Does anyone else get a bit bored on the treadmill??

coletteann123
coletteann123 Posts: 21
in Fitness and Exercise
I go on the treadmill Every day and run about 3miles.. recently changed it a bit to running 2 miles and walking up the biggest incline fast for the last mile.. or i do a few bursts of interval training!

BUT i find it gets very boring! maybe its just because i dont have my Iphone at the moment so dont have any decent music to listen to i just listen to what the gym has on..

Does anyone else get bored?? what should i dooo!!! i fit my cardio workouts in my lunch hour at work so dont have lots of time for weights etc, i figure i need to run and go on the eplitical as much as i can for my 40 mins or so!

any tips welcome ;-) xx
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  • chiley1
    chiley1 Posts: 15
    I hate the treadmill, I only stay on for 15 minutes. I rather go to the track and walik because the treadmill bores me.
  • poledancing_ninja
    poledancing_ninja Posts: 271
    HATE, HATE, HATE the treadmill. I can easily run for over an hour on the road, I can't manage 10 minutes on a treadmill
  • coletteann123
    coletteann123 Posts: 21
    ahh so its not just me then :-(
  • lynnetted43
    lynnetted43 Posts: 252
    one rule to the tread for me.... i gotta have kick *kitten* music. or go home. there have been days when the i pod hasnt been charged and im like... **** what do i do now> luckily i work at the gym so some one in membership has the same taste in music. i just borrow his. i can not watch tv and run. the damn tvs shouldnt be there any wway. if you can watch tv and work out... you are not working hard enough!!
  • renejtrainer
    renejtrainer Posts: 21 Member
    I've started to hate the treadmill as well. So I started using the arc trainer and stationary bike a bit more.
  • hennyben
    hennyben Posts: 313 Member
    Are you kidding? I HATE the treadmill. Those minutes spent on there are minutes you'll never get back in your life lol. I run on the road, with my ipod. Can't do treadmill...
  • Hoppymom
    Hoppymom Posts: 1,158 Member
    I am lucky that my gym has a tv attached to every cardio machine. With extended cable I can chose pretty much anything I want to watch. I often chose to go to the gym during my favorite shows so I can get really into my workout without getting bored because I am focused on the show. During commercials I check out my form in the mirror; making sure that I am not leaning to far forward etc.
  • Nice
    Nice Posts: 84
    I love my treadmill. However I would be very bored if i didn't have my iPad with Netflix or all the seasons of dexter to watch while I was running :) lol
  • sozzell
    sozzell Posts: 166
    Since I have started running outdoors, the times thatI do go on the treadmill I HATE it. I make sure I keep the gym blinds open so I can see outside, I listen to my own music on my iPod and I do intervals. I still get bored though!

    Can't beat running outdoors.
  • coletteann123
    coletteann123 Posts: 21
    lynette..def with you on the music front!! and whats with the gym when they have sound on the TV!!! I cant watch tv :-( i watch myself in the mirror but thats borning me now!! haha!! maybe you guys are right.. change of scenery and get back out on the roads ??
  • vancil01
    vancil01 Posts: 70 Member
    Yeah, treadmill action is super boring. We don't have the TVs attached at my gym, just a bunch up top...so it is easy to not pay attention to them... I find myself staring at other gym people and judging them...
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320
    yep, same here its so boring especially as there is a huge mirror infront of me when i run!! great !! lol...good music is the only thing thats gets me running, oh and looking at myself thinking i want to run my *kitten* off literally...good luck with it...i do 15 mins then weights or move onto another machine, go back and do another 15 after.x
  • maharrod7
    maharrod7 Posts: 32
    I keep reading about people reading on the treadmill while there walking. Its intrigues me. I'm going to try and do it today actually mayb ill stay on longer!
  • LauraJWStevenson
    LauraJWStevenson Posts: 55 Member
    I DVR all the shows that I like at night...and watch them while I'm on the TM. Makes the time go faster....plus I don't feel like I'm sitting my life away in front of the TV. LOL!!!! Or I listen to an Audible Book. Sometimes a good one can really take you away!
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
    I can only to speedwork (interval training) on a treadmill. I'm working so hard that I can't get bored, I'm too busy trying not to die. :laugh: I would recommend doing hard interval training the whole time or speed bursts, where you run at your normal effort then up it for 30-90 second then go back. Switching up pacing and such is the only way for me to stand it.
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320
    Yeah, treadmill action is super boring. We don't have the TVs attached at my gym, just a bunch up top...so it is easy to not pay attention to them... I find myself staring at other gym people and judging them...
    hahaha quite true
  • nucreeman
    nucreeman Posts: 40
    It's very boring if you don't have music. I have to have the music, or every minutes that passes by seems like 10 minutes.
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    Npt whjen i look down after only a couple of minutes and I see my heart rate. The treadmill gets it up there pretty qucik for me!
  • Phoenix1401
    Phoenix1401 Posts: 711 Member
    Treadmill is really effing boring to me. I cant stand it at all
  • has001
    has001 Posts: 29 Member
    Treadmill is super boring for me...and I don't like running on it as it kills my knees! If I'm going to be walking or running I go over my lunch break outside. It's both my cardio fit into a good part of my day, and a way to get some fresh air so I'm not so tired around 3pm. At the gym I prefer the ellptical for the amount of calories your burn in the time you have and the comfort level of my knees. I listen to Pandora and my own playlists as well.
  • razorbackrachel
    razorbackrachel Posts: 1
    I get bored sometimes too but watching Netflix helps out a lot!! I've been watching How I Met Your Mother and the people around me think I'm crazy because I bust out laughing in the middle of the gym. Sometimes I go longer than normal to finish what I'm watching!
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    I never have a problem with the treadmill but I always have my audio.com app where I can listen to an audio book.

