Bored at the gym...

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  • superwmn
    superwmn Posts: 936
    Are you a member of a gym? If so, try EVERY cardio class that they offer (even if you don't think you'd be into it). This will keep you from getting bored and, if you hate a class, it's only an hour of your life that you have to endure it.

    Charmagne
  • urquetto
    urquetto Posts: 11
    Monday nights - I watch the Biggest Loser on the tv of the machine!

    Gives me all the motivation I need to stay on and push harder!!!
  • AMOMONAJOURNEYTOCHANGEHERLIFE
    AMOMONAJOURNEYTOCHANGEHERLIFE Posts: 170 Member
    I only use cardio to get my heart-rate up then move on to weights and then back to cardio then back to weights. That's what my trainer always did with me. And that's what I find works the best for me. I do find just walking/running or biking to no where extremely boring!
  • shannonshock13
    shannonshock13 Posts: 355 Member
    I dunno if someone already said this, but circuit training..... or interval training.

    That way you're switching it up ever 1-4 minutes.

    :)

    i agree with the tv thing too.... i just dont count on it when i go to the gym cos i workout on a military base and in the cardio room i use there is either sports or Fox news..... both of those don't appeal to me. haha
  • elfie9863
    elfie9863 Posts: 337
    I just go to the gym everyday at 1:30....strength train for 30 min...cardio at 2 (Dr Phil) for an hour and maybe more weights...I ONLY let mysef watch talk shows at the gym, so it works for me. I also found that just switching machines, bike, tread, ellip, whatever helps a lot. Even if your think the bike is sorta of a wuss, I get a better heartrate, for a longer time, than the tread. I think you just have to find your niche, however wierd it might be.
  • Giovanni_P
    Giovanni_P Posts: 107
    It really helps if you have an android phone. I usually listen to Pandora radio at the gym. Sometimes I watch videos, or log into MFP and read the boards.
    Before you know it, 45 minutes has gone by and you didn't even realize it.
  • knovello82
    knovello82 Posts: 110 Member
    My brother is a trainer and according to him, doing one workout (like tredmill or stair master) for 45 mins isn't exactly going to burn as much as circuit training. Try doing different things like switching from machine to machine. My gym has an area just for women & it is a circle of machines (like Curves), you do a couple of minutes of each machine. You may want to try something like that.
  • widnadnat
    widnadnat Posts: 1
    You should look for a Bootcamp in your area. I got bored at the gym and joined a bootcamp. It is so much fun and the workouts are never the same. Working out with a group of people make it more enjoyable.
  • Steph70508
    Steph70508 Posts: 110
    I always keep my iPod updated with lots of fast tempo music. Also I read on my Nook (turning pages on books or magazines is hazardous! ;) . Sometimes when I'm reading something good I don't want to stop! If I'm REALLY feeling unmotivated I'll watch a movie on my ipod.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    I agree with the intervals.

    I have a few tricks:
    1. switch machines: 10 minutes on each machine till you reach your target time. I like rowing, bike and elliptical
    2. Beat your neighbor. ;) Try to keep pace with the person next to you. A little competition helps to wake you up
    3. Intervals: I have a few types
    a. fast/slow fast for a mniute, slower for a minute and alternate till you complete your workout
    b. Climbing: up the resistance or incline by 2 for a minute, then downgrade one leve for your resting minute (or 2 minutes). Like a pyramid, but the cool thing is most of your workout will actually be really hard since your previous "Rest" is your former "high"
    c. I like to give my self an aggressive time to hit a distance. On a bike, complete a mile in 2 minutes (or keep my RPMs at 150 for .3 miles on elliptical). Then you take a break. A variation on the "slow/fast"
    4. Music: I have a general workout playlist and a special interval playlist with all of the really high energy songs

    I also switch up my strength training. Mix up the exercises, using weights or machines. I like to make it a circuit, and take very short rests between sets. (20 seconds max!)

    Good luck!
  • get_it_gone2012
    get_it_gone2012 Posts: 214
    Wow! Thanks for all the great tips!
    Haha I like the "push yourself harder" advice... if that worked, I wouldn't have this problem lol! My brain just gets bored of thinking "God, I'm dying" :tongue:
    But I'll definitely try doing intervals next time... I only go to the gym twice a week, I swim other days and do Zumba.
    And special thanks to jadedone: I'm going to try that last interval one next time!
    Thanks guys!

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  • Jess21684
    Jess21684 Posts: 202 Member
    Ipod w good upbeat music is a must! you will go longer usually if you have some good music to help push you through. If you get on the elliptical, if the tv is near by it def helps to engage in a tv show. I dont normally get on the elliptical but sometimes ill get on it when im watching a tv show cause its the only workout i can do while still watching tv. I tend to do a lot of jogging and running on the treadmill so focusing on tv is pretty much not happening! I like to watch a 60min show while im on the elliptical and during all the commercials i will get on the treadmil and jog just to keep my heartrate up. otherwise try some dvds you can do at home yourself if the gym is getting too boring.. Jillian michaels dvds are awsome and def will get you a great workout, no gym required!! I switch it up. go to the gym a few times out of the wk and also workout at home w jillian sometimes too! If i went to the gym everysingle time, id get stuck in a rut way too quick!
  • shellywoodworth
    shellywoodworth Posts: 75 Member
    I am on the treadnill for a hour or two six days a week . What helped me was my friend said you have to make the treadmill you B..... ! So the next day, I went to the gym with a "what's my name attitude" and downloaded lot of dance music on the ipod. Now I am known as the gilr that dances on the treadmill but that is ok and in a few months I will that hot girl that dances on the treadmill! :wink:

    Go girl! I dance on the treadmill too!
  • RNewton4269
    RNewton4269 Posts: 663 Member
    I never get bored at the gym. I always either listening to music or an audiobook. Also the gym I go to has a very unique feature in its cardio room. They have four TVs set up..and you can hook into them via ear phones at your own machine..all you have to do is pick which TV you want to watch by number.
  • patjad
    patjad Posts: 55 Member
    I like interval training on a cardio machine as a way to mix things up...and it has accelerated my results as well!

    DEFINITELY agree. Especially with treadmills that show you what's coming up next on your run. It's never bored me yet because the random intervel setting always changes (duh!) and you can always modify the speed, level, time, etc to mix it up!
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