We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Steady state cardio

derek1237654
derek1237654 Posts: 234 Member
edited December 2024 in Success Stories
I like steady state cardio for weight loss because its so easy and you dont get injured. Im specifically referring to elliptical and stationary bike. And you can just watch a movie or listen to music and still have a great calorie burn rate. I do 90 min elliptical and 30 min bike and i feel great and burn an *kitten* ton of calories. When you operate below your anaerobic threshold doing a low impact excercise you can just keep going. Its pretty awesome

Replies

  • tf8252
    tf8252 Posts: 1 Member
    I agree with the ease and consistency of steady state cardio. For me, I do this so that I can eat what I want. 500 calls burned is 500 calls subtracted off my total daily caloric intake.
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    I like steady state also but after losing 90+ pounds over about 3 years, I was stuck and unable to lose those last pesky pounds. I started walking .10 mile at 4 MPH, then bumping it up to 4.2 MPH for .10 and repeat over and over. I started losing again and people started noticing. Changing it up really has helped me.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories

Do you Love MyFitnessPal? Have you crushed a goal or improved your life through better nutrition using MyFitnessPal?
Share your success and inspire others. Leave us a review on Apple Or Google Play stores!