Saturday, August 7, 2010

Don't flush your money down the toilet bowl

It was a nice peaceful time at the office and I got to talking to one of my colleagues. She was telling me that she plans to buy a treadmill. I still don't get why people would want to waste money and/or incur debt just to buy something they'd use once or twice and ultimately becomes part of the furniture.


Looks silly, doesn't it? I wonder why people are still doing it, though.

Like me and everyone else, my colleague has cash constraints. So I told her that if she wants to lose weight, she could invest in two equipments that combined, cost less than a fraction of what a treadmill would. What are those two things?
  • A stability ball
  • A kettlebell
She was pretty skeptical about the kettlebell. "I want to exercise while I watch the tv." Sigh... typical. I refrained from telling her that if she can hit the treadmill and can still concentrate on watching the tv, she's basically not burning enough calories.

I just told her that she can do kettlebell swings in front of the tv. No problemo. It seems that I have picqued her interest. But we'll see whether someone would take my advice. I am after all just a fitness junkie and not a qualified instructor.

Oh, by the way... I also told her that diet is more important than exercise.

3 comments:

KevL said...

Now, the pic above would look like a DIY treadmill lol.

And honestly, if one cannot even be consistent about running around the neighbourhood, what makes her think she can jog on the treadmill on a consistent basis? *shrugs*

DailyMuscle.com said...

Many people think there's something magic that takes place just by 'getting on' the treadmill. These are the same people that walk to the toilet faster than they walk/cycle on the bikes at the gym. It's a mindset thing. '30 minutes of treadmill = 30 minutes of exercise done'.

Aizan Suhaira said...

KevL: In my colleague's case, by the time she comes home it's already late. The treadmill was her way of fitting in some sort of workout without having to venture out alone at night in a neighbourhood that is not entirely safe.

Thugs might think twice before trying to mug you. But a lady jogging alone in the neighbourhood is practically a sitting duck.

DM: I agree with you 100%