rant: exercise machine displays

[Anonymous]

I haven't spent much time in gyms for the past 5 years and I just HATE all the overly busy touch screen displays the machines all have. so freakin hard to just see the simple things I want to see: time elapsed and level. I don't need anything else!! who designed these things. not to mention that they're all designed now in a way that makes it impossible to see the time elapsed when reading a magazine. Grr.

[Anonymous]

One of the many, many, reasons I don't like gyms.

[Anonymous]

How can you read a magazine while exercising??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

[Anonymous]

If OP hasn't been to a gym in 5 years, could well be the right level of exercise to start with!

OP, a few of the buttons and choices are worthwhile. On the treadmill, I use "speed interval" which allows me to easily toggle back and forth from jogging to sprint speed. So, as you become accustomed to the new choices, some may stand out for you as useful. Anyway, good for you for building a gym habit!

[Anonymous]

You can get a watch which will tell you stuff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

This is actually sort of funny. With the exception of running on a treadmill or taking a spin class, I would love to see someone working so hard on say, a recumbent bike, or even an elliptical, that they couldn't read a magazine. I can set my treadmill to 15% incline and walk for an hour at 4.0 mph, get a great workout and still read a magazine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

I use the recumbent bike due to mobility issues. I can read and work up a sweat. You don't have to exercise flat out to get a health benefit out of it.

[Anonymous]

I can read magazines on the treadmill. While running an 8.5 pace, which is about 7 minutes per mile. I'm definitely working up a sweat when I do that. If I didn't read, I wouldn't be faster - just more bored. Treadmills are boring.

Face it, some people can read on cardio machines and some can't. i can also read in the car without getting carsick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

This is actually sort of funny. With the exception of running on a treadmill or taking a spin class, I would love to see someone working so hard on say, a recumbent bike, or even an elliptical, that they couldn't read a magazine. I can set my treadmill to 15% incline and walk for an hour at 4.0 mph, get a great workout and still read a magazine.

Please tell me you're not holding on to the treadmill. Otherwise you are definitely not getting a "great workout:

[Anonymous]

I listen to audiobooks with my heart rate in the 170s on an elliptical. I'm sure I could read a magazine as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

This is actually sort of funny. With the exception of running on a treadmill or taking a spin class, I would love to see someone working so hard on say, a recumbent bike, or even an elliptical, that they couldn't read a magazine. I can set my treadmill to 15% incline and walk for an hour at 4.0 mph, get a great workout and still read a magazine.

Please tell me you're not holding on to the treadmill. Otherwise you are definitely not getting a "great workout:

Nope, I actually use the treadmill for crosstraining and low impact off days from running. I am a 3:35 marathoner, low impact/ high intensity walking is great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you read a magazine while exercising??

+1

Unless you're trying to use walking on the treadmill as a means of "going for a light casual walk" while it's pouring rain outside. But generally, if you can read while you're exercising, you're not exercising nearly hard enough.

If you're on a machine where you're not bouncing a lot, like a stairmill or an elliptical, you certainly can read a magazine.

It's pretty hard to do if you're getting your heart rate up and sweating, even fast walking, on an incline, or a bike. The people I see with magazine are always looking very leisurely. Not sweating, not going fast or looking strained, no color in their face from the increased blood flow. I wonder if these are the same people who say they go to the gym and complain about the scale never moving.

This is actually sort of funny. With the exception of running on a treadmill or taking a spin class, I would love to see someone working so hard on say, a recumbent bike, or even an elliptical, that they couldn't read a magazine. I can set my treadmill to 15% incline and walk for an hour at 4.0 mph, get a great workout and still read a magazine.

Please tell me you're not holding on to the treadmill. Otherwise you are definitely not getting a "great workout:

LOL - I love the old partner in the office gym leaning back on the treadmill while holding onto the handrail. I asked him, "how fast do you think you could actually go without holding on?"