I hate my treadmill!
dmwiseman
Posts: 34 Member
Hi everyone. I am looking for someway to motivate myself on rainy days. Nice weather is good. I walk my dog for @ an hour at a pretty good pace. She is 10 and I am 55 so not extreme but about MFP guidelines. Bad weather though is another story. I look at that treadmill and think Grrr I hate you. It is boring and doesn't allow for changes in gait. Plus it is so easy to say, I'm sick of this and quit! I get such a high from being outside and want to find something that is the equivalent inside. I would really appreciate any suggestions.
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P.S. It is raining right now!0
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Look at the HATE as a good thing
You hate it, so get on it and show it who the boss is. I hate some exercise and curse them in my head when I am doing them, like slagging them off
So Threadmill, you hate me and I hate you, but I'm going to win and beat you today by doing x on you.0 -
Well you can never like working out inside a gym or on a treadmill if you love running outside!
but its just the matter of few days
When weather is not good I think you can do it and there should be noway of hating it or any other excuses .. remember
its all in our mind.. and our body always try to find one or the other reason not to workout
You can do it .. play some nice peppy songs or watch something..
I know its boring but I always keep a good list of songs which gives me energy and keeps me going..0 -
Or just go out in the rain? Sure you will only get wet, not like you will shrink or anything.
No such thing a bad weather, only the wrong clothes0 -
The only way I can stay motivated on the treadmill is to change it up every so often. Yesterday I went at a steady pace but upped the elevation every minute until I could go no higher then lowered it by a setting every minute all the way back down. I quite often do intervals - either slow jog and fast run, or steady run, fast as I can go sprint, walk, then back to steady run.
Hope that helps! :flowerforyou:0 -
Thanks for the advise. I will re-read this afternoon before hopping on that treadmill!0
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I think I'm one of those rare people who actually prefers the treadmill over walking outside, but sometimes it does get boring so I put an old tv in front of my treadmill and I watch a movie while I'm running. I try to make myself keep running until the show is over. Before I put the tv in front of the treadmill, I had it facing directly in front of the window so I could see outside. I opened the window while I was running even in the winter.0
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Or just go out in the rain? Sure you will only get wet, not like you will shrink or anything.
No such thing a bad weather, only the wrong clothes
Love that quote! I agree... unless it is really a thunderstorm, run in the rain!! It feels good, you don't sweat as much, it's not as hot. RUN, BABY... RUN!0 -
Well living in Ireland beside the sea and liking running I don't really have any other choice, either run in the rain or not at all.
And honestly, I prefer running in rain to running in wind. And I always find you usually have the place(park/beach) all to yourself whens its raining.0 -
puyt your treadmill infront of your tv (if you watch it) and just jump on whenever your favourite programs are on... no matter what pace you are going you are going to burn more calories than if u are sitting down!0
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If it ain't raining I ain't training, if it ain't snowing I ain't going!
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as my dad always says ur skin in waterproof hehe! xx0
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I hate the treadmill most days too, but I usually either watch TV or I play a playlist on my Ipod that I made for working out. Some days it still seems like a never-ending work out, but I just make myself do it and then I am glad I did when I am done.0
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I do most of my running inside. I go to a gym and the treadmills face a window to a busy street. We're not close enough for the cars to really look inside but I can see them going by. I put Netflix on and watch old Melrose Place episodes (don't judge me :laugh:).0
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I watch movies while I run on mine. No idea if this will help you, but keeps me going.0
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If you hate it find something else Get a jumprope...that will burn serious calories! I would also rather be outside as well but I do have a treadmill. Change it up lots run sprints on it Much less time for equal wokrout0
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The exercise that you hate is the exercise you should be doing. I hate burpees, planks, and push-ups, but my body thanks me for doing them after all the pain is done. Get on that thing and show it who's boss! I'd prefer to be outside too - but when it's raining I still get in my little apartment gym and use the elliptical (which I also hate) for 40-45 minutes. Feel great after, but dread it beforehand. And curse the weather while I'm doing it...0
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I am starting to have a bit of distaste for my treadmill, too. I do have it near a TV, and wear an iPod when I'm running (gotta have the music), but last night I had to run 6 miles (I'm training for a 10K) and just couldn't do the treadmill. Fortunately my daughter wanted to ride her bike so I ran 6 miles and she biked and was my 'water girl'.
I haven't run in the rain yet, though, because I'm worried about it wrecking my shoes.0 -
I had an old tv that worked but was really small I set it up infront of the machine( i have an elliptical) and now I watch something while I am working out... best/worst part is that I make myself increase the rpm for every commercial and keep it going till the show comes on so it is like interval training.
I have had times where I have felt like I was going to die during the commercials but it is a great work out and by the time that the show be it 30 min or an hour is over you have done an excellent work out and really have not thought about it much at all.... atleast I don't.
It has worked for me.... I am still not a big fan of working out but I am trying to change that - other than hiking I really dont care for the rest0 -
Try moving your treadmill in front of the tv, or listen to music. When I can't walk outside, I jump on my treadmill with my iPod and before you know it an hour has gone by. But there's nothing like working out outside. :-)0
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