Fight Gym Boredom: Close Your Eyes While Strength Training

We all experience those moments of utter boredom with our workouts. It happens. We are fickle creatures and we crave change. I am always looking for tricks to bust through those workout doldrums and break on through to the other side. One technique I have been playing with these days is to be mindfully blind. I close my eyes throughout an entire set of a stationary exercise. It is surprisingly difficult to perform 10 squats without seeing your surroundings. With your eyes closed, your other senses kick into overdrive. Plus, moving without visual cues increases your coordination.

It is kind of odd to close your eyes at the gym and that makes me love it even more. And there is the bonus that I can't see other gym users looking at me funny since my eyes are closed. So if you need a new way of "seeing" things, challenge yourself by being mindfully blind. We all tend to do this when stretching, but try it during crunches or lifting weights, but not for walking lunges and never on a piece of cardio equipment. Eyes closed for standing biceps curls — yes. On a treadmill — never.

Looking for more ways to beat boredom? Here are a couple more ways to bust the boredom.

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