How much cardio do you do a day?

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  • RHPSgirl1984
    RHPSgirl1984 Posts: 436 Member
    edited November 2014
    randomtai wrote: »
    Does running to the refrigerator count?
    I wish MFP had a like or thanks option lol.

    OP, I do anywhere from a half hour to hour 5 days a week.
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    30 - 40 minutes a day, 5 - 6 days a week.
  • MelanieMamaof5
    MelanieMamaof5 Posts: 75 Member
    I'm a busy mom with 5 kids. There is NO TIME in my day, literally. But....I MAKE TIME because its important to me. Most days I do 60-90 minutes of exercise. I focus more on High Intensity Interval (HIIT) routines because I can incorporate GREAT cardio work and strength while keeping my heart rate way up and burning all those extra calories.

    Don't worry. If you want it bad enough you will find the time/energy to do it. If some days you just don't have the time or energy, you can compensate by eating less calories.
  • lcphipps
    lcphipps Posts: 29
    65 minutes every day....then 30-40 min of weights.
  • fabulousmomma
    fabulousmomma Posts: 172 Member
    jquijas wrote: »
    Honestly I do 30 mins of cardio twice a week total. I lift 6 days a week though. You are going to have people give you a hard time about doing so much cardio and you should lift and blah blah blah. The bottom line though is if you love to run, then run. It isn't my cup of tea hate it with a passion actually but I see the benefits. If you are talking about cardio in terms of losing weight then it isn't necessary to do cardio at all, it simply comes down to calories in vs. calories out. That's the long answer
    Short answer I do 30 mins of HIIT twice a week and it is enough for me :smile:

    Yes, exactly what he said! Bottom line calories in equals calories out! For myself I prefer to lift weights and do planks and squats. Cardio ain't my thing, lol. For some it is and that's fantastic!
    So dont you worry about not being able to do as much cardio, you'll work what you can in to your schedule!
    Cheers
  • LifeInTheBikeLane
    LifeInTheBikeLane Posts: 345 Member
    edited November 2014
    I do at least 45 minutes to an hour of strength training/weight lifting a day, 6 days a week. I make sure I do at least 15-20 minutes of cardio a day, 6 days a week after my strength training. My favorite thing to do is anything that works my legs and I love getting my heart rate up so I just have to do cardio to feel accomplished after a work out!

    On my days off from work I'll usually do 30 minutes of cardio in the morning then an additional 15 minutes after my weight lifting at night.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I do like 2 hours a week. Bleh. Cardio.
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    edited November 2014
    arditarose wrote: »
    I do like 2 hours a week. Bleh. Cardio.

    It does get boring, Glad the snow is here, shoveling the driveway 2 x a day is more fun!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    redfisher1974 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I do like 2 hours a week. Bleh. Cardio.

    It does get boring, Gad the snow is here, shoveling the driveway 2 x a day is more fun!

    It's not even that it's boring for me I just...hate. it. I have no driveway to shovel, or car for that matter. I need to find something new.
  • redfisher1974
    redfisher1974 Posts: 614 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    redfisher1974 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I do like 2 hours a week. Bleh. Cardio.

    It does get boring, Gad the snow is here, shoveling the driveway 2 x a day is more fun!

    It's not even that it's boring for me I just...hate. it. I have no driveway to shovel, or car for that matter. I need to find something new.

    I understand, Hope you find something new!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    My standard daily workout is:
    * 10 minute warm up on elliptical
    * ~1 hour heavy lifting
    * 15-20 minutes HIIT on elliptical, treadmill or (ugh!) stair machine
    * 20 minutes yoga/stretching

    If I'm really sore from lifting, I'll do an hour of polarizing cardio.
  • LadyTalulah
    LadyTalulah Posts: 174 Member
    5 minutes a day to warm up for a heavy lifting session. I started off with fifteen and was planning on doing a bit more each day but it really does bore me.
    Yes, it's enough. Right now I'm maintaing my weight, maybe later when I start cutting I'll do more but only if advised to by my trainer.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    edited November 2014
    20yearsyounger wrote: »
    My long term goal is 300 minutes a week at moderate intensity to match these guidelines for extensive health benefits - http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx

    err that says 150 mins a week or 2.5hrs.

