what's your guilty pleasure while working out?!

tjradd73
tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
OK....so we all have things that we like to do while we are working out! I know that without the option of doing mine...I wouldn't make it through my workout half the time! So...what are YOUR guilty pleasures (or must dos/haves) while working out?? Just curious :happy:

Personally, I have 2! 1. I like to work out in just my sports bra since I workout at home (some may at the gym...but I will not!), and 2. I love to belt out the music I am listening to while I am working out (fave song to sing out loud-"Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks)! Not only does this get me through the tough parts, but it insures that I breathe too!:blushing:
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  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I also like to workout in just my bikini or sports bra and shorts. I workout alone of course.
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    The singing-- hilarious! :D

    I like reading trashy mags when on cardio machines. US Weekly, People, whatever. I'm terrible. Away from the gym, I listen to awful pop-- JLo, Britney Spears, you name it. Whatever gets us through, right?
  • ajanmillie
    ajanmillie Posts: 241 Member
    My guilty pleasure is listening to Sisqo's thong song and Kelis' milkshake when I work out. I feel so dorky and old but I love it and work out hard!
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    LOL!! glad that I am not the only one!!!
  • Jamcnair
    Jamcnair Posts: 586 Member
    I usually just do workout vids at home, so if I'm familiar with the video, I will turn down the volume and watch a tv show...helps pass the time better :)
  • Izable2011
    Izable2011 Posts: 755 Member
    OK....so we all have things that we like to do while we are working out! I know that without the option of doing mine...I wouldn't make it through my workout half the time! So...what are YOUR guilty pleasures (or must dos/haves) while working out?? Just curious :happy:

    Personally, I have 2! 1. I like to work out in just my sports bra since I workout at home (some may at the gym...but I will not!), and 2. I love to belt out the music I am listening to while I am working out (fave song to sing out loud-"Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks)! Not only does this get me through the tough parts, but it insures that I breathe too!:blushing:

    I love that song from Garth Brooks!!!
  • krystonite
    krystonite Posts: 553 Member
    My guilty pleasure is listening to Sisqo's thong song and Kelis' milkshake when I work out. I feel so dorky and old but I love it and work out hard!

    LOL
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    oh and Golddigger!!
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    For some reason, listening to Britney Spears and imagining me like her is such inspiration at the gym! LMAO. :P I know it' silly.
  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
    watching some of the young bucks out of the corner of my eye :bigsmile:
  • saltorian
    saltorian Posts: 192 Member
    Sometimes I go to the track and there are athletic high school kids running... I don't want to be the creepy old lady who stares at the teenagers, but- but- some a dem boys, dey be shirtless! :bigsmile:
  • Marig0ld
    Marig0ld Posts: 671 Member
    I second reading the trashy mags....and also checking out the other hot bodies at the gym!!! (Discreetly, of course)!!!
  • saltorian
    saltorian Posts: 192 Member
    watching some of the young bucks out of the corner of my eye :bigsmile:

    Exactly!
  • CoCoMa
    CoCoMa Posts: 904 Member
    This is really immature, but while jogging on the treadmill, I picture myself in a horror movie, being chased by either Jason or Freddy Krueger. That's the only way I can get through the jog!
  • lannheue23
    lannheue23 Posts: 24 Member
    I like to hang up pictures of celebrity gurls I wanna look like and think "thats gonna be me, thats gonna be me, thats gonna be me!!!" lol
  • wendybird5
    wendybird5 Posts: 577 Member
    I like downloading TV shows from the past and present to my iPod and watching them when I'm doing cardio. It makes the 45 minutes on the elliptical or treadmill go by so much faster and I get to relive my favorite cheesy 80's TV shows or catch up on my current shows without feeling guilty about parking my butt on the couch.
  • martinh78
    martinh78 Posts: 601
    I have two photograhs taped to my machine.

    One is of a place where I reached 5000m above sea level for my first time. Reminds me how tough that was to reach (in so many ways) and yet I did it. It was overwhelming and worth the year of planning and the pain of getting there. A dream came true.

    The other is of Kelly Brook. A dream that will forever be a dream :p


    Oh, and yes, I workout in my underware at home, saves on washing :o)


    Well you did say "guilty pleasures" didn't you!
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    I love all of these!! thanks for sharing everyone!!
  • mampm1
    mampm1 Posts: 88
    It's the IPOD all the way. I choose what tunes will keep me in stride and once I'm locked in I don't even think about the workout. When running on the treadmill, I do have songs of choice: "Time Won't Pass Me By" : Hall & Oates and "Runnin' Down A Dream: Tom Petty are usually the ones I choose to get a good run on. Today however it was Steve Winwood's "Night Train" and I did 2 miles nonstop!
  • catwrangler
    catwrangler Posts: 918 Member
    This is really immature, but while jogging on the treadmill, I picture myself in a horror movie, being chased by either Jason or Freddy Krueger. That's the only way I can get through the jog!
    I'll try that!
  • KayaSamantha
    KayaSamantha Posts: 157 Member
    Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" on repeat for 45-60mins on the elliptical is my guilty pleasure! :)
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    i like to repeat songs over and over again too!!! especially when i find one that is really great!!
    Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" on repeat for 45-60mins on the elliptical is my guilty pleasure! :)
  • adidrea
    adidrea Posts: 275 Member
    My guilty pleasure is watching TV shows on my phone (from Netflix) while I'm on the elliptical. I pop in the headphones and am distracted for 30-60 minutes.

    I'm also guilty of reading the trashy magazines!! Sometimes I pick up Women's health or some fitness magazine but it never beats catching up on celebrity gossip :)
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Don't really have a guilty pleasure I guess per say. If anything when I'm doing some olympic style lifts you kinda have to get violent with the weight and I think of people that really piss me off, mostly in-laws.
  • glfprncs2
    glfprncs2 Posts: 625 Member
    Cussing at Shaun T...I probably wouldn't do that if I didn't workout at home. : )
  • jujudot
    jujudot Posts: 129 Member
    I swear at Jillian on an almost daily basis.....my dh thinks I'm crazy because I'm talking to the tv, but it makes me feel better! I'm also saving up for a new ipod, so I can download shows to watch while I'm on the treadmill or elliptical.
  • jesienia
    jesienia Posts: 294
    I have to wear shorts and a sports bra to workout...I exercise alone as well. I also have to listen to music extremely loud. It drowns out the swearing toward the end. lol
  • silhouettes
    silhouettes Posts: 517 Member
    I love music! I blast it while interval training outside.. when I'm inside I don't listen to music but I do just wear my bra when doing EA Sports.. and blast the dang fan in my face (lol).. when I'm doing my stationary bike though I love watching TV.. I hate that bike, couldn't get through it without being distracted!

    If I could read and walk I would.. but I find it slows me down... I love reading.. to bad I can't figure out a way to not slow down and do it, lol.
  • krysydawn
    krysydawn Posts: 231 Member
    Sometimes I go to the track and there are athletic high school kids running... I don't want to be the creepy old lady who stares at the teenagers, but- but- some a dem boys, dey be shirtless! :bigsmile:

    LMAO.. I love this.
  • cnldance
    cnldance Posts: 47 Member
    my workout play list consists of songs that are alllllllllllllllll played in the club so when im wroking out i imagine myself dancing with a cute guy in the club to that particular song lol:blushing:
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