Exercise! Love it or hate it, let's motivate each other to just DO IT!

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Old 03-27-2009, 01:52 PM   #1  
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Lately i have been SO bored with going to the gym, this morning i just couldnt bring myself to go. not because i was tired.. not because i was being lazy.. i just... im bored. i always do an hour of cardio atleast, and then a lot of times i do another half hour of weights. However, i HATE the treadmill, it hurts my joints, and i just cant run on it. the other day i tried it just to be sure, and i jogged for five minutes and everything was hurting, it was a mess. so i usually do 30 min. on the elliptical, and 30 min on the stair master, but after 6 weeks of doing that everyday. im sooo bored with it. I'm not really a fan of the bike either because i feel like it doesnt do much, when i look at the calories burned, i can burn 600 in an hour on the elliptical and on the bike i burn like.. 200. idk i need to break out of this rut because im still losing weight with my diet, but i lose from 3-6 pounds a week when i actually do my exercise. any ideas? Ive considered roller blading outside but theres not really anywhere to go around here..
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Old 03-27-2009, 03:12 PM   #2  
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There are as many ways to get your cardio done, and your heart rate up, as there are days of the month. Seriously! So if you're bored with what you're doing, why not try mixing it up!

You have a gym membership - what classes do they offer? Any of them fit into your schedule?

You can't run on the treadmill, which is fine, but what about incline training? Can you do an uphill hike on it, even at a walking pace? That can burn as many or more calories than running without the joint impact.

What other equipment does your gym have? Does it have a rowing machine? I used to do that when I needed a break and MAN, it is a burner.

Even inside your normal elliptical and stairclimber workouts, have you tried varying your program? Do some High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), for example.

And then there's the whole world of cardio OUTSIDE the gym - running or walking outside, hiking, biking, canoeing...do you have pretty nature areas near you? Go walk in them! This works even better if you have a goal in mind - for example, if you'd LIKE to be able to run eventually, why not try a Couch-to-5k program or other type of goal-oriented program?

What about buying a few cardio DVDs to do when you're feeling too bored to go to the gym? You can do them in your house to vary your routine. Kickboxing, for example, is a real calorie torcher you can do with no equipment, in your living room.

My other tried and true response to exercise boredom is to get myself some new music. Something as simple as mixing up my playlist can really refresh things for me.

Getting bored isn't just bad for your mental health, it's going to slow your losses. Really! You can bet that by the time you're bored, your muscles aren't working as hard to do the same thing...your mind and body are BOTH ready to move onto something else.
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