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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I [b]listen to audiobooks [/b]with my heart rate in the 170s on an elliptical. I'm sure I could [b]read a magazine[/b] as well. [/quote]

How are these two things even comparable?  :? [/quote]

This is OP checking in. Today I opted for a podcast while doing intervals w/HR up to 160. I think I probably covered about the same amount of text in a podcast vs a magazine. It's actually not hard to read while working out. You just ... read. I don't know how else to explain it. [/quote]

Not doubting that. Just don't understand how someone thinks that because they can LISTEN to a book, they could also read one during their exercise. Very different, especially if the speed you're going has a lot of up and down movement (running, sprinting, jogging, etc).

I personally either listen to music or watch YouTube. Trying to keep track of the words as I sprint is too frustrating and I feel like I'm not retaining what I'm reading, if that makes sense. [/quote]

I think I likely retain more than the audio.  You can read faster than you listen.  I do intervals, so of course when it gets really tough I'm not reading.  But I found I wasn't really listening to the podcast at those moments either.  The elliptical is smooth enough that it's not a problem to focus on the page.  But I'm a reader - one of those kids who used to read a book walking down the street!  [/quote]

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