Dear Diary,
I do not go to the gym without my survival gear. This gear consists of my kick butt sports bottle (no wimpy toss-aways for me) and a book.
A book? you ask. Why on earth would you take a book to the gym?
Because I would not last five minutes on one of those boring machines without finding some way to occupy my brain.
Oh sure, you could argue that I should bring headphones and watch tv, but I believe the act of watching television causes your mind to shut down and become a zombie, and to me that is not conducive to getting up your energy and burning fat. I prefer to bring a book that will stimulate my brain enough to make the hour spent on the elliptical machine bearable.
A few caveats: only use a book on a machine where you can hold onto something for balance, unless you are so much more fabulous than me and can maintain your balance running on a treadmill while reading.
So if you find yourself unable to bear a minute on those hamster wheels at the gym, bring a book. It might just become part of your survival gear too.
Affectionately,
Jane
I do not go to the gym without my survival gear. This gear consists of my kick butt sports bottle (no wimpy toss-aways for me) and a book.
A book? you ask. Why on earth would you take a book to the gym?
Because I would not last five minutes on one of those boring machines without finding some way to occupy my brain.
Oh sure, you could argue that I should bring headphones and watch tv, but I believe the act of watching television causes your mind to shut down and become a zombie, and to me that is not conducive to getting up your energy and burning fat. I prefer to bring a book that will stimulate my brain enough to make the hour spent on the elliptical machine bearable.
A few caveats: only use a book on a machine where you can hold onto something for balance, unless you are so much more fabulous than me and can maintain your balance running on a treadmill while reading.
So if you find yourself unable to bear a minute on those hamster wheels at the gym, bring a book. It might just become part of your survival gear too.
Affectionately,
Jane
