What do you think about while running/exercising?

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4/22/13 6:55 A

Today, I was thinking I was a raving lunatic to be exercising at 630am instead of snoozing and when I finished the "spiderman", the last of my exercises for the day, it was bliss!!!

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4/21/13 9:26 P

I usually think about all the things going on in my life. But my mind will also go to things I see while I'm out running, I good ideas for my house by thinking about other houses I see.

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4/21/13 1:33 P

I usually focus on breathing, but when I'm not doing that, I daydream about my favorite vacation spot.

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4/20/13 11:46 A

It's amazing how a run alone in the morning watching the world go from dawn to light clears the mind and makes it easy to solve the hardest of issues. My addiction to exercise is probably this - the impossible becomes slowly but surely possible because I have the strength and energy to face everything....

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4/19/13 7:12 P

I think about how awesome it's going to be when I'm done, like how nice the shower will be or what reward I want to give myself. I listen to music that is nostalgic so I feel like some angsty protagonist in a movie outrunning a crappy situation. A lot of times my exercise time is the only time I have for me, so I'm usually burning off steam from my job or fiance or any number of things that make me mad. I pretend the pavement is the face of people I don't like -- that definitely helps. I also try to go different routes when I walk/jog so I can enjoy the scenery every time. I think about all the icky smoker crap I'm getting out of my lungs and making sure I stay quit. If I'm on a treadmill or stationary bike or something, I read!

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4/19/13 6:39 A

I was planning the perfect murder on my trainer which was to be carried out at the end of one hour, especially since he was making me do 3 sets of each exercise at 30 seconds followed by 45 seconds followed by 1 minute. By the end of 70 minutes when I was stretching and enjoying the endorphins, I was in love with him all over again....

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4/17/13 9:14 P

I usually listen to music on my zune and im thinking about what Im going to do for that day. I just started on monday walking at 7am in a park near by, I think about my whole day and the freash air clears my mind, its great.

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4/17/13 7:06 A

Today, my trainer was increasing the reps on my exercises - during each of the sets, I was convinced that Jillian Micheals and all other trainers on the TV are either using very light weights or cheating on the exercise because none of them show a grimace and I am grimacing all the time!! But when I was doing the plank (3 reps of 70 seconds each), I felt good that I was able to manage the exercise without shaking...yeah! yeah! Felt like superwoman, I did!!!

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4/17/13 6:53 A

I think that I need to get push it up and when I do I need to do it again.

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4/17/13 5:54 A

I am constantly thinking about how my body feels when I'm running.

Are my legs tired or heavy? Do I feel like I could go forever at this pace? If I kick it up a notch, will I be able to maintain all the way back?

Deep breath... take in the music... enjoy the peace. I love this run... It's a time for myself and no one else.

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4/16/13 10:04 P

At first, I'm thinking of my muscles and timing things just right for when I increase intensity and hoping I can stay at my heart range at that level. Then I check out the TVs, and see what's on, then try to read the closed caption without my glasses, but then I get bored, after all, I don't use a radio to exercise with, I use my phone to listen to music. Then I look at everyone around me, trying to figure out their "story". I'm a people watcher, I can't help it. There's a young boy who is overweight that always exercises with his mom. I am so proud of him, he looks thinner than he did a month ago. Most of all, I dearly hope he hasn't been getting teased or bullied at school. He seems like a happy child, though. There was a girl running, yet she didn't seem to have much muscle tone and had cottage cheese legs. I thought about my legs, how they are worse-looking than hers, and yet I cover them up. I hope that I will eventually not be shy wearing shorts to the gym when I get thinner and when it is too hot. I think about how my body might look to others as I am on my bike or treadmill or elliptical. I try to make smooth movements so that I not only put more effort into it, but so that I don't jiggle. Then I switched over to the man who sits on a bike in front of me and keeps turning around to look at something behind him, and I'm wondering what he keeps looking at so I keep looking back too. Just silly things, really. I love the machines, but I can get bored if I don't occupy my mind this way!
Some guy always switches the TV channel about halfway through my workout. He loves the news. It is on two other TVs, yet he chooses the bike that is not in front of the TV with the news, so then he has inadvertently made everyone watched the same three news feeds. He does this nearly every day that I see him there. I almost rolled my eyes at him today. News is stressful and I end up thinking of the horrific bombing and poor 8 year old, and this is okay to think of other people, but I don't need the news running through my mind every day at the gym. Anyways, it ends up that I think of all that as well, then by the end of my workout, I'm serious and somber... thanks news dude...

