how do people burn so much at the gym?

I listen to music, I couldn't deal with cardio without it.
It depends on what you wanna do though, for weight training its just a matter of focusing on the correct technique and form.
Cardio is horrible, I'm sure nobody enjoys it but we all have to do it, so fill up an MP3 player and let your mind drift away.

If I go to the gym I'm there for a MINIMUM of 600 calories, but more like 1100.

I do a min. of 35 minutes on the elliptical - sometimes up to 60 minutes (depends if I can catch a good groove and whether or not I was able to score a machine directly under the ceiling fans :laugh:)

If I had a shorter time on the elliptical then I do the ARC, so far I can eek out 20 minutes before I"m dead.

Hill course on a bike.
Rowing for 10-15 minutes.

Sometimes if I have some time left (childcare rooms have a 90 minute limit) I'll walk on the treadmill for a cool down - at a slight incline (like 5%).

eta: to fight off boredom I watch the tvs -- really only interested in the morning weekday talk though - like the View and the Doctors. I have a Belkin attachment for my iPhone so I can tune into the radio station and hear it.... I also like listening to podcasts. I can zone out more to talk than I can to music. Time drags for me if I only have Pandora to pass the time!
I think I'll be looking into an audio book after my podcasts are used up.

I listen to music, I couldn't deal with cardio without it.
It depends on what you wanna do though, for weight training its just a matter of focusing on the correct technique and form.
Cardio is horrible, I'm sure nobody enjoys it but we all have to do it, so fill up an MP3 player and let your mind drift away.

I 100% agree! Music saves me daily LOL

determination . is my key, i get there and think to myself what do i want out of this , and then i just get going ! when i get tired, i pump up my music and work harder for i know ill get my result if i continue.. music is also a BIG part of it good tunes keeps me going and i upload tv shows to my ipod

You really should be doing 45 mins to an hour for fat burning. Just low intensity, keep going, but yeah boring as. That's why I don't go to the gym! Running outside and exercise classes are far more fun.

okay question for the music people. how do your headphones not fall out your years when exercising?

I have the Apple iPod headphones and they stay in just fine

I don't burn that many calories at the gym - except when I take the very occasional spin class. Otherwise I just do boot camp 3x a week, yoga, and core class. My big calorie burns are from running 4x a week. I love running....cardio is my favorite.....but outside, not at the gym. I hate the dreadmill.

I usually burn around 500/600 calories , I sprint on treadmill for 2min then rest for 1min then sprint for 2 min, and I do this three times, burns around 150calories, then for the other 150 I jog on the treadmill, so thats 300 done, I then use the cross trainer for 100 and the rowing machine for 100, this is round about 50 mins, so altogether 500 and then I do weight:sad: s, so im not usually in longer than 1hour, therefore it doesnt get boring . I really go for it though, you have to be in the right frame of mind though, it helps that i LOVE the gym, and the feeling when you come out

I mostly do the elliptical at the gym (as my cardio) and always have my mp3 player on and if I can get one with a tv then I plug in to it. Also, I use my towel to cover up the time sometimes when I'm just not feeling it. Once you get into your own little world then the time does pass by a lot quicker.

Elliptical machines are the best for burning calories I find, however, the calories burned on the machine does not match up to my HRM. The machine actually adds 100 odd more than what I actually burn. And I trust my HRM more than the machines themselves.

I do 700-900 in 90 minutes, depending on the machines I use. I try not to run on the treadmills too much for fear of bulking up my calves!