How to Keep in Shape with Exercising Gadgets

Weve all seen those TV commercials featuring alltelephone with headset, just in case I get an important
sorts of exercise gadgets that will get you that buffbusiness call while I jog. And I keep my high fidelity
body or that rib-like belly with minimum effort. Thereearphones in there too, in case I want to pursue one
are even wrap-around belts that zap your midsectionof my favorite hobbies listening to books on tape.
with electronic pulses, allowing you to slim downIve essentially turned my treadmill into a work,
without even making an effort to move your ownentertainment, and learning center. Its become one of
muscles. Wow! If only they worked!the most productive areas of my house.
But, of course, any of us who have bought one ofI am not the only busy person I know who has
these effort-free exercise gadgets knows that theirembraced the necessity of exercising to maintain good
ultimate use is as a trash can stuffer. They workhealth but who cant quite justify the effort to just
about as well as miracle weight loss diets. They areexercise. Ron Graham, BHMs operations manager,
expensive and worthless gadgets, not solutions toalso has his exercise machine a Gazelle Freestyle
getting yourself in shape. The only way to get in shapeGlider in front of his TV, and he typically exercises on it
is the old fashioned way sweaty exercise on ato the tunes of his favorite group, the Bee Gees.
scheduled basis.To me it just makes sense to make exercise fun and
Its not a bad way to go, either. I have done it for years,mentally productive. Otherwise, why would anyone
and this issue leads with an exercise article by Richardcontinue doing it? Its not human nature to continue
Blunt that I adhere to, with a few modifications. Fordoing things that make us miserable.
example, I like to chop wood so I often substituteI have other exercise gadgets too, like a set of
chopping wood for resistance training.dumbbells, a bench, and a heavy bag, but all are
But I have found a good use for gadgets to help mestrategically located so that I can do more than just
stay in shape. In fact, as I write this Im on mywork out.
eighteenth minute on my treadmill, which is aThese little electronic gadgets not the electronic
super-handy gadget. And Im writing this commentaryzappers and miracle diets are the real miracle
by dictating it into another gadget a pocket-sizedexercising tools of our day. They help the actual
cassette player/recorder. It is even more useful thanworkout fade into the background, and for me they
my treadmill because it turns the treadmill into a workoften even extend the workout. For example, I
station, making it something that doesnt just exerciseintended to use the treadmill this time for 20 minutes,
my body but allows me to continue working at what Ibut I have been so mentally involved with formulating
like best writing this magazine.these words that as I look down at the treadmill timer,
This is a critical issue for me being able to work while Iit is on its 26th minute.
exercise. I am one of those people who cant justHeres the bottom line: The greatest impediment to
exercise. I have to get stuff done, whether that stuff ispeople exercising to maintain their health is that it takes
working at my business or just catching the news or atoo much time and trouble. So fool yourself by making
basketball game on TV.it either fun or productive. My wife loves her
So Ive positioned my treadmill in front of the TV, and injazzercise. Its good exercise and a social event at the
a little plastic basket Ive taped to the side of thesame time. My daughter loves her dance classes.
treadmill I keep the TV remote so I can switchTheres lots of stuff to do out there besides just
between channels or raise the volume when I put theexercising. For the sake of your health, find your own
treadmill into a jog. Also in the basket is my hands-freefun and keep fit.