Made the belated discovery that I could play some suitably loud music from my phone whilst in the gym using a small speaker that I was given during the pandemic by our school's Parent Support Group, thus easing the acute boredom of the elliptical trainer. Have now tried this for three sessions, looking for music to fit the occasion. Results so far: Richard Thompson's Sweet Warrior, though a fine and varied album, doesn't work at all - too interesting; Lyndon Kwesi Johnson's Independent Intravension seems a bit slow but has a lot going for it in terms of maintaining a steady, in-the-pocket, rhythm which can be attuned to; Muse's The Second Law is too operatic and self-consciously over-the-top when restraint is the order of the day for maintaining discipline as one tortures oneself.
I'm intending to play some Stevie Wonder next time out. Something to definitely look forward to.
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