Ideas for cardio

lindsaycummings2

I need ideas for my cardio workout, I am mainly trying to burn fat right now. As of right now I do not have a treadmill but will be getting one soon. I am unable to go to a gym due to my daughter medical condition I have to be home with her at all times. It is also winter where I live so I cannot take her for walks. I live in a very old country home and our floors are old so you can't jump on them, so I'm unable to do jumping jacks, jogging in place, butt kicks etc. but I NEED to do cardio, I am just unsure of what cardio doesn't involve jumping/running!? It seems as if that's all you can do. Need as many ideas as possible. Thanks!

Cherimoose

The simplest solution is just reduce your calorie intake.

How about buying an exercise bike from Craigslist or a thrift shop.
Or if you have an outdoor bike, convert it to an exercise bike with an indoor trainer (~$65, Ebay, Walmart).

Don't limit yourself to just cardio - strength training burns calories too, plus it keeps your metabolism higher than cardio. Many women have lost weight solely with strength training. You can do bodyweight squats, split squats, pushups or elevated pushups, bodyweight rows on a table, planks, and lots of other stuff. Let us know if you need more info.

desika8787

Well for cardio I do the routines of Jillian Michaels - I've got her DVDs but she's got a lot of free workouts on Youtube etc. It's great, you don't have to buy equipment and you can try out if this kind of cardio fits you

obscuremusicreference

Strength/bodyweight training (get yourself some dumbbells), yoga/pilates videos, even walking around your house. Do you have stairs? And can't you go in the yard for workouts?

Graceious1

Skipping with or without a rope is a good one. I have just started and it is a good heart pumper. I do it for 15 minutes in total but at one or two minute bursts. I do taekwondo and it is a good way to help build up endurance for sparring. My partner skips and also does TKD and it certainly helps him. I'm 46 and he's 50. Last week he left a guy in his 20s on the floor gasping for breath after their sparring match. So all in all anything (skipping, jumping jacks, running on the spot, etc.) where your heart is pumping can work. Feel free to add me as a friend and good luck.

jacksonpt

You can't jump on your floors, but they will support a refrigerator?

You've got an awful lot of reasons why you can't do things. Make sure they are really reasons and not excuses. And why do you NEED to do cardio?

But to your question...
You could do high rep sets of easy body weight movements... something like 50 squats followed by 50 pushups (modified however you need to). Heck, you could even climb stairs repeatedly.

lindsaycummings2

jacksonpt wrote: »

You can't jump on your floors, but they will support a refrigerator?

You've got an awful lot of reasons why you can't do things. Make sure they are really reasons and not excuses. And why do you NEED to do cardio?

But to your question...
You could do high rep sets of easy body weight movements... something like 50 squats followed by 50 pushups (modified however you need to). Heck, you could even climb stairs repeatedly.

Yes the floors do hold a refrigerator, do refrigerators jump up and down repeatedly? I am upstairs , if you jump on these floors everything shakes and it is loud. And my daughter is a one year old who has already had surgery on both of her knees and just last Friday broke her femur so she is in another cast and I have no one here or even near to watch her for me to go to the gym. My yard is covered with snow and it has been in the negative temperatures lately. These are not excuses, they are reasons. Thank you though. I do strength training I was just wanting more cardio to burn more calories/fat. Didn't know that was a crime.

acmanna

Try fitnessblender.com. (free) They have some low impact workouts...a huge variety in general. If there is 1 exercise that you can't do or is too high impact during the video just do something else for that short time. Sending well wishes to your daughter!

lindsaycummings2

acmanna wrote: »

Try fitnessblender.com. (free) They have some low impact workouts...a huge variety in general. If there is 1 exercise that you can't do or is too high impact during the video just do something else for that short time. Sending well wishes to your daughter!

Thank you I will definitely check it out!

fishgutzy

Body Pump class will get you heart rate up but no joint impact.
Spinning class.
My fav is swimming. I'm addicted to Chlorine now

jacksonpt

lindsaycummings2 wrote: »

jacksonpt wrote: »

You can't jump on your floors, but they will support a refrigerator?

