How do you entertain yourself?

[ladymoreta]

Hehe I'm very determined! Having a Kindle helps - it's easier than an actual book (although I used to read those, too). You have to hold it in your hand, so it goes up and down with you, which means you have to do the elliptical without holding onto the rails. I like to think it helps me with my balance, too. But I'm probably wrong, because I'm still a klutz...

[Vanquisher]

No way I could read or watch a movie. I stream music over slacker. I'd go too slow with anything else.


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[scarlett09]

While I'm on the treadmill, I either watch the TVs set up in the gym or listen to the decent selection of tunes they play. I felt like the time I was running went faster when I was engrossed in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (the one where Will gets shot and Carlton freaks out).

I never really noticed how time goes by SO slowly when you are by yourself or don't have some sort of distraction until yesterday. We went to the local park and I walked while DH ran. That 2.6 mile walk goes by a lot faster when you have someone to chat with.

[hedixo01]

I just listen to music, but I go back and forth between walking and jogging, so it's not too tedious. As far as the weight loss goes, it'll probably take another couple weeks to notice. My DH ran cross country in high school and actually gained weight before losing it all and lots more. I started a couch to 5k two weeks ago and haven't lost a thing. I'm really trying not to get discouraged.

[corn poffi]

Nothing can distract me from the boringness of running. I hate it. But, for the elliptical or bike, I like listening to upbeat pop music...or pop noise as it's apparently called. I also do some "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", but sometimes I get too distracted and find myself slowing down.

I have the attention span of a walnut, so I basically have to do group fitness classes in order to get anything done.

[PrincessFiona]

Ha, corn poffi .... I feel like I have the attention span of a walnut too!

I feel like I'm much more boring than I realized. Within about 2 minutes of starting I have run out of any interesting topic to think about, and after about the third song on my iphone, my music doesn't really interest me either.

I do find myself more relaxed if I am walking. It seems that the added stress of jogging LOL causes my brain to short circuit. I make myself little promises that I know I'm going to break ... just to get to the next block, through the next 5 minutes, or whatever. I don't even feel that miserable jogging once I get through the first 5-10 minutes. Those are the hardest. After that my body adapts to the rhythm and it's all good ... except I bore myself to tears.

Oh ... and I can't work out at a gym. I would for SURE quit early. One of the great things about jogging outside is that if you head out in one direction .... you have to come back in order to stop. You can't just step off of the treadmill. I would definitely not have made this progress without that added little 'bonus'.

Kris