I am not a fan of running outside. In the winter it's too cold, and in the summer it's too hot. My knees take a beating on the pavement, and I can't stop if I feel too much pain (maybe a blessing of outdoor running?) I enjoy the alternative by running on my shock absorbing treadmill, and doing so in my climate controlled house. I used to hate running, and laugh at my Jr. High PE teacher when he said we were going to do a "fun run." After I lost my first 50 lbs on Weight Watchers just from changing my eating habits, my weight loss slowed. I decided to give exercise a try. I started running on a treadmill, and found it to be not so bad. I put on a TV show, or a movie, and went for my run. As I began to enjoy running, I figured I got myself into some of my problems with weight from sitting in front of the TV for hours as a kid, so I might as well use the mental state of TV and movies to solve the problem. When your mind is preoccupied by a show you enjoy, there is less thinking about any pain involved with working out. Some people can't watch comedies, because laughing throws off their groove.
The moral of the story is that for me, keeping my mind somewhat off the exercise by watching TV and movies has been a big motivation to keep exercising. Right now I'm trying to avoid watching any of my favorite shows unless I'm on my treadmill or elliptical. So don't let yours be an expensive clothes hanger, and don't let it collect dust. Put it in front of a TV and workouts will be as entertaining as they are beneficial!
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I have to admit...before I read who this was posted by, I thought for sure it was my Dad! He does the same thing...and I have tried it out myself. It is a good way to keep your mind occupied. And the big joke in our family is that all our workout equipment is used as clothes hangers! I guess a lot of us tend to have that problem :)
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