Things you think of while exercising

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  • Homer3D
    Homer3D Posts: 318
    How funny. I had a similar conversation with my wife a couple of days ago. My wife found it strange and I am sure it is a little, but I do math in my head when I am jogging. When I go out, I am gone for 1 to 2 hours and while I am jogging I will do math problems. Not like math problems you would normally do in school, but like real life equations. For example: A place I run tends to have a lot of cars that speed. It is a really steep downhill slope, which is the reason I run up it. Love that incline. But the cars come screaming down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, cops are usually hanging out waiting for people. So in my head, I can determine the speed of a car. Then I calculate the number of cars that speed x the cost of each speeding ticket, and I come up with a value the city makes on traffic violations.

    But I mostly do my finances in my head. Thinking about reoccurring bills and where cost can be cut. Reevaluating where our money is right now and where I can put it to have it “work for us” better. I come up with financial plans that we actually end up putting into practice and we have been able to reduce my over living expenses with small changes while maximizing ROI. I even came up with a plan to pay off our house in 5-7 years instead of 30 years.

    I know it is strange. People said I should have gone in finance or be a financial planner. But because of this strange obsession with numbers I have been able to pretty much have zero debt. My wife and I own 4 cars (2005 Corvette, 2008 Nissan Rogue, 2010 Mazda 3, 2010 VW Beetle). All paid off within 6 months of buying. I personally hate paying interest on anything so we pay off car loans fast. We have zero credit card bills. So the only thing left we need to tackle is the mortgage. And it about 5-7 years, that will be gone as well.
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    Some others for me:

    "Dayum.....she's hot" , come on we all think it from time to time.

    When I'm lifting:


    "HULK SMASH...aaarrrg"
    "One more rep"
    "Ok maybe not one more rep"
    "I'm feeling a good pump today"
    "oooo....that's going to hurt later"
  • Kelnurse
    Kelnurse Posts: 145
    I'm thinking, "Omg this is insane and I hate Tony Horton was a passion"
  • HollieDoodles
    HollieDoodles Posts: 678 Member
    - okay... step, twist, shimmy drop, kick, hop and step, twist shimmy drop kick, swivel
    - I hope my rubber band doesn't break again
    - don't they make enough money to have an a/c
    - seriously, I need to buy new undies.... I'm sick of the twisting and falling down situation
    - why is that guy even here.... he's just parading around
    - don't laugh, don't laugh.... (grunting and flexing cracks me up)
    - why are these people always showing Cupcake Wars on the tv in front of the treadmills?????

    ..... plus other stuff, but that's not a forum appropriate thing, so I'm keeping it to myself ; )
  • Kelnurse
    Kelnurse Posts: 145
    I'm thinking, "Omg this is insane and I hate Tony Horton was a passion"

    *with* a passion
  • kelsully
    kelsully Posts: 1,008 Member
    How funny. I had a similar conversation with my wife a couple of days ago. My wife found it strange and I am sure it is a little, but I do math in my head when I am jogging. When I go out, I am gone for 1 to 2 hours and while I am jogging I will do math problems. Not like math problems you would normally do in school, but like real life equations. For example: A place I run tends to have a lot of cars that speed. It is a really steep downhill slope, which is the reason I run up it. Love that incline. But the cars come screaming down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, cops are usually hanging out waiting for people. So in my head, I can determine the speed of a car. Then I calculate the number of cars that speed x the cost of each speeding ticket, and I come up with a value the city makes on traffic violations.

    But I mostly do my finances in my head. Thinking about reoccurring bills and where cost can be cut. Reevaluating where our money is right now and where I can put it to have it “work for us” better. I come up with financial plans that we actually end up putting into practice and we have been able to reduce my over living expenses with small changes while maximizing ROI. I even came up with a plan to pay off our house in 5-7 years instead of 30 years.

    I know it is strange. People said I should have gone in finance or be a financial planner. But because of this strange obsession with numbers I have been able to pretty much have zero debt. My wife and I own 4 cars (2005 Corvette, 2008 Nissan Rogue, 2010 Mazda 3, 2010 VW Beetle). All paid off within 6 months of buying. I personally hate paying interest on anything so we pay off car loans fast. We have zero credit card bills. So the only thing left we need to tackle is the mortgage. And it about 5-7 years, that will be gone as well.


