Finally, science has confirmed that time does slow way down when you’re inside the gym. But it’s not the boredom or the person on the next elliptical who won’t stop talking on the phone.

In a small study, participants completed stationary bicycle trials and then measured 30 seconds to the best of their ability. The results show that participants were about 8-9 percent faster than the real time, indicating that the clock would have appeared to move slowly to them.