    And, I don't use the treadmill as much any more because the weather is so nice I can usually jog outside and that is way less boring.

    :smile:
  • Mercenary1914
    Mercenary1914 Posts: 1,087 Member
    Not me....I do intervals every time I am on a treadmill...whether I am running 2 miles or 7 miles on treadmill....I always do intervals...

    I will start off at a 2 on a 10 incline..then go to a 3.5...then drop the incline to 0 and jog at a 5 then I just mess around between 6 and 10 until I complete my run....I alternate speeds about every 1.5 to 2 mins....


    Another strategy is I run at a different speed for every song that comes on my mp3 player..


    Outside is more fun to run....but I can't go as long outside as I can on a treadmill...My knees are on fire after 2 miles on that hard pavement
  • McGruber03
    McGruber03 Posts: 113 Member
    same here...I can run for hours outside and can barely manage 3 miles on the treadmill. One time it was raining and I made it to 4 miles on the treadmill, and I think that was the longest EVER. If it's not lightening, I will run in the rain!
  • pj270764
    pj270764 Posts: 12
    I also find the treadmill boring unless I have a magazine to read. I normally do high incline walking for 30 mins
    or more so dont find I'm bouncing too much but would be bit more difficult if running!! No windows to look out of
    in our newly located gym either!
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    I have a stationary bike that I use at home, been trying to find a decent deal on a good treadmill, I feel I waste SO much time on that bike and it doesn't burn enough calories. I WISH I had a treadmill! LOL! Though, walking outside is a lot better, feels better! Try going outside on your break instead!
  • REET420
    REET420 Posts: 160 Member
    I have an exercise bike / eliptical trainer instead of a treadmill. I have to have music when I'm on it.
  • coletteann123
    coletteann123 Posts: 21
    WOW!!!!! loads of you feel the same then!! seems i need to work harder and push myself on the intervals which will mean i cant get bored because im trying to breathe and not pass out!!! OR pluck up the courage to venture outside fo a jog and change of scenery... not sure the world is ready for that sight so i think ill try some hard intervals today! ARGH but no i pod!!!!!!! :sad:
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I get bored looking at the treadmill. That's why I run outside.

    I really like the spin bike though. It's the only cardio machine I actually enjoy doing. I'd still much rather run outside or run stairs though
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320
    Not me....I do intervals every time I am on a treadmill...whether I am running 2 miles or 7 miles on treadmill....I always do intervals...

    I will start off at a 2 on a 10 incline..then go to a 3.5...then drop the incline to 0 and jog at a 5 then I just mess around between 6 and 10 until I complete my run....I alternate speeds about every 1.5 to 2 mins....


    Another strategy is I run at a different speed for every song that comes on my mp3 player..


    Outside is more fun to run....but I can't go as long outside as I can on a treadmill...My knees are on fire after 2 miles on that hard pavement

    great advice...i also run differently to different songs. tomorrow i will do intervals :)

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