    I will shortly be returning to the classroom as a biology and physcis teacher. I took a 10 year break to have a bunch of kids. I do math in my head too. I will count respirations. I will do fractions and then convert into decimals. I will figure how much faster I will finish if I change my pace bu 8 seconds...now my 4 seconds etc....keeps my mind from getting bored that is for sure.
  • Riebop
    Riebop Posts: 275
    the only thing i think about is how many calories i am burning and how much food i can eat afterwards

    ^ That and "My god! Why is it so stinking hot in this room?" :P

    DEATH TO THE TREADMILL!!!! The roads are always open, are free, and can take you anywhere- especially to your fitness goals!

    oh... I probably should've specified that I don't run... And when I try to, it is definitely done outdoors. So, no treadmill. I get my sweat on with one of the various workout DVD's that I own.
  • ESVABelle
    ESVABelle Posts: 1,264 Member
    Today's 5k Thoughts:

    Wow, I haven't run in awhile
    Why does the wind change the direction everywhere I go so that it's going against me...what happened to the wind beneath my wings, why can't it be the wind beneath my feet. Or my *kitten*. My *kitten* looked good in these pants.
    Do NOT check your watch until you hit your mile marker
    Don't push too hard, gonna run again tonight
    Damnit, Koda, this is not the time for a potty break
    My shins hurt. I might need new shoes. I love these shoes. I need to do the training and get these shoes again. I didn't like the Merrell Seismic. Not for running. Asics Gel-Enduro 6. Maybe they'll have a different color. Maybe I can get a...DAMNIT KODA...
    *sigh* poop faster **tapping feet & dancing**
    Hope the people that live there don't expect me to clean that up
    HOLY **** I DID A 9 MINUTE MILE!
    Next light post. One more corner.
    My lungs are tired. Still breathing. Keep going.
    I need to pack.
    My legs are tired, I'm gonna feel this later.
    I need to clean the floors and finish the laundry.
    10 minute mile, keep going. Keep pace. I want a sub-35 min 5k.
    Push. Push. Come on, Koda, we got this. Come on, baby.
    SPRINT SPRINT SPRINT 33:14 YEAH BABY!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    I do deep often, I play therapist a lot while I run, it keeps me distracted.

    I also go REALLY shallow. I was the kid who had the most vivid fantasy worlds and I'd make everyone play too, after I told them the rules of my made up land. And, well, not a lot has changed. I've got a wild imagination:
    I've cured cancer
    I've cured the gluten problem, in my mind I found a way to use quinoa to make gf food just as awesome as gluten food (when I tried this as a practical at home I was much less successful.)
    My favorite actor's managers have called and BEGGED me to train them/be their cooks (yeah, I don't have fun fantasies about them, just me in the kitchen making them protein pancakes and kicking their butts in the gym.
    I also like to plan how I'll react to people when they see me and I'm all hot and awesome.

    I sound really vain, I'm not, but when I run all my awesomeness starts flowing.
  • joyfulthanks
    joyfulthanks Posts: 155
    I work out very, VERY early in the morning -- before my brain is fully awake. That way, I hardly notice what I'm doing until it's over! Works like a charm! ;D
  • Kissah
    Kissah Posts: 33 Member
    I think about my boxer dog thats running with me and the little dogs that will chase us. I think I should share the rest of my water bottle with him. "He ends up drinking all of it because he licked it... and about the people that make me angry what I would like to tell them but running is my time to escape.
  • ttaylortulsa
    ttaylortulsa Posts: 96 Member
    6) If I slow down/speed up a little, my steps can match the beats of this song.

