DawnM Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just curious. I have had many through the years and quite honestly, they bore me. The same words and views over and over just don't do it for me. I prefer to get on the treadmill while listening to my own music, an audiobook, or even the TV going while I walk. Or doing any exercise to the aforementioned is more interesting to me than a DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I love videos. But, I do have to mix it up a bit. I have a TON of different programs, so I don't get too bored. Right now I'm doing Jillian's newest - Body Revolution and LOVE them! After this I think I'll go back and do Insanity again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I am doing the 30 Day Shred right now and I am on the lookout for something that I can use in place of a nice 2 mile walk outside. That being said, I really don't like exercise videos. I tend to get bored with them. But in my current season of life, it is really my only way of exercising regularly, so that's what I'm doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't do well with tapes. I do better going to the gym. The accountability factor there is a major influence. As in, "I missed you Monday". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't do well with tapes. I do better going to the gym. The accountability factor there is a major influence. As in, "I missed you Monday". Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I would like exercise videos if they were different. Number one- good production-it really irritates me to see grainy video or hear poor sound. Number two- music I like. Number three- maybe a series of videos starting from I am just starting to much more advanced. I can't stand finding videos that are too advanced right frim the get go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't love them, but I would MUCH rather do a workout DVD than a treadmill. :tongue_smilie: Talk about boring and repetitive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Gee, I voted for yes. ;) I like classes as well. I prefer to workout at home and get my training in at the studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 The weather does not always cooperate for me to get out and run/walk. I like to have choices in my workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I feel a greater accountability and less boredom with DVDs than on a machine like a treadmill. I get sick of the machine pretty quickly and want to stop; even if I'm reading or listening, the repetition just gets to me. I need the variety of the DVD, and I am more apt to push myself to the end of the tape than to finish a set # of minutes on a machine. True, hearing the same instructions over and over each time I do the same tape can be boring; that's why I listen to podcasts at the same time. I turn the TV down so I can still barely hear the instructions if I need them, and exercise my brain listening to NPR in the meantime. It's true there can be a little more incentive to push oneself in a class at a gym, in front of the other participants, but that only works if you can get yourself there ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 I do better in a gym with others too in a class, but there is no gym near enough to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I have a number of yoga DVD's. some I like, some I want to sell as they just sit there. I also do an old nordic track ski machine (before they were bought out) that I really like and I have a set of bungee cords for strength training. they came with a book of exercises for specific areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I voted other because -- for me -- it's not just "it helps me know what to do." I lurve 'em. Along with HS curriculum, they're my other obsession. Feel free to check out my blog, I do reviews of different videos and systems... http://stayinginworkingout.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I voted other. I do like them but they are easier to quit vs being in a class setting and not wanting to walk out. However, I am more tempted to never go back to a class while a video doesn't hurt to do it again. No one to watch me and make me feel embarrassed with my lack of physical fitness. However, I will say my preferable workout is something that I am doing with end results. For example, I love cutting the grass. I know it takes me two hours. I know I can not leave it uncut. I also like that I can look at what I have accomplished and what is yet to accomplish. I suppose I am very hands on and visual. I wish there was something else like cutting grass with a push mower that burns as much calories and is productive at the same time :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I've done different things at different times. I loved exercises classes for the longest times but once kids came I found it more stress than benefit. I did workouts at home to supplement classes as well, especially for things I couldn't find locally. My whole view and belief system about fitness, working out, being healthy and priorities changed in the last few years though so neither the gym nor workout videos fit into that. I'm much more into family fitness and incorporating more activity into daily living. Which for our family is family hikes/walks, biking and other such things. Just living life more fully, doing more things for ourselves, more things by hand, etc. I wanted to try and get the most out of my time and those things didn't do that for *me*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I've never done well with videos... I've bought a few, but only used them once or twice (some are still unopened). I prefer to go to the gym or do my own workout at home (usually while watching the news). I've never enjoyed exercise classes either, so I guess a video feels too much like being in an exercise class to me... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I do like the gym - but it is often easier to just work out at home. A machine would bore me and I'd be too often tempted not to finish. DVDs change things up a bit, and often have someone motivating (though usually a bit quirky) helping me along. The best part of DVDs lately is that dh is doing them with me! He's never done that before. We recently started p90x together, and having dh for a workout buddy makes it really enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I need variety. I love DVDs, but I also love swimming, rebounding, and walking outdoors. Too much of anything, even the things I love the most, bore me. Plus, variety is better for overall health and challenging the muscles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 You could not pay me enough to exercise to a video (or to go to a gym for that matter). Give me hiking, rock climbing, biking and walking any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I voted "other" because, well, I like doing DVD workouts. I can get a decent workout at home instead of driving to the gym (wasting time and gas $ sitting in traffic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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