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4/16/13 11:27 A

When I practice yoga I try not think of anything! Just concentrate on my breathing, try for Zen. When I walk around the university campus where I work, I like to people-watch.

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4/16/13 10:54 A

Today, it was about how hot the weather was and that I may need to start running earlier in the morning like 630am and not 645am. Ego kept me running throughout the 5.6 km route!

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4/16/13 8:57 A

I do my running on a treadmill so I watch videos/shows/movies on my tablet.

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4/16/13 6:11 A

I download podcasts so I listened to lectures while I run.....only the last time I was listening to a lecture on ankle anatomy and injuries (emergency doc) and I went over on my ankle and was out for weeks!!
I just listen to music now!

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4/16/13 1:50 A

I'm just trying to remember to breath, I tend to hold my breath which isn't such a good thing. I like to do the treadmill or the elliptical while I watch my favorite soap. During the commercials, if I'm on the elliptical, I push really hard for at least 50 steps, going as fast as I can and wondering if anyone's paying attention and how crazy I must look. I keep track of my calories. I want to burn 500 in an hour but running a little short. I've tried doing the incline to boost my calories but then I can't go as fast, it slows me down. Oh well, at least I'm doing something!

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4/16/13 1:07 A

i just enjoy my exercise, i only listen music while exercising !!

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4/15/13 10:41 P

You're not alone SUGARSMOM2, lol.

Edited by: MANGOVIBES at: 4/15/2013 (22:44)

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4/15/13 8:16 P

That's just the best thing about exercising: I only focus on the exercise I'm doing, and thinking of nothing else! It's the only thing that really takes my mind off work and studies. I love

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4/15/13 5:10 P

I picture my body getting smaller and more fit. lol

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4/15/13 2:46 P

I think of game of thrones!

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4/15/13 2:43 P

I think about sometimes the next step I take. When I walk, it is a way to clear my mind and appreciate the goodness and beauty of God's creation.

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4/15/13 2:11 P

Sometimes I compose a blog (but rarely write it) or I think of what has to be done when I get finished. The best runs, and rarest, are when I'm not thinking of anything in particular, but rather enjoying the sites and sounds of my run.

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4/15/13 1:35 P

When I'm running, I use an app called Zombies, Run! I'm using the 5k training program. (They have 2 or 3 others.) It's a fun way to zone out. When I'm on the stationary bike, I listen to books on audible. It helps me to go the extra mile to see what happens next. While I lift weights, I try to stay focused on what I'm doing. I really enjoy feeling my body respond.

But no matter what I do, my mind will wonder to whatever is going on in my life at the time; my job, family, bills, schedule, etc.

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4/15/13 12:13 P

If I'm walking on the treadmill I will usually watch a program or read a book or meditate on Scripture verses that I have on 3 by 5 cards. If I'm walking in the neighborhood I either just enjoy God's creation and pray or meditate on Scripture verses or enjoy my companion.

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4/15/13 12:13 P

If the weather is nice enough for me to be outside I am thinking about all the beauty of nature! I have trails that go along a creek and through wooded areas with various kinds of trees and wildlife. If I must 'do my time' on the elliptical I try to get through it with some positive visioning.

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4/15/13 11:12 A

When I walk in the neighborhood, I think about How grateful I am to be living in our "hood" - its just a beautiful place to live. I also use this time to plan other activities that will increase my output for the day.
I'm working up to carrying my smartphone to listen to quality music and articles. But that is coming soon.

