Put Your Phone Down While You Workout

As a trainer I see a lot of people getting poor returns on their time invested in the gym.

Just today I saw a woman texting on the inner thigh machine. Then less than 20 minutes later I saw another woman texting while riding a recumbant bike.

The two things they both had in common was they both were going so slow it was almost pointless. From the looks of them I would guess their intensity usually stays pretty low.

The take home message is this: don't go to the gym and half ass it and expect fabolous results. Put down your phone (better yet, leave it in your locker) for 30 to 45 minutes and bust a sweat to get a result you can be proud of.