Gym Report - cardio
Apr. 30th, 2008 08:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisIt's interesting to me how 3 times a week I can get on the same treadmills at the same speed for the same amount of time and yet have such a varied experience. I always have my book plugged into my ears and while I am not usually as engaged with it at the beginning of a book usually by the second hour I'm as hooked as I'll be to the end.
But, some days, I get on and get going and the next thing I know, my 30 minutes are up. Then there are days like today when I get on and get going and assume I've been at it forever only to look down and see it's been 4 minutes.
Today I remembered a trick I used to play with my self early on. I stare at the TV (only this morning from my vantage point I had two to stare at) and the rule is that I cannot look down at the time until the next commercial break comes and is gone. This morning I had CNN on one channel and ESPN on the other. This turned out to be a good game cause they really have long breaks between commercials. I finally did get to the end of my treadmilling but whew, it was not easy!
But, some days, I get on and get going and the next thing I know, my 30 minutes are up. Then there are days like today when I get on and get going and assume I've been at it forever only to look down and see it's been 4 minutes.
Today I remembered a trick I used to play with my self early on. I stare at the TV (only this morning from my vantage point I had two to stare at) and the rule is that I cannot look down at the time until the next commercial break comes and is gone. This morning I had CNN on one channel and ESPN on the other. This turned out to be a good game cause they really have long breaks between commercials. I finally did get to the end of my treadmilling but whew, it was not easy!