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4/15/13 10:22 A

I think about how close I am to doing my final stretching...I think about the endorphins that give me a such a great high!!!

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4/15/13 12:29 A

this is going to sound crazy, but I count. I count down my time, or count up the calories, which ever I see on the screen at the time is what I am counting. I always put on the tv and try to watch something, but end up catching myself counting. Whatever works to keep you going I guess.

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4/14/13 6:44 P

I am often listening to music when at the gym, but I'm still thinking about how I'm going to look when I'm at my goal weight. How people are going to react to my weight loss. Also, what i have on my to do list.

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4/14/13 4:12 P

my goals, breathing & being in the moment!!

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4/14/13 12:59 P

I plan, organize my thoughts and give thanks to God!

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4/14/13 12:23 P

oh i am sorry but i think about ...... nothing ..my mind is empty . I am gasping for air and i just want to be done . I think about making it home . How hot or chilly it might be outside . for the most of all i think of nothing . empty headed i guess .

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4/14/13 10:38 A

Homework, nature sounds, and just gazing around

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4/14/13 9:42 A

THINK ABOUT HOW I WOULD LOOK WHEN I DROP THESE POUNDS.

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4/14/13 9:35 A

@Emmarevamped: Recently, I've really been playing a computer game when out running/walking. And yes, it's upped my mileage considerably. It's called Ingress and is free on Android. Lots of harmless fun, and when you're just 1/4 mile out from an enemy portal with the means of taking over, I usually tend to go that extra 1/2 mile.

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4/14/13 7:57 A

When at work I take in the sounds of the birds and enjoy the nice breeze and I have to remind myself I am at work so I don't be late after breaks and lunch. Time really passes by quickly when I do this. At home after work I really have to concentrate on what is important instead of the time.If I am outside I can zone in on the people and things around me, but if I am on that treadmill I really have to use my imagination or I am in trouble. ha ha ha

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4/14/13 1:17 A

Actually, sometimes when I'm doing a hike I pretend I'm in a computer game. Hahah.

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4/14/13 1:16 A

"You can do it! You can do it! You can do it!"

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4/13/13 9:33 P

I'm so impressed by all these ideas and suggestions. I tend to think about how long I have left and count down the seconds/minutes left... I try so hard to get "lost" in the feeling or my music, but have not yet found a way to do that...

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4/13/13 7:52 P

I listen to podcasts (SparkPeople Radio too!). I like to learn new things, even it's little bits of information I may never use. :P If I'm not listening to podcasts, my mind mega zones out. It's kind of weird, mind being clear with no sense of time. xD

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4/13/13 7:29 P

This might seem weird and contrary to what some others have said, but sometimes I imagine that the route is much much longer than it really is, so that when I finish I feel like it wasn't so bad. Like if I'm about halfway through, I will mentally tell myself I'm no where near done yet so just pace myself and then it makes it seem faster when I really am done.

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4/13/13 1:03 P

I like to listen to music while running, I try to focus on what my goal for the week it, see the number I want the scale to say.

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4/13/13 11:43 A

I am like Agilecat! I never have music... I try to practice mindful walking - running. When I find it hard to keep going, I think "softness" ...

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4/12/13 10:55 P

Ditto what WANNABETHIN32 said.

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4/12/13 8:55 P

i listen to my ipod and think of the next song that is coming up and how fast i will get to. i think of all the kids i work with and what happened that day.

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4/12/13 7:30 P

If I'm running in the park, I'm noticing Nature...what's blooming or green, the fragrance of flowers and cut grass and the birds I see and hear, the wind on my face. I think about other places I'd like to run. Sometimes I zone out to whatever's on my iPod, but I keep alert to other runners, cyclists, walkers, dogs and cars.

