Today, I am singing the praises of modern technology more so
than ever before. I am within a month of
my big day, St. Jude’s
Country Music Marathon and Half, and needed to log some miles. I had a very busy weekend with my kids and
have not had time to get in the training I need. With such a short time to finish getting
ready for the big race, I am really focused on finding a way to get in the
hours. Also, I have an exam in my Anatomy
and Physiology class tomorrow. I have
been recording the lectures with my new iPhone 4s, and so this evening, I took
complete advantage of the technology I have available at my fingertips,
literally. I set the elliptical to performance mode for a one hour session, and
started listening to my recorded lectures from class. Before I knew it, I had
already run through the entire hour program, and started a fifteen minute
aerobic run. After an hour and fifteen
minutes of elliptical training, I feel that I accomplished killing two birds
with one stone. I was able to put in the time I needed training for the day and
was also able to accomplish studying for my exam tomorrow morning.
I think the best part of it all, is that while running on
the elliptical, I was actually able to focus more on what was being said during
the lecture, than I have ever actually been able to in the classroom setting. I think I am actually ready to take the exam
tomorrow, and that makes me very happy. I
have to admit, I think this is going to bring on an entirely new way of
studying for me. I think if I keep this
up, over the next couple of years, I will be able to run a whole marathon. LOL!!!
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This is an excellent way to "multi-task": I wonder, are there any studies out there that show "reading retention" when mixing it with an aerobic workout?
ReplyDeleteI've been telling my students for *ages* to listen to lectures while commuting, or to read on the Metro, but this puts a whole new spin on it. Give us an update after you get your results back from the test, and let's see how that test compares. We can't make a study out of your results (they'd just be anecdotal and not a longitudinal study), but they would be a start!
This post deserves a companion (results/research) post...