[lumberjim]

one thing i noticed when i first started doing cardio:

getting going sucks. until i get my heart rate up to 150+, it's fucking torture. i don't know if it's endorphins or what, but once i get up over 150, i'm fine. I used to 'sprint' to get it going and then slow up to keep it between 150 and 155.

now, i do weight training first, and am usually already pumping endorphins when i get on the treadmill. also....if i watch sports or a movie i'm into, my heart rate goes down a little.

i used to listen to music on the elpitical, but found that i would adjust my stride to fit the beat of the songs......so i had to have a certain selection of tunes in my playlist in order to keep an appropriate pace up. Gin and Juice by the Gourds was the one I looked forward to. Now i do the treadmill, so it sets my stride at 3.0-3.2 Mph.