  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
    My cardio constantly changes as I try to find my ideal balance. For a while it was a half hour 6 days a week. Then an hour 5 days a week. Then it was half hour some days, an hour others (leg and butt day). Then I quit cardio all together for this past month.

    Now that I've joined a gym I think I have the perfect flow. I work out 3 days a week (heavy lifting). But I now warm up with 15 mins of the recumbent bike with interval cardio. It gives me cardio 3 days a week and my legs feel the BURN.
  • becky10rp
    becky10rp Posts: 573 Member
    Hi! I do 30-70 minutes of cardio a day and I lift 3 days a week for 30-40 min. I try to take one day off a week but that doesn't always happen...
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    999tigger wrote: »
    20yearsyounger wrote: »
    My long term goal is 300 minutes a week at moderate intensity to match these guidelines for extensive health benefits - http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx

    err that says 150 mins a week or 2.5hrs.

    Read again substantial - 150, extensive - 300
  • kevinsmithrn
    kevinsmithrn Posts: 70 Member
    Just push yourself man - cardio is about endurance and physical fitness. Don't be a hamster locking yourself into a routine. Do 30mins after work tomorrow on your treadmill then the next day to 20 HITT sprints or maybe on Friday a 1 hour long Spin session on a bike. That's what makes those cross-fit guys so healthy and gung-ho... the intense variety of their work outs. Good Luck on the new job!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Somewhere between zero and 6 hours 47 minutes in a day.
    Typical routine is 3 sessions of cardio (majority cycling in spring to autumn) and 3 sessions of strength training a week with one rest day.

    The MFP "eat back exercise calories" method works well when you have a varied routine.
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  • SamiDee12
    SamiDee12 Posts: 16 Member
    I try to do 30 minutes, 3 times a week on days that I don't lift. On lifting days, I do sprints/rowing machine between every couple of workouts, so that gives me some cardio too. I personally hate doing any kind of cardio, so I barely make it through 30 minutes. I definitely give you credit for doing 90 minutes!
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    None. I can't stand it.

    so....when the zombies come, and come they will, you will have no cardiovascular conditioning and be one of the first out of breath, panting zombie feeders? thank you in advance
  • Ruzuki
    Ruzuki Posts: 136 Member
    edited November 2014
    I do at least 30minutes every weekday, walking to work and back at a fast pace. Mondays and Wednesdays I also walk to swim class so thats an extra 15 minutes.
    I'm going to be adding more starting today so I get at least 60 minutes of walking >3mph per day...
    Walking purely for exercise (not going to class, work, store, etc) I have 5lb ankle weights Im using...
  • Ruzuki
    Ruzuki Posts: 136 Member
    Dave198lbs wrote: »

    so....when the zombies come, and come they will, you will have no cardiovascular conditioning and be one of the first out of breath, panting zombie feeders? thank you in advance

    This is exactly why Im stepping my own up.
    (And also to be able to do this http://zombierun.com/)
    (and lose weight, of course...)
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    As little as possible
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    edited November 2014
    I generally do 60-90 min at least 5 days a week, usually 6.
    I used to do exclusively elliptical, for up to 1 hour a day.
    For several weeks I've been doing intervals (3 mph walking, but the treadmill changes incline to simulate hills).
    Just in the last week I decided to try jogging (30 sec @ 3mph, 90 sec @ 5mph, repeat for 1 hour). Amazingly, I can do it! :sweat_smile:
    Seeing the difference in calorie burn, I'm thinking maybe keep doing 30 min elliptical and 45 min jogging or hills.

    ETA: And I do torso & upper body weightlifting usually 3x / week.

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    skinnyinnotime wrote: »
    As little as possible

    Right?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I do
    70 minutes Pilates
    80 mins gym with trainer - 20 mins steady state cardio, millions of squats, lunges, calisthenics and weights
    60 mins gym workout alone - 20 -30 mins cardio, weights, circuit training

    Rest of the week I try to walk at least 10k steps using fitbit - don't do it a couple of days

    It's enough
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    I usually get about 45-60 minutes a day, on average. I'm currently running about 90 minutes a week (ultimate goal is 120-150), cycling about 200-300 minutes a week (a mix of commuting and recreational rides), and walking or hiking 60-180 minutes a week.
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  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    Well, it ranges from none to 3/4 hours. I must admit I have lifted maybe once this month. I'm trying to commit to doing about 5 miles of cardio a day.
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