol
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    iv started spinning and joining boot camp tomorrow the only prob with lifting is knowing what to do my partner lifts every other day but i need to work out at least 6 i only take a Friday off as its my busiest day in the week can anyone recommend a good lifting routine thanks in advance

    starting strength
    5x5
    strong lifts
    new rules of lifting for woman …


    ^^ all great programs! honestly, I don't know how you can do an hour of cardio everyday - not my thing at all!
  • AdventureFreak
    AdventureFreak Posts: 236 Member
    Get outside and ride a bike or go for a hike with a weighted pack. The change of scenery may freshen things up.
  • roxannecannock
    roxannecannock Posts: 6 Member
    for ages i have loved it but now withing 5 minutes im done cant stand it went in today then literally 3 mins in i gave u and went for the free weights lol
  • roxannecannock
    roxannecannock Posts: 6 Member
    i shall look into these thankyou x

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