Cardio
Commander_Keen
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For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
How much cardio did you do?
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Do cardio at least 3 times a week, for 30-60minutes (depending on your pace). Don't forget to do weights as well tho.0
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Adding in a consistent weight lifting program is just as important as cardio. Focus on the quality of your cardio, as in the intensity. Make every minute count and add in high-intensity intervals. If you just "put in the time" on the clock without enough effort you'll just be spinning your wheels.
What kind of cardio do you like? What are you doing currently?0 -
Every morning fast walk for 5 miles and 2 more with the dog in the afternoon.0
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I ran 3 days a week, anywhere from 2-9 miles, but I think keeping an eye on my diet was more important. Running helped me stay within my calories, though.0
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I know for a fact when I first started using MFP way before it was so popular and being Fit was a thing to show off...I only did daily cardio because that was all I know...I would do 45 mins of the stair master or ellipitical and on the weekend i would do a walk/job of about 5 miles.... I did that for 4 months the first month I lost 13 pounds and then gradually lose a total of about 40 pounds. I am trying that theory now again... I am doing 30 days of cardio only to see what happens...0
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cardio 3-4 times a week0
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I did loads - mostly cycling.
Basically three sessions a week but one of those sessions could be a long ride, did my first 100 miler while still losing weight.
I'm far more successful sustaining a moderate calorie deficit while still eating plenty of food.
I also did three sessions a week weight lifting.0 -
I started with 45-60 minutes of cardio in the beginning. Now I focus more on HIIT for my cardio in between lifting. I'll warm up with the ellipticals and end my session with a fast ten minute run.0
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I do cardio 5+ times a week but I am a professional dance teacher so most of that is me at work. If you don't have much time to workout I would strongly suggest weight lifting in the time you do get to workout.0
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I lost 30lbs doing 30mins of cardio once a week. I lift weights three days.0
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about 360 minutes, give or take per week. i'm a cyclist so i spend a lot of time on my bike. keep in mind that i've lost weight, maintained weight, and gained weight doing this...weight management is largely about consumption, not what exercise you're doing or how much. i can ride my *kitten* off and still over-eat.
i also lift 2-3x per week.0 -
When I started it was swimming or the elliptical at the gym 2 or 3 times a week. Resistance training came later because I wasn't sure how to approach it at first. Cardio is good for you, but not strictly necessary to lose weight.0
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Adding in a consistent weight lifting program is just as important as cardio. Focus on the quality of your cardio, as in the intensity. Make every minute count and add in high-intensity intervals. If you just "put in the time" on the clock without enough effort you'll just be spinning your wheels.
What kind of cardio do you like? What are you doing currently?
So right now, I am running/ or using the elliptical. I am using it 5 times a week, trying to burn 800 calories to 1200 calories which will take 60 min - 120 min0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
30-50 miles per week running,0 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
30-50 miles per week running,
G-d bless.. how fast do you run, how many miles do you run per day?0 -
When I first started losing weight, I did cardio 5xs a week for 25-45 minutes (I did T25, then Insanity, and then Insanity Max 30).
When I learned more about strength training, I would do my cardio in the morning and body weight training in the evenings. It was pretty brutal and I don't recommend that, lol.
Now I pole 3-4 times a week so I've combined my cardio and body weight training.
You'll see your best results if you do cardio and strength training. Both are important.0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
30-50 miles per week running,
G-d bless.. how fast do you run, how many miles do you run per day?
At the moment I'm in a marathon cycle, so most sessions are about 6min/km. Most runs are in the order of 6-10 miles with a longer run at the weekend.0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
Went 180-> 149. Averaged 14 hours a week over 2015, so roughly 2 hours a day.0 -
Hi,
6 days a week of cardio until just this week.
Started with Insanity which I loved and then moved onto running 4x a week (3x 4.5 Mile runs then '6K Sunday') with Insanity/T25/Max 30 on the non running days. Got down to 179lbs which is a 26lb lost. Got Norovirus which kicked the *kitten* out of me and I fell out of the routine for a few months
From Monday I've had a new routine. 4 runs a week (starting at 5K for a month. Will gradually increase back up to 4.5Miles ) with 2 days weight training (Biceps+Chest & Shoulders+Triceps). Seems a nice balance of cardio and weight training and so far I'm enjoying it
Shaun.
