how do you know you are working out hard enough on exercise machines??

trinabot19

I go to the gym about 2-3 days a week and I will jog 2-3 days a week..I feel like my progress is getting better but only very slowly...

so if I am using the cardio machines (a stair thing and the elliptical to be in particular) at the gym 3 days a week how do I know if Im working hard enough on the machines especially if the calories lost arent reliable and the heart rate monitors arent reliable either?

I FEEL like I am doing well but I never get that sore muscle feeling the next day. I try to keep my heart rate up, hard enough to not be able to have a conversation while working out..but idk if Im doing it right still haha

Sued0nim

By progressing ...going faster, longer each week, better recovery time

DvlDwnