Is Your Cardio Really THAT Boring?
On my foray into that commercial gym last week (have you seen this: RANT: Why Are Some People Such IDIOTS In The Gym?) I saw something else that made me stop and scratch my head in bewilderment.
Listen, I know that some cardio is boring.
But so boring that you must read a magazine in the process? And therefore, let your workout suffer?
Can you really get your upper body working hard if you’re reading a magazine?
Um. No. You can’t.
So why is this gym now SUPPLYING magazines for it’s members to read on the cardio equipment?
And why are people still doing cardio they find THAT boring, when there are SO MANY other options available?
Keep your mind on your game.
If you’re so bored you have to resort to reading magazines, it’s time to change it up and go do something more interesting.
Things that spring immediately to mind include: HIIT (interval training), Weight Training SuperCircuits*, swimming, team sports like soccer …
… heck, even playing with the dog is fun and interesting, and if you’re doing lots of running and chasing games you’re definitely getting a good cardio workout.
So, don’t tune out in the pages of some time-wasting gossip magazine.
Get the MOST out of your workout by keeping your head AND your upper body in the game.
You’re there anyway, right? You may as well get as much out of it as possible!!
*At a loss when it comes to those Weight Training SuperCircuits I mentioned?
Craig Ballantyne has everything you’re looking for in his Turbulence Training Fat Burning Circuits Manual.
It has great and effective Weight Training Circuit Routines especially designed to burn fat that will get your heart racing and your blood pumping, and keep you motivated and interested for a long time to come.
Take a look at it here ==> Fat Burning Circuits
Have a fit, fun and fantastic day.
Girlwithnoname
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March 16th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
I’ve been stewing about this all day at work. Your preaching to the choir for the people that follow you. I occasionally enjoy some nice slow cardio on the elliptical or climber ans will watch a movie on my ipod. Look at most of the people watching tv or especially reading will doing their cardio, they don’t know any better, usually. I think many of them are newbs at the gym and are intimidated by hiring a professional trainer and go with the easy out, who can’t figure out a treadmill or elliptical? Many times I see college kids reading while on the stationary bike or treadmill. OK I think I just babbled enough but my point was many people just don’t know any better while people who follow you know better. Example last night I ran 5 miles for my cardio while tonight I did quad super sets with lots of KB’s, jump ropes, trying to ge the double unders down which is very tough to do, deadlifts, and lunges along with other heavier lifts and ab work. Basically the workout was all over the place utilizing multi joint lifts.
March 16th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Hey Jay… thanks for the comment…
well, DAG NABBIT, then.. how do I get some followers that NEED the education? seriously, I’m ranting this stuff for a reason, not just to get stuff off my chest (although that IS a huge part of it… lol)… I want to educate the world of the ways that work… any suggestions?
btw, love you lots… thanks for following, I know you’ve been here almost since day 1, and I appreciate your eyeballs and opinions!!
xo
J
ps. your routines sound killer, maybe I’d like an inside peek at the full routine just to beat the heck outta myself! … how’s your battle coming? you must be doing awwwwwwesome!!!!
March 18th, 2011 at 7:06 am
That cracks me up — seeing people at the gym reading magazines and even books. I’ve always noticed that but never really thought about the fact that they cannot possibly be working hard enough!
I’m a big fan of HIIT too. For me, these workouts deliver more results and in much quicker time than just the traditional steady state cardio.
To really blast fat, I love doing 10-15 minutes of HIIT followed by 15-20 minutes of steady state cardio – that burns fat!
March 18th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Thanks Kevin (nice blog, btw), that’s kinda how I approach it too, at least on days that I do hillsprints: 9 min slow jog to the hill, 22 minutes beating the hell out of myself on the hill and 9 min slow jog back to the starting line.
Of course when I do flat-path intervals, I just tear myself apart for 40 mins straight doing :30/:30 sprint/walk.
:-)
ah, self torture! Ain’t it fun? Maybe yes, maybe no, but it sure is effective.
cheers