Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Just a spoonful of music helps the exercise go down

I don't know about you guys, but I have a particular exercise that I HATE. This is not your small little dislike, but rather a full-on hate. We all have that one thing, right? Mine is basically any exercise that works my abs. Dumb, I know, because most people could do crunches all day. I, however, will do anything if it means I don't have to do crunches.

Well, I've found a way to get me to just do 'em anyway. Music! My roommates have been great at encouraging me to be good, and the other day Whitney had me sit down and do 50 sit-ups in the time it took for one song to play on her computer. That made it so much easier for me! If I know a definite time limit, it makes me want to hurry and just get them done. I usually listen to music when I do a long set of exercising (like running or being at the gym), but I had never thought to listen to just one or two songs while I did the "little" exercises. Try giving yourself a specific length of time in which to do your exercising, and it might help you get it done. Plus, music makes you think about the good song instead of how much you hate the exercise!

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