TED.com videos for indoor workouts
I hate doing cardio at the gym. I much prefer running outside. But unfortunately sometimes I find myself downstairs in my building’s gym. It actually is a pretty nice gym with quite decent equipment, but for some reason I feel cooped up and bored.
The good thing, though, is that doing cardio at the gym doesn’t have to be as boring as it used to be. Many gyms now have TVs that you can watch and some even have them built into the actual machine that you are on. Fun, but for some reason this doesn’t quite work for me. So, what to do?
If you are a lover of Mac products (like I am) you most likely will either have an iPhone or an iPod that allows you to watch videos on it. My recommendation is to go to iTunes and download some video podcasts. These podcasts are great for a number of reasons as they are:
- Free
- Bite-sized pieces of information and learning
- Often inspirational or motivating and;
- They also take (most of) the pain away from being on a recumbent bicycle or elliptical machine
My favourite video podcasts come from TED.com – otherwise known as “ideas worth spreading”.
Here are a few of my top picks:
- Ray Zahab treks to the South Pole
- Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
- Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight
- Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
Even if you don’t have a device to download these talks onto I’d suggest checking out TED.com to watch them! These talks are good.
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