Cross train and fitness magazine

I've been seriously hooked on magazines lately. It makes me look forward to cross train days. Mostly because, I can't seem to read while running.. lol.. something about bouncing up and down and trying to go faster... it just doesn't work. On the elliptical however.. I can totally do it. I'm pushing myself to go outdoors more for my runs most days. Some days it doesn't work out.. but I have been getting better. Today was elliptical day. Hello LA fitness. It was good. I did 45 minutes of intervals at level 8 on the minimum and 11 on the max. Kept my heart rate up around 135 before heading to the treadmill for short intervals. My heart rate ended up at 170...yikes!! Good thing I don't sustain that, my heart would be giving out right about now. I was reading in fitness magazine about increasing metabolism. I like the idea. I'm not sure if half of what the magazine says is just media hype, but its fun to read anyway and it gets me thinking about foods I'm eating, how I can be switching up my exercise routine to maximize weight loss (at a healthy rate), and theres the added bonus of getting to look at all the random fitness attire/accessories that they find. :) I should probably not jump on that bandwagon, or I'm going to go broke. Good thing I'm not like a shopper-extraordinare! According to myfitnesspal (I'm hooked, I can't help it...) I expended 610 calories through my workout! That always makes me feel good. Is it weird that I feel accomplished because I left the gym sweating like crazy? ha..