Cardio is a very important aspect of any work out. There are numerous benefits to a dazzling cardio routine. In the real world, there are many ways to get a grand cardio workout. You might
jog, play sports and get chased by the police. In the gym cardio usually revolves around a handful of machines. There are the stair climbers or steppers, the elliptical trainers, tread mills, and bicycles. Thats about it. A great cardio routine may last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour and is really intensive. The problem is that when you are on a cardio machine, you do the same thing over and over. What I am trying to say is that for most of us cardio gets boring after about five minutes. Dont lie, you know what I am talking about. The best I have every heard about cardio is I dont mind it. In other words, I get really bored, but I will keep doing it cause it works.
Being bored is horrible. Being Bored is even worse when you know you have another 25 min left and the seconds crawl by like eons. So what gives. Why does cardio have to be so boring? I think its a safety issue. In the real world if you go running or play soccer for example, you environment and all its inputs are constantly changing; you run by different scenery, you miss the shot on desire. These changing characteristics are what build the whole process fun. In the gym, however, since space is limited, you have to do your cardio rooted to one spot. Very little happens to your environment to elevate the boredom. Imagine though, if you could have all the excitement of a soccer game while sitting on a recumbent health cycle? At first you may think its a sizeably effective and fun idea. No more boring cardio! Think about it and it becomes a little terrifying. The sheer amount of stimuli hitting you from all angles, your mind would exhaust quickly and you would run the risk of injury (not to mention getting overwhelmed). That is why cardio machines are so boring. They develope
them to be boring so you do not
hurt yourself. So when you climb up onto your favorite elliptical trainer, remember that its boring for a reason.
What can we do to contruct
cardio more fun? Being new to the world of the gym I think I have some neat ideas to contruct
cardio a more exciting activity. Ok thats a lie. I do not
have any way to build cardio more exciting, but I do think there are some techniques to make the cardio knowledge pass more quickly, which, when you think about it, is the next best thing. I really try to distance my mind from my body. I try to unplug. I daydream, listen to loud music and ponder my shopping list. For a whole week I planned
a basement apartment for my house. It was quite the undertaking. Really focus on not thinking about time. Cover up the timer, know where the near by clocks are and avoid looking at them. Do what ever it takes to detach your self from the realm of the here and now. Remove yourself from our world governed by the second hand. Slip into recesses of your mind and tune out. While the cardio wont go away at least you might
distract yourself. Cardio machines build cardio boring and boring cardio is hard to stick with. Take comfort in knowing that your body loves the complete focus
of a sizeably workable cardio workout.