And whether I'm outside or at the gym, I admit that I observe what other women are wearing, from shoes to headbands, because I'm always trying to find workout gear that's "real"--effective and attractive, not something impractical that I'd see in a magazine on bodies that don't look like mine!

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4/12/13 4:41 P

If im out walking i listen to music or depending on the "drama" of the day talking to my dear mother who left this world too soon If im using my eliptical i have the radio on low and am reading my kindle i find that when i read i lose track of time and im not constantly looking at the timer to see if i can be done yet

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4/12/13 4:02 P

I think about my celebrity crush, Celebrity Chef, Tyler Florence. He is good to look at and I love the foods that he makes. I cannot eat everything he makes, but there are dishes I create from his cookbooks that is absolutely delicious. Tyler is good eye candy. My treadmill workouts goes pretty fast thinking about him.

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4/12/13 2:19 P

Usually singing the song I'm listening to.

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4/12/13 2:03 P

I think about how good it feels to run and what the results will bring me. It works the stress right out of me from the day or even the week.

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4/12/13 12:50 P

While running, I actually try to think of as little as possible, except staying safe and listening to my feet hit the pavement. Running is terrific stress relief for me, partly because I try to clear my mind and just live in the moment - something that's ordinarily very hard for me to do.

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4/11/13 7:46 P

I give myself pep talks to stretch the time I exercise and make it a longer session.

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4/11/13 6:35 P

When I workout at the gym, I try to picture myself in some cute shorts or a bikini this summer. That always seems to be a big motivator.

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4/11/13 12:22 P

I've found that exercise feels easier when I'm watching someone else engaged in a physical activity - almost like my brain transfers the strain I'm feeling to what it thinks I'm doing, but since I'm not the one doing it, I just feel less. Since I don't want to be a creeper and stare at other people at the gym, I try to work out while watching shows like Ninja Warrior or The Biggest Loser or Dancing with the Stars.

It might be a little weird, but I also like watching myself in a mirror when I run. It helps me focus on my goals and makes me appreciate what my body can do, and as a bonus, it forces me to keep my posture in line.

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4/11/13 12:14 P

At work when taking walks, I take in the beautiful trees we have around the complex.

Working out at home, I try like heck not to step on myself or any other living thing while following directions, hahaha

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4/11/13 11:25 A

When is this torture going to be over!!!!

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4/11/13 10:15 A

I listen to music or my beloved Red Sox on my Ipod, check out the flowers and trees, think about my day and keep pushing myself to keep on keepin on!!!

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4/11/13 10:10 A

My husband gave me a small TV with headphones for my B'day....so at 4:30 A.M. I get on the elliptical and watch Joyce Meyers (a Christian evangelist)...she is awesome...ran into her program by accident...makes the 30 minutes just fly and the message totally sets me up to have a day full of the blessings of the Lord. Before this trick, all I could think about was "how much longer....is it almost over?"

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4/11/13 9:58 A

I am good at self motivating when I exercise. I inline speed skating and when ever I'm doing my races, I am always able to tell myself "You only have X amount of laps to go"

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4/11/13 12:13 A

praying for my family and I try to smile.

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4/10/13 11:15 P

finishing

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4/10/13 12:03 P

Great topic. I think about how angry I am for letting myself get to this point and I better do something about it. So, when I am about to stop running/excercising, I say to myself 5 more mins and then you can stop, then when 5 mins is up, push my self to another 5, before you know it, I am feeling the release of anger and just so happy to have an opportunity to be working out and know I can do it and the weight will come off in time.

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4/10/13 11:18 A

Jamming to my music, it' get's me hyped!!

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4/10/13 10:37 A

I'd like to start my own Kindergarten one day, so I think about that and all the people/buracracy that would involve.

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4/10/13 8:31 A

I've only just started running outside this week for the first time ever. Right now, I'm thinking of how heavy I feel and wondering if I will ever be able to run with abandon.