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Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
Went 180-> 149. Averaged 17 hours a week over 2015, so roughly 2.5 hours a day.
wow. .2.5hrs a day? was it the same cardio?
didn't you miss life out side the gym?
weren't you afraid of over working your body?0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »Adding in a consistent weight lifting program is just as important as cardio. Focus on the quality of your cardio, as in the intensity. Make every minute count and add in high-intensity intervals. If you just "put in the time" on the clock without enough effort you'll just be spinning your wheels.
What kind of cardio do you like? What are you doing currently?
So right now, I am running/ or using the elliptical. I am using it 5 times a week, trying to burn 800 calories to 1200 calories which will take 60 min - 120 min
How are you calculating this calorie burn? From the numbers on the cardio machines or with a heart rate monitor? The machine numbers are generally inflated, FYI.0 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »Adding in a consistent weight lifting program is just as important as cardio. Focus on the quality of your cardio, as in the intensity. Make every minute count and add in high-intensity intervals. If you just "put in the time" on the clock without enough effort you'll just be spinning your wheels.
What kind of cardio do you like? What are you doing currently?
So right now, I am running/ or using the elliptical. I am using it 5 times a week, trying to burn 800 calories to 1200 calories which will take 60 min - 120 min
How are you calculating this calorie burn? From the numbers on the cardio machines or with a heart rate monitor? The machine numbers are generally inflated, FYI.
I am using a Polar T4 HRM,
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Commander_Keen wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »Adding in a consistent weight lifting program is just as important as cardio. Focus on the quality of your cardio, as in the intensity. Make every minute count and add in high-intensity intervals. If you just "put in the time" on the clock without enough effort you'll just be spinning your wheels.
What kind of cardio do you like? What are you doing currently?
So right now, I am running/ or using the elliptical. I am using it 5 times a week, trying to burn 800 calories to 1200 calories which will take 60 min - 120 min
How are you calculating this calorie burn? From the numbers on the cardio machines or with a heart rate monitor? The machine numbers are generally inflated, FYI.
I am using a Polar T4 HRM,
Okay, then you are probably accurate or close to it on your numbers.0 -
Every day with my elliptical. At the beginning it was nearly every day for about 30 minutes. I slowly added more time to my workouts over the past year, as my fitness improved. Now I do ... ehm, about 2 hours.0
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Commander_Keen wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »For those have lost 25 lbs more or less.
How much cardio did you do?
Went 180-> 149. Averaged 17 hours a week over 2015, so roughly 2.5 hours a day.
wow. .2.5hrs a day? was it the same cardio?
didn't you miss life out side the gym?
weren't you afraid of over working your body?
2 hours a day, 17 hours/wk was my peak month.
Mostly the same cardio yea, about 85% cycling with a short running cycling thrown in from Sep-Nov.
Nah didn't miss life outside the gym because I was outside the whole time And it's only 2 hours out of 16 waking hours a day.
As for overworking my body, I wasn't afraid of that no. I've built up to that over a period of about 3 years. If I had just started out like that...different story. It's a decent amount of training, but the body is a pretty incredibly machine in that regard and the bike is low impact. The typical profession cyclist (i.e. Tour de France) will ride 25-30 hours a week, and their idea of a "day off" is riding around easy for 2-3 hours! Still got a ways to go to reach that kind of training volume! Not that I intend to...that's enough to really cut into daily life and really is only necessary because races are 1-3 weeks long, 5-6 hours hard every day.
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Love cardio and high immense burns, I do 2 to 3 hours a day 7 days a week!0
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Update: Well I wanted to thank all of you, who took a moment to respond to the post.
You see this was the missing piece of the puzzle. With out this information, was not losing weight. I would gain
2 lbs and lose 1 lbs .
So I decided to take your advice and I would burn 500 calories on the elliptical, then 500 calories on the treadmill. I would do this until I was able to burn 1500 - 2000 calories.
I have lost 10 lbs.
thank you.0
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