Anyone Using An eReader on Gym Equipment? - Page 2

Sparrow · 08-02-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by banjobama

I used to listen to audiobooks on my mp3 player while walking, but I really cannot do it while running or doing anything that raises my heart rate. I need to hear some kind of fast music or else I'm stuck in first gear.

Yep, I listen to muic on my excercise bike to raise my heart rate; but I also use it when I'm just reading.
Although I can't pedal rapidly when reading, I still think some low-level excercise is better than none at all (I also set the resistance up a tad).
The suggestion of putting the reader in a bag is a good one; you can reduce glare by forcing the air out by dipping the bag in water before sealing it (keeping the opening above the water surface at all times

).

darknessangel · 08-02-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by whiz16

how the hack u guys read while bobbing up and down on the treadmill....

^--- What he said! o_O. Well, I exercise pretty regularly and somewhat heavily but even at a "slow" jog I'm pretty sure I can't look down in oder to maintain balance. I use music in order to "spice up" the routine and not get bored but... a book or a magazine? I see some people doing this at the gym but I'm fairly sure that you can't do it without sacrificing a huge amount of proper exercise.

GJMS

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-02-2010, 11:48 AM

Gym equipment?

pricecw · 08-02-2010, 01:12 PM

I bought the Sony PRS-300 after getting an entourage for exactly this purpose. I use a recumbent exercise bike at home during the colder months, and love reading on the Sony on the bike.

Books were such a pain, you could only put it in the little tray when you were in the middle third of a paperback, inconvenient to turn pages (pick it up out of the tray, turn the page, put it back in) etc. With the Sony, the type is on small is almost exactly the size of the paperback, page turning is easy (hit the little button), and words are never hidden under the tray. During the winter months, I tend to spend an hour a morning on the bike and love it. The last reason I got the Sony, it was cheap, one of the first like it to hit $150. Now, the new small Kindle would work well for those that like the Amazon ones better.

--Carl

bookwerm · 08-03-2010, 08:08 PM

I use my nook when i'm on the elliptical only. I've also tried using it on the treadmill (couldn't keep my balance) and on an upright bike (got sweat on it). I do use the large or extra large fonts so I can actually read - it's too hard to focus on anything smaller while moving...

As for the heart rate monitor thing... well, I used a chest strap and watch, so never had to hold on to the machine the whole time. (which, FYI, if you are holding on all the time to any machine, it's too intense for you and/or you're getting diminished returns from the effort.). So the page turning has never been an issue, though...

MickeyC · 08-03-2010, 08:25 PM

I read on my Sony 505 using a completely sealed cover (MEdge Leisure cover) and love it. It makes 45 minutes on the Elliptical seem like 4 and a half minutes.

HamsterRage · 08-03-2010, 08:53 PM

eBooks and exercise may not be a good mix. Podcasts for me.

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08-02-2010, 11:48 AM	#18
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	Gym equipment?

08-02-2010, 01:12 PM	#19
pricecw Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 1018 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: enTourage eDGe	I bought the Sony PRS-300 after getting an entourage for exactly this purpose. I use a recumbent exercise bike at home during the colder months, and love reading on the Sony on the bike. Books were such a pain, you could only put it in the little tray when you were in the middle third of a paperback, inconvenient to turn pages (pick it up out of the tray, turn the page, put it back in) etc. With the Sony, the type is on small is almost exactly the size of the paperback, page turning is easy (hit the little button), and words are never hidden under the tray. During the winter months, I tend to spend an hour a morning on the bike and love it. The last reason I got the Sony, it was cheap, one of the first like it to hit $150. Now, the new small Kindle would work well for those that like the Amazon ones better. --Carl

08-03-2010, 08:08 PM	#20
bookwerm Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Studio City, CA Device: B&N Nook	I use my nook when i'm on the elliptical only. I've also tried using it on the treadmill (couldn't keep my balance) and on an upright bike (got sweat on it). I do use the large or extra large fonts so I can actually read - it's too hard to focus on anything smaller while moving... As for the heart rate monitor thing... well, I used a chest strap and watch, so never had to hold on to the machine the whole time. (which, FYI, if you are holding on all the time to any machine, it's too intense for you and/or you're getting diminished returns from the effort.). So the page turning has never been an issue, though...

08-03-2010, 08:25 PM	#21
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I read on my Sony 505 using a completely sealed cover (MEdge Leisure cover) and love it. It makes 45 minutes on the Elliptical seem like 4 and a half minutes.

08-03-2010, 08:53 PM	#22
HamsterRage Evangelist Posts: 435 Karma: 24326 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	eBooks and exercise may not be a good mix. Podcasts for me.