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4/9/13 8:37 P

It depends on my mood and mind frame when I get started on a run. Sometimes I think of nothing......sometimes I think wow how great this song is to run to. Other times I psych myself out and think Oh I am tired and can't go any farther......but mostly I think of how strong I am making myself and just let the mind and worries go blank for a while.

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4/9/13 1:49 P

That's usually when I do the most talking to God.

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4/9/13 1:42 P

I imagine finishing the 10K race I've signed up for next month!

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4/9/13 12:09 P

How much easier it is than it was last month...

And how much easier it will be next month!!

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4/9/13 11:02 A

mostly i think about important things like studies or other work which makes passing the time easier...also i put my music on so half the time i just drift into my own world

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4/9/13 6:59 A

Thin-ness and strength. Looking great. Staying young.

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4/8/13 11:54 P

At the gym on the elliptical, I generally play cardio rock or cardio house music which in spite of many lame and annoying song lyrics always gives me a far more satisfying workout, and enables me to ignore the TV talking heads that dumb down the population with non-news which keeps viewers disinformed about what's really going on in the world.

On my road bike, I enjoy the scenery, animals, and create mini-challenges with sign posts or trees. I think about pacing and rhythm and plan my next food or drink stop. I thank God for lungs and legs and air and his Creation. I pray for family members and circumstances and for restoration of my health to be of greater service.

On clear days, I'm grateful for the clean air and azure beauty of spacious skies. On days when numerous aircraft are leaving "chemtrails" in the sky for the purpose of geo-engineering, I think about the lies and deception of our government, and how so many don't have a clue what normal jet contrails are supposed to look like (they are silvery streams which quickly dissipate without spreading into rows of milky criss-crossed cloud layers). I pray for protection from the aerosolized aluminum and other nano-particulate metals used to seed the clouds, and I wonder if the pilots and people responsible for weather manipulation really have any idea what they are actually doing to the air, water, soil, and the future of life on this planet.

I think about riding farther or faster this time and the next, getting fit to take my wife on vacation to a sunny destination, living to see my kids marry and raise children of their own. I think about eating healthier to overcome the toxic prepared and GMO foods in the restaurants and grocery. I think about planting a garden and experimenting with hydroponics. I think about books to write, songs to sing, and new routes to try next time.

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4/8/13 8:43 P

Getting better.
Bible verses.
My family

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4/8/13 8:38 P

Nothing really,sometimes my mind drifts and I think of everything I have to do after my workout os over lol.

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4/8/13 7:39 P

Not a thing... my mind is absolutely clear.

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4/8/13 5:23 P

I think about myself in a bikini....which makes me angry...which makes me work harder. :-)

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4/8/13 1:59 P

Well if I was running and I have done that on a treadmill on an incline, I have the tunes played and if the beat is good I am feeling good and no thoughts of any kind. Now when I am exercising in the gym I have a total focus on the body and the weight or machine or ball or band I am using. I do exercise at home and I notice that sometimes when I am on a time crunch I become distracted and start thinking about the plant in the window that I have that needs water or on my gosh I need to speed this routine up need to get ready for work. How many of you experience that?

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4/8/13 1:57 P

My best planning is done while I use my elliptical. The release of endorphins gives me a greater sense of optimism. I usually plan whatever events, projects, stressors or responsibilities at that time.

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4/8/13 1:23 P

I think about how empowered I feel and how much I love feeling strong. If those thoughts aren't running through my head I am thinking of nothing, a complete absent of thought is total relaxation.

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4/8/13 1:15 P

Today while walking during my lunch break, I listened to the different birds which made me smile; and then thought about my "to-do" list for when I leave work today. :)

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4/8/13 11:39 A

If walking I listen to music, the faster the music the faster the walk.When swimming in the local pool I try to imagine a hot sunny tropical beach!

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4/8/13 10:38 A

I recite the Books of the Bible -- the Old Testament and the New Testament in order! Helps me to keep them memorized! Also, years ago, I learned to count to 10 in Persian, Turkish, Spanish, Armenian, French and Chinese -- so, I go through those in my head, too, to help me keep them memorized. Next thing I know, I'm finished with my walk!

