Does 20 minutes of cardio actually count??

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited August 2015
    TnTWalter wrote: »
    HIIT training [High Intensity Interval Training] is typically 20 minutes because it's short bursts of all out followed by rest; thus taxing your body more than 60 minutes of steady cardio.

    More taxing, yes.

    Burning more calories - no, AINEC.

    What combination of the two is best will depend on the individual's primary goals.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    DR2501 wrote: »
    Since the question was is 20 minutes enough, my points are accurate - 20 minutes of steady state cardio will not be as beneficial as 20 minutes of HIIT. We weren't discussing the general public here...

    If you're doing 20 minutes of HIIT- you're probably breaching the boundaries of what is really HIIT.


    Sprints is one of the few exceptions I would take to this- only because I know you can do an hour long sprint workout session- but it's got by nature built in breaks- they are sprints- and usually peppered with other drills.
    <getoutofmyheadcollegesoccerpractice>

    No human can sprint for an hour.

    If you're doing it for an hour, it's not sprinting.
  • jeffords
    jeffords Posts: 32 Member
    Not true.. I only did 20 mins each session for my bodybuilding program... That plus strict dieting burns the fat... I went from 20% bf to 5% for my competition and torn the stage up with all my cuts from only doing 20.. So not true
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    DR2501 wrote: »
    Since the question was is 20 minutes enough, my points are accurate - 20 minutes of steady state cardio will not be as beneficial as 20 minutes of HIIT. We weren't discussing the general public here...

    If you're doing 20 minutes of HIIT- you're probably breaching the boundaries of what is really HIIT.


    Sprints is one of the few exceptions I would take to this- only because I know you can do an hour long sprint workout session- but it's got by nature built in breaks- they are sprints- and usually peppered with other drills.
    <getoutofmyheadcollegesoccerpractice>

    No human can sprint for an hour.

    If you're doing it for an hour, it's not sprinting.

    wow is your reading comprehension that bad?
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    Everyone already answered, but to chime in with my experience: for the past couple years I've only been able to squeeze in a 20-25 minute run a few days a week, and I've lost over 30 lbs (combined with, of course, eating at a deficit). It also helps that I take a lot of short walk breaks...4 or 5 minutes several times a day. It ALL adds up!
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    20 minutes counts, probably more for cardiovascular health, but it still counts. That being said, 20 min/day, 7 days/wk will get the job done.
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    DR2501 wrote: »
    Since the question was is 20 minutes enough, my points are accurate - 20 minutes of steady state cardio will not be as beneficial as 20 minutes of HIIT. We weren't discussing the general public here...

    If you're doing 20 minutes of HIIT- you're probably breaching the boundaries of what is really HIIT.


    Sprints is one of the few exceptions I would take to this- only because I know you can do an hour long sprint workout session- but it's got by nature built in breaks- they are sprints- and usually peppered with other drills.
    <getoutofmyheadcollegesoccerpractice>

    No human can sprint for an hour.

    If you're doing it for an hour, it's not sprinting.

    wow is your reading comprehension that bad?

    Yes, yes it is.
  • gaelicstorm26
    gaelicstorm26 Posts: 589 Member
    My cardio (walking) is about 25 minutes, excluding warm-up and cool-down time. I certainly think it counts. I'm out exercising and increasing my heart rate. I'm using my muscles and I've noticed that I just feel better when I'm more active. I'm just not up to doing more cardio than that right now. My goal is to increase how long my sessions are but I didn't get out of shape in a few months so I'm not going to get fit in a few months either.
  • FemmeAndi
    FemmeAndi Posts: 107 Member
    jeffords wrote: »
    Not true.. I only did 20 mins each session for my bodybuilding program... That plus strict dieting burns the fat... I went from 20% bf to 5% for my competition and torn the stage up with all my cuts from only doing 20.. So not true

    nicceeee
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    anything is better than nothing.
  • TamLam99
    TamLam99 Posts: 247 Member
    every minute counts, every step counts.