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I think it's a lot simpler than the author is trying to make out: Traditional gym exercises are boring and hard. Cardio is boring. 60 minutes on a treadmill,

by adwf 12y ago

I think it's a lot simpler than the author is trying to make out: Traditional gym exercises are boring and hard. Cardio is boring. 60 minutes on a treadmill, 5 times a week is really boring after a while. All that racking up weights and unracking is tedious. Bicep curls? Tedious. Situps? Tedious. The reason why people are constantly thinking up new ways to exercise is simply to add a bit of variety and encourage people to keep working out. You can probably get similar results to a sledgehammer drill by doing a combo of situps, pullups and squats, but a lot of people would find that kinda dull and give up after a while. When you add in the possibility that by doing these "new" exercises they might be getting fitter or stronger in less time than a traditional exercise, it's really quite motivating. It's not necessarily true (I've seen a lot of fads come and go), but if it gets them to keep on exercising, then it's probably worth it.

TeMPOraL 12y ago
> Traditional gym exercises are boring and hard. I think it's not just about boredom, it's about the time it takes. If you can trade 60 minutes on a treadmill 5 times a week for 20 minutes of HIT 3 times a week, that's over three productive hours a week saved already (and more likely 5-10, if you count going to and from gym, additional showering and the fact that it fragments your day if you're not smart about your daily routine). I'm planning to start HIT for this very reason. I don't like exercising, I have many more interesting things to do, but I need to improve my health. Therefore I seek to maximize effect while minimizing time wasted.
Jtsummers 12y ago
> Cardio is boring. 60 minutes on a treadmill, 5 times a week is really boring after a while. This is why I don't run or cycle inside. The only reason I took to indoor cycling was because of a back injury that made riding a bike difficult/painful, it's healed up now. For running, the last few months have been fantastic on my usual trail. I've gotten to see flowers bloom and fade, grass go from brown (hot summer) to green again as the temperatures dropped and soon I'll get to see the leaves turn and fall.

by adwf 12y ago

TeMPOraL 12y ago

> Traditional gym exercises are boring and hard. I think it's not just about boredom, it's about the time it takes. If you can trade 60 minutes on a treadmill 5 times a week for 20 minutes of HIT 3 times a week, that's over three productive hours a week saved already (and more likely 5-10, if you count going to and from gym, additional showering and the fact that it fragments your day if you're not smart about your daily routine). I'm planning to start HIT for this very reason. I don't like exercising, I have many more interesting things to do, but I need to improve my health. Therefore I seek to maximize effect while minimizing time wasted.

Jtsummers 12y ago

> Cardio is boring. 60 minutes on a treadmill, 5 times a week is really boring after a while. This is why I don't run or cycle inside. The only reason I took to indoor cycling was because of a back injury that made riding a bike difficult/painful, it's healed up now. For running, the last few months have been fantastic on my usual trail. I've gotten to see flowers bloom and fade, grass go from brown (hot summer) to green again as the temperatures dropped and soon I'll get to see the leaves turn and fall.