I am regular with my fitness schedule. Once it occurred to me that I should be reading a lot more books than I am. My iPhone offered itself to be my e-reader while I am jogging and running on the treadmill. Sure it helped me read a lot more and the feeling of fulfilling my quest made me carry my phone regularly to my fitness class. Soon I found myself using iPhone to record time when I did planks and wall squats etc.
Suddenly it occurred to me that my timing was slipping down. It came to a point where I couldn’t hold the wall squat posture any longer. I am usually good at maintaining the posture for the same time for all the reps. Then a thought if my cellphone was somehow inhibiting me, flashed upon my mind. After two exhausting repetitions of the wall squat with my cellphone on my thigh, I decided to put the mobile far off to check if it makes a difference. Then leaned back against the wall looking at the wall clock in front of me, to record timing. This rep was different. I felt I could hold the posture for a longer time compared to the last two reps. Usually I find energy reduce as the reps increase but here I was able to maintain the posture without the energy drain.
From this point, I wanted to check if cellphone was the real cause of my reduced energy during workout. I stopped carrying my phone for the next few days. My plank timing was back on track and so did the other free weight trainings. I never had a problem with the controlled weights though (probably dropping my phone into the cup holder helped).
I know someone who told me that cellphones lower our energy but I never believed it. This incident however made me believe if that was true. So if you are someone who regularly workout and carry mobile devices to keep you entertained, why not try to skip it for couple of days and see if the routine was any different. If so, please share your experience.
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