Aversion to cardio
I've developed an aversion to cardio. I don't know how I logged in so many hours on the treadmill, Precor, rowing machine, etc. in the past. I can't stomach the gym now...with a couple exceptions.
Pilates. I show up reliably once or twice a week for Pilates with my very favorite teacher. She is occasionally snide, which makes me laugh. I can't remember exactly what she said, but the gist of it was a bunch of people would bombard the class after New Year's, and she ended with, "Don't worry, they'll be gone soon." She also noticed that I had a different book each class, so I worried she might think I was a speed-reading freak. Then she said, "I read really fast too," and I asked her what she liked to read, and she said, "Stuff like that," pointing to my book. Instant bond. If she ever stopped teaching, I would cry. A lot.
Swimming. For some reason I always share the hot tub with the same man (a chatty gay fellow with a gold chain around his neck) and woman (a middle-aged photojournalist). They like to talk about Sudoko, yoga and stuff like that. I guess they just swim the same time I do. They closed the pool for a Christmas siesta, but it should be open again now. Note: swimming is a little embarrassing for me because I refuse to put my face underwater unless I'm plugging my nose shut. This leads to offers from the lifeguard: "I'll show you how to blow bubbles!" I know how to blow bubbles, but it still doesn't make me comfortable going underwater without closing my nose. End of story.
Yoga. This doesn't count as a gym activity because I do it at home (and when I teach).
Anybody else averse to cardio?
In a related note, I saw an MSN headline that said fainting dieters are causing delays on the NYC subways. Take it easy, folks.
Pilates. I show up reliably once or twice a week for Pilates with my very favorite teacher. She is occasionally snide, which makes me laugh. I can't remember exactly what she said, but the gist of it was a bunch of people would bombard the class after New Year's, and she ended with, "Don't worry, they'll be gone soon." She also noticed that I had a different book each class, so I worried she might think I was a speed-reading freak. Then she said, "I read really fast too," and I asked her what she liked to read, and she said, "Stuff like that," pointing to my book. Instant bond. If she ever stopped teaching, I would cry. A lot.
Swimming. For some reason I always share the hot tub with the same man (a chatty gay fellow with a gold chain around his neck) and woman (a middle-aged photojournalist). They like to talk about Sudoko, yoga and stuff like that. I guess they just swim the same time I do. They closed the pool for a Christmas siesta, but it should be open again now. Note: swimming is a little embarrassing for me because I refuse to put my face underwater unless I'm plugging my nose shut. This leads to offers from the lifeguard: "I'll show you how to blow bubbles!" I know how to blow bubbles, but it still doesn't make me comfortable going underwater without closing my nose. End of story.
Yoga. This doesn't count as a gym activity because I do it at home (and when I teach).
Anybody else averse to cardio?
In a related note, I saw an MSN headline that said fainting dieters are causing delays on the NYC subways. Take it easy, folks.
Comments
I love cycle, but that is about it for cardio. Walking is not too bad either. Does that count?
I have an aversion to lifting weights and doing crunches, both of which I REALLY need to do.
Actually I really need cardio too. Basically I need to get off my butt.
Wow, that was almost a novel. Now I have to go help my daughter with her homework. GRRRRRR.
Good luck w/ the homework.
I've regularly attended group exercise classes for years and always loved it, but lately I'm less enamored. My knees sometimes feel a little achey after classes.
Liz - yeah, knee pain is no fun. the treadmill makes my back stiff, while walking outside does not...wonder why. i hope those people are eating now :)
amy - sounds like we are exercise sisters. i like walking as long as it's not on the treadmill (see above). i also think it's cool that you walk in L.A. :)
Although I did receive some yoga DVDs for Christmas that I'm going to try to use again--I really enjoyed that....
I do group classes, now, though, that I'm enjoying.