You've got an awful lot of reasons why you can't do things. Make sure they are really reasons and not excuses. And why do you NEED to do cardio?

But to your question...
You could do high rep sets of easy body weight movements... something like 50 squats followed by 50 pushups (modified however you need to). Heck, you could even climb stairs repeatedly.

Yes the floors do hold a refrigerator, do refrigerators jump up and down repeatedly? I am upstairs , if you jump on these floors everything shakes and it is loud. And my daughter is a one year old who has already had surgery on both of her knees and just last Friday broke her femur so she is in another cast and I have no one here or even near to watch her for me to go to the gym. My yard is covered with snow and it has been in the negative temperatures lately. These are not excuses, they are reasons. Thank you though. I do strength training I was just wanting more cardio to burn more calories/fat. Didn't know that was a crime.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply anything, only that it's often worth taking a hard look in the mirror.

As for my comment about the refrigerator... you said you had old floors, which to me suggested that they were weak. If they can support a refrigerator, I'm sure they can support you doing jumping jacks. You being on an upstairs floor and being worried/considerate of the people below you is a whole 'nother matter. And good for you for being considerate.

Need2Exerc1se

Just do an internet search for low impact cardio and search for something that looks enjoyable to you.

Need2Exerc1se

jacksonpt wrote: »

lindsaycummings2 wrote: »

jacksonpt wrote: »

You can't jump on your floors, but they will support a refrigerator?

You've got an awful lot of reasons why you can't do things. Make sure they are really reasons and not excuses. And why do you NEED to do cardio?

But to your question...
You could do high rep sets of easy body weight movements... something like 50 squats followed by 50 pushups (modified however you need to). Heck, you could even climb stairs repeatedly.

Yes the floors do hold a refrigerator, do refrigerators jump up and down repeatedly? I am upstairs , if you jump on these floors everything shakes and it is loud. And my daughter is a one year old who has already had surgery on both of her knees and just last Friday broke her femur so she is in another cast and I have no one here or even near to watch her for me to go to the gym. My yard is covered with snow and it has been in the negative temperatures lately. These are not excuses, they are reasons. Thank you though. I do strength training I was just wanting more cardio to burn more calories/fat. Didn't know that was a crime.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply anything, only that it's often worth taking a hard look in the mirror.

As for my comment about the refrigerator... you said you had old floors, which to me suggested that they were weak. If they can support a refrigerator, I'm sure they can support you doing jumping jacks. You being on an upstairs floor and being worried/considerate of the people below you is a whole 'nother matter. And good for you for being considerate.

This isn't actually true. Repeated jumping can be more damaging to structures than a heavier object sitting still. Nails and screws can be worked loose by repeated jarring.

nineateseven

You sound like me!! Can't go out because of bad weather and sharing one car with my husband, and we have low ceilings so I can't jump around. I kept track of how many steps I take in a mile and figured out an average (it's about 2250). I use that number to get in walking miles by pacing the halls in my house. It can be boring, but it has its benefits. I'm actually writing this while walking Today is a 3 mile day, so I'll get up to 16,800 steps (10,000 baseline steps + 6,800 for 3 miles). Getting my walking in throughout the day is also helpful because I don't have to dedicate a block of time for a walking workout. That means I have more time for other workouts when my toddler is asleep. Adding in 20 minutes of Pilates, 30 minutes of yoga, and 50 minutes of ballet conditioning has me burning over 500 calories today... all without leaving the house or doing a workout that requires jumping.

bwogilvie

lindsaycummings2 wrote: »

I am upstairs

Walking up stairs is a great cardio workout. Walk up them 2 steps at a time, then lightly jog back down them. It won't put much strain on the staircase, and you'll work up a sweat in no time. It might not seem like much, but after 20 trips up and down you'll feel it.

meritage4

I was going to say stairs as well. Or get a mini trampoline-a rebounder then you can run/jump all you want and the springs take the shock.