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4/8/13 8:52 A

I listen to audiobooks.

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4/8/13 8:16 A

Yesterday I decided on pet names even though I do not have any pets.... (Spike, Indy for Indiana jones, Ares)

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4/8/13 8:08 A

If I don't have my audiobook going, I often think about what goals I would like to reach. It's amazing how much thinking I can do while working out for 30 minutes!

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4/7/13 10:58 P

If I forget my kindle, I find myself thinking that the timer goes slower and slower every time I get on the darn treadmill. if i am working with the trainer, i wonder which circle of hell is his native habitat. if i am using the machines, then i think about what happens when the wire assembly snaps. if i am in yoga class, i wonder if the emts will be able to untwist me when they are called in. if I am in zumba class, i wonder how everyone seems to get their butt to move independently.

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4/7/13 10:34 P

Got up this morning feeling like a mix of gumby, the tin man that hadn't been oiled, and Rip Van Winkle...And as I exercised, "Dear God, am I insane for doing this, when I could take it easy and make all the excuses and just settle for frumpdom?" Talk about nonconformity....

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4/7/13 9:34 P

Breathing & counting steps. If I don't I find myself trying to go too fast & then before I know it I'm sucking wind!

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4/7/13 9:03 P

Today I was doing some crazy aerobics video for the first time in about 2 yrs. I was thinking 'OMG I'm going to die' Alas, i am still alive, some of me is still screaming :) I also thought of what my abs might look like in a few months (yeah I miss them, can't wait!)

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4/7/13 8:21 P

I actually was watching the Detroit Tigers play baseball.

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4/7/13 2:01 P

I try not to think too much. I put on my music and rock out and have a good time! LOL

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4/7/13 10:52 A

Remember why you started running in the first place. I'm training for my second half marathon and whenever I start to think about the miles to come and feel discouraged, I think of all the miles I've done so far and how strong my body is and how thankful I am for my two legs to be able to run :) P.S. music may help motivate you too. Sometimes I use it, sometimes I don't. Best of Luck to you! Keep running,even through the blah days

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4/7/13 10:33 A

I like to imagine i am in some exotic location. Sometimes I pretend I am myself from a different era (in future or in past). Sometimes I am an alternate persona...hmmm maybe that's TMI :D

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4/7/13 4:35 A

While exercising, I usually focus on what I am doing, concentrating on counting and my breathing. But running allows me to have time to myself so I think about anything and everything. I will work through some issues, think about what I will be doing this week, organizing lists,. etc.

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4/7/13 2:00 A

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4/7/13 1:48 A

I sually try concentrating on what I'm doing, especially if it's a new exercise.

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4/6/13 9:01 P

I love reading while on my elliptical, though sometimes the movement makes it hard to focus on the words. Still, a good book will get me through most of my workout without me realizing it! I also have my ipod going, which helps me keep up the pace as I read.

When I'm not reading, sometimes I'm mentally cursing at my ipod for playing songs that aren't working for me at the moment, or for playing too many good songs and trying to kill me, lol. I have a few songs that I turn into motivational ones, things that talk about working hard/sweating/what doesn't kill you makes you stronger (even though the sweating I'm doing is not what they're talking about) -- these help me push myself a bit.

Sometimes I visualize myself at what I want to look like, to remind myself of one of the reasons I'm working out in the first place (picture myself as a "before" and "after" picture), or plan what I'm going to do with the rest of my day. I usually weigh myself right before I step on the elliptical, so sometimes I'm happy with the scale and sometimes I'm frustrated, both of which can get me moving. On days when it's really hard, sometimes I promise myself I'll do just a couple more minutes, and almost always, I make it through those minutes and decide I can keep going.

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4/6/13 4:07 P

I'm not sure why but when I'm walking or jogging I find myself often praying and reminiscing about my parents and other relatives who have died.

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