Do you have a treadmill? Do you actually use it?

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Feels like one of those purchases you buy thinking you'll use it a lot, but ends up gathering dust ...

I would like one though
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Yeah, I don't really have the space for one either tbh
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I don't have that kind of money
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Yeah, I use it while watching TV.
I have a NordicTrack treadmill in the home gym along with with a NordicTrack elliptical. It uses the iFit suite of fitness programs where you can workout with a trainer across various locations. I find them very motivating and I look forward to completing them.
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I have one, but given the chance, I would have chosen to get a stationary or elliptical. The one I bought didn't cost much, I think I would get better use out of any other cardio equipment.
No, walking/running is free.
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1337toothbrush posted...
No, walking/running is free.

This is true, but I wouldnt fancy running where I live. The air pollution and the traffic make it very unappealing for that.
Glob posted...
This is true, but I wouldnt fancy running where I live. The air pollution and the traffic make it very unappealing for that.
Wear a gas mask.
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1337toothbrush posted...
Wear a gas mask.
A mask doesnt solve the traffic problem.

Id rather just do it in a room with purified air. And air conditioning. Where I wont be hit by a bike.

Dont get wrong, when Ive lived elsewhere I would have argued for the value of actually running over doing it on a treadmill.
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We have a stationary bike that gathers dust instead

im still exercising tho Im just putting road miles on my shoes
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Theres one in my house that I tried using, but stopped when I realized it wasnt doing anything.
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I go a gym. Never saw a point in home exercise equipment unless you're insanely wealthy with a full service gym in your house.

Wife wanted a Peleton bike. She used it 5 times. Two years later I threw it out and I'm pretty sure she still doesn't know because it was in a room in the house she doesn't use
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DuranOfForcena posted...
that's an odd mindset to have. there is a huge gulf in between no home gym equipment and full service gym in your house, and you don't have to be insanely wealthy to afford a set of dumbbells or a treadmill or whatever.

That probably depends on your goals, which I didn't clarify. I'm a big fitness enthusiast myself and couldn't possible use a "set of dumbbells" to accomplish any of my goals. Bench pressing pressing is my aphrodisiac and getting to 405 takes a massive, multimodal push to achieve, especially since my frame isn't exactly built for it.

But I can refine my answer and state if someone wants to "casually" exercise I suppose it's reasonable and indeed better than nothing.
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NightingaleMD posted...
But I can refine my answer and state if someone wants to "casually" exercise I suppose it's reasonable and indeed better than nothing.
A room with a rack, bench, some pads, and dumbbells would be enough for the vast majority of people I'd think

JustMyOpinion posted...
Yes and yes. I run outside sometimes when the weather is nice but with two young kids I can't just leave the house most of the time.
Yeah this is what I'm thinking. It'd be nice to just go into the garage or whatever room for a few quick moves whenever some free time opens up.
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got a really cheap one many years ago and it still holds out. i try to use it more often but i'm lazy. it does do the job though, but certainly not fancy by any means.

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I have an elliptical I paid $2000 for and have been on like 4 or 5 times in the 8 years Ive had it. I hate cardio.
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There was one in the house when I was growing up but no one used it. There was all kind of exercise equipment and a Bowflex that I don't remember anyone using. My parents even got that Wii Fit exercise thing and never used that either. I guess they thought if they bought enough shit they'd just wake up in good shape one day.
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Exercising at home takes a certain mindset, and most people who try it quickly lose focus. At least actively going to a gym is more likely to keep you focused. Then again most people who get a gym membership never use it.

Exercising is hard. Its unpleasant. And it doesnt even work for everyones body. One of several flaws with the human body.
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My mom bought and returned three treadmills. I got more exercise carrying them in and out than she ever did using them.
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It was more cost effective for me to have membership at cheap chain gym and use their treadmills. Its something use during inclement weather.I moved this summer and have been lucky that the weather has been ok this past winter.
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DuranOfForcena posted...
i dunno, i've never had that issue personally. sometimes i am slow to start the workout, but once i do start it, i've seen it through to the end every time, unless i have to end it prematurely because i hurt something. i've never stopped just cuz i lost focus. i gain focus when i workout. i want to complete it, and to push myself harder than i did the last time.

