I read an article once that said that if you can read a magazine while you're working out, you're not working hard enough. Ironically, I read this at the gym while on the elliptical trainer. That's my workout MO -- when I'm not doing weights, I work my butt off on one of the cardio machines with either s fitness or gossip magazine to keep me company. It makes it bearable -- otherwise, I suspect I would be bored while doing cardio.

And I don't know if I trust the idea that you can't work out hard and read at the same time. Myself, I can read an article while running on the treadmill, and I know I'm working hard because I'm sweating buckets. Granted, it's not an in-depth, serious article on poverty or famine; It will probably be something on Angelina's speculative baby bump or Lindsay's latest loverboy. But I can read, and I do because it keeps me going and keeps me from checking my watch every 10 seconds.

I'm curious ...