Ah, endorphines :)

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Permalink Reply by Patch Stardust on August 20, 2011 at 4:19am

put on some of your favorite music and dance dance dance your heart out!

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Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on August 20, 2011 at 5:12am

Sports. Sports. And Sports. Especially team sports. Volleyball, hockey, lacross, soccer, etc. etc.

If you like running, maybe there's a track team around your area - throw a little friendly competition in it :). Scout out a local marathon and try to find people to train for it together. Check into triathalons and see if there are training groups for those. Having a goal you're building towards makes the daily effort more enjoyable.

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Permalink Reply by John W on August 20, 2011 at 5:29am

Running in the rain and snow is actually a lot of fun. Of course, I live in a rural area so don't have to bother with traffic. But its amazing how alive the world is when the rain is coming down. I'd go nuts if I had to train on a treadmill. Yuk.

For nice weather runs, bringing along music helps tremendously. I sometimes also download talks that I want to listen to. 

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Permalink Reply by Abbie on August 20, 2011 at 7:33am

Put effort in to download your favourite music or get into some podcasts or audiobooks!

My exercise time is something I Iook forward to because it I love what I am listening to.

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Permalink Reply by rachel on August 20, 2011 at 1:50pm

Thanks guys! I usually do have my favorite music with me. Ipod = BEST FRIEND. But yeah, new sports sound like a ton of fun! Will have to try something waaayyy out of the ordinary :)

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Permalink Reply by SchuyBox on December 16, 2011 at 4:46am

Try Boxing!

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Permalink Reply by Macrophage on December 16, 2011 at 5:00am

I had the same problem, and then I found Bodyrock.Tv! :D That was absolutely my savior!

If you think the time is too short - just add some exercises of your own, or do the same circuit once again. I love this, high intensity, short workouts. When I was younger I used to do kickboxing, but now I don't have the time nor the money. Last year I was going to the totally fresh and new gym, but I had a really hard time figuring out how people found it so fun to lift a weight (slowly up and down..), so it can't be much better than this :) No time, no money, and absolutely not boring! ^^,

I also like to do skipping when I have (or take) a little more time. Alternate your jumping and see how long you can make it :)

Have the best day! Now it's bedtime for me (:

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Permalink Reply by Trysta on January 14, 2012 at 11:30pm

Hi, I'm just changing up my routine, here's what's working for me:

• Videos: Hip Hop Abs, Jackie Warner videos w/15 min intervals, You Tube interval training
• Tabata method training: High intensity interval training (you can get a LOT done in 4 minutes time)
• Trampoline, Gazelle and Bike while listening to my favorite music
• Audiobooks
• Netflix - they have some really fun aerobics on there. Instant Queue so they're free w/ membership!
• Movies
• Read books on the indoor bike & treadmill (I also rip out the good stuff from magazines that I mean to read & leave them in my workout room. Sure helps get rid of magazine clutter)
• Boxing - Bought one of those boxing practice things & do upper/lower body workouts
• DVD's on Amazon specifically for indoor runners/cyclists: They have scenery of all kinds, beaches, mountains, etc - if it's bad outdoors where you are, you can pretend to be someplace else

So far this is really keeping things fun for me.  I put in 2 hours in workouts yesterday w/ zero boredom :)  Have fun!

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