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I have to say, you doing it wrong: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/fashion/18FITNESS.html

I used to do the same thing, now I don't use music or anything else to help me relieve the stress of exercise.

That article says that music and tv is beneficial to beginners. I guess I'm doing it right since it works for me, but hey to each his own.

I also find it more to be intellectually boring. When exercising, I don't feel as if I need to use my brain any more than what it takes to actually move. Compared to me sitting in a chair and reading/writing/studying. As listed above, I could be doing it wrong, but that is my biggest deterrent to exercise- it's boring as hell.

Exercise always seemed like a huge time sink to me. I usually do it while watching tv.

Funny how I would use a completely opposite statement, i.e. watching tv seemed like a huge time sink to me. So I removed it. :)

Watching TV kind of removes the psychological advantage of training.