Some people can do it, sure. Good that you can. But several posts in this topic show that a lot of people cant. People buy exercise equipment and never get around to using it all the time.

Heck my uncle is enthusiastic about exercise and he says he wouldnt do it at home.
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Exercising at home takes a certain mindset, and most people who try it quickly lose focus. At least actively going to a gym is more likely to keep you focused. Then again most people who get a gym membership never use it.

Exercising is hard. Its unpleasant. And it doesnt even work for everyones body. One of several flaws with the human body.

What do you mean by this?
Glob posted...
What do you mean by this?
Youve never heard of hard gainers?
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Glob posted...
What do you mean by this?

I tried it. It didnt work.
Im probably in the extreme minority though. Most peoples bodies work normally.
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I have an elliptical. How much I use it comes and goes, but I've been using it 3-4 times weekly for a while.

I used to work as a software developer for a major manufacturer of them so I got one on deep discount
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PraetorXyn posted...
Youve never heard of hard gainers?

Sure, but that doesnt mean that exercise doesnt work. It means that for some people its easier or harder to see the results that they want. It doesnt stop exercise being beneficial.
Glob posted...
Sure, but that doesnt mean that exercise doesnt work. It means that for some people its easier or harder to see the results that they want. It doesnt stop exercise being beneficial.

Dark_Arbron posted...
I tried it. It didnt work.
Im probably in the extreme minority though. Most peoples bodies work normally.

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Technically, I do have one, but it's not mine (so no, I don't use it). My parents left it here years ago, and haven't gotten around to picking it back up (along with a lot of other stuff).
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i have a rowing machine that i typically use 2-3 times a week since i am unable to run. at least i can still do some cardio
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Dark_Arbron posted...
I tried it. It didnt work.
Im probably in the extreme minority though. Most peoples bodies work normally.

I still really dont understand what you mean when you say it didnt work.
Yeah, I had one for awhile now. Right here matter of fact.
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I got to use it a bit more than I do.

I always found the best way for me to focus was to find a good show to watch in the background. Back when the first 3 seasons of the walking dead was more recent id watch a full episode each treadmill session. I did that 3 times a week.

I did the same thing with breaking bad. I never actually saw stranger things before so whenever I start back up ill put on episodes of that.
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Mad-Dogg posted...
Yeah, I had one for awhile now. Right here matter of fact.
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I got to use it a bit more than I do.

I always found the best way for me to focus was to find a good show to watch in the background. Back when the first 3 seasons of the walking dead was more recent id watch a full episode each treadmill session. I did that 3 times a week.

I did the same thing with breaking bad. I never actually saw stranger things before so whenever I start back up ill put on episodes of that.

Yeah, its a good approach. You turn your downtime into increased calorie burning. Ive also found that if you say you will only watch the show when exercising then the exercise doesnt feel like a chore, because you get to watch the show you want to watch.
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I have an exercise bike that I use almost every day. I use the excuse to watch subtitled anime since otherwise I probably wouldn't pay enough attention.

I could just go out and jog, but most of the time the weather is dangerous for that (too hot) and drivers around here are crazy.
Glob posted...
I still really dont understand what you mean when you say it didnt work.

It didn't work for the same reason I've never developed any skills or gotten good at anything. My body doesn't have that function.
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Dark_Arbron posted...
It didn't work for the same reason I've never developed any skills or gotten good at anything. My body doesn't have that function.

I didnt ask why. I asked what you actually meant when you said it didnt work. That makes no sense to me.
Glob posted...
I didnt ask why. I asked what you actually meant when you said it didnt work. That makes no sense to me.

after reading their last post it just sounds like they cant commit to anything if they think they can develop any skills. People can move around in wheelchairs with nothing but their breath, he just needs to actually try and commit to something.
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