Bored on the Elliptical?
Note: this photo is courtesy of HerCampus, which has even more tips for avoiding elliptical boredom.
(And how come I just realized after writing the word boredom that I think I pronounce it as though it were spelled "boredRum" when it seems there is only one R in the word? Crap. I've been doing that for about 50 years now, wonder if anyone noticed?)
Anyway...
Does Anyone Else "Play" on the Elliptical Machine?
If you are a person who uses an elliptical machine, you may have discovered that you need to experiment to keep it from getting excruciatingly tedious. The HerCampus article above has more of a "distraction" approach, whereas immature Crabby prefers a more ridiculous approach...
Dance to da Music!
Music helps, especially if you don't mind looking like an dork and dancing along to it. I am a firm believer in hands-free ellipticalling; way more fun and freeing and I figure there are plenty of other ways to work my arms that don't spoil my cardio. Certain songs just call out for fist pumps, jazz hands, twisty hips, and pogobounding, a term I just made up, and these are all constrained by the use of arm thingies. Note: I am not a role model for proper elliptical form.
Competitive Much?
You people know who you are. :)
Variety!
You can also experiment with different tempos, inclines, resistances and directions. (And yes, at least on some machines you can go sideways as well as forwards and backwards. Warning: you may feel somewha...
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