    ^ I spend a majority of my workout thinking this!
  • Penguinita
    Penguinita Posts: 159 Member
    Man 2NE1 Rocks --> (after realizing that I'm burning less than 10 calories a minute) *kitten*, need to amp it up ---> Think of Mrs. Pac man eating all the fat -->The only difference between Mrs. Pac man and regular Pac man is a bow -- > Reminds me of Pizza --> If I stay on longer I can have one -- > Man I'm Hungry... --> SNAP OUT OF IT ---> Think of Alexander Skarsgard... That usually keeps me happy till the end of my work out :D
  • cedarhurst2006
    cedarhurst2006 Posts: 378 Member
    I do some kind of cardio every day and I pray. I also look around with admiration at all the others at the gym who made time to come and workout. I never used to make that attempt but I have a new found respect for everyone who takes time out of their day to work out.
  • cynthiaclark1000
    cynthiaclark1000 Posts: 77 Member
    Things I think about while riding my bike....

    1. Whatever Backstreet Boy's song is playing on my Pandora (Yes, I'm still very much a 13 year old when it comes to my music taste :laugh: )
    2. Planning my 10 year wedding renewal as I never had a wedding, we got married at the JP. (6 Years in October :heart: )
    3. What it will feel like to actually put on a wedding dress
    4. The major interview that i have coming up on Thursday that will give me a HUGE pay increase!!!!
    5. I need to go faster

    That is all :smile:
  • NicoleLyn1818
    NicoleLyn1818 Posts: 110
    "only five more minutes on this treadmill. Only 4 more minutes on this treadmill. Only 3 more minutes on this treadmill....."

    I hate cardio with a passion.



    I think the same thing. Plus, I have big boobs so it hurts them. I'd prefer NOT to run...speed walking at an incline is much better or the eliptical set with resistance. Haha. But I still count how many minutes are left.
  • PurpleCoookie
    PurpleCoookie Posts: 334
    Hmmmm...

    -Its hot
    -admiring the runners on the track
    -how will I look at a smaller size
    -school
    -new walking shoes
    -one more mile to go
    -its just too hot
  • BroiledNotFried
    BroiledNotFried Posts: 446 Member
    Skaters have alot of time to think. We think about our workout, the moves, our routine. We think about the moment, what we wil practice in the next two minutes, next 10 minutes, today, tomorrow, and next month, and the next month. When doing a move, we think about the coache's tip. Many times, we admire or critique other skaters - trying to learn what they are doing right and wrong.

    I'm never cold while skating. But, my feet hurt (go numb) sometimes. Then, I think about that. If it's too bad, I stop and adjust the old skates. If that doesn't work, I just skate through the pain.

    When I've learned a move, really learned it, I don't think anymore. I skate "dumb". I allow my body to take over, to do it. I then feel the pure joy of skating.

    Tomorrow is Yoga. I will skate on Wendesday, lord willing.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Usually "One more.. one more.." and "Hope I don't *kitten* my britches again.."
  • Karleyyy
    Karleyyy Posts: 857
    I think about how much it sucks, or how funny I look when I dance, or how no sports bra in the world is gunna keep my boobies still.

    And that Dub FX is a god.
  • elvb
    elvb Posts: 423 Member
    I am doing a version of the C25K right now.
    Today I thought about:
    * Oh crap, it's almost time to run
    * Dude, I almost fell
    * Stupid dogs
    * I wish those teens would stop staring at me
    * (passing the ice cream shop) ooohhhhhh
    * Ow, my shins hurt, really need new shoes
    * Oh look, there's my daughter (walking to her friends house)
    * Oh lawd, I'm almost home

    That was my 30 minutes.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    I think about how much it sucks, or how funny I look when I dance, or how no sports bra in the world is gunna keep my boobies still.

    And that Dub FX is a god.

    Bow chica wow wow....
  • kelsully
    kelsully Posts: 1,008 Member
    Today is a day off of running...so I rode my bike and did my upper body circuits( I just bring my weights outside)...in the rain no less...but when I ride my bike I like to ride through a few different cemetaries...they are shady, have good hills, and I don't have to worry about traffic...I was thinking about "what do I think about" and ironically a Song came on...forget the title but the guy wants to go to heaven but not today...I giggled as the only other people around me were the buried...found the song to play at an ironic time and it made me giggle. I also thought how much better it is to workout outsdie...you can belt out tunes and burp if you need to and no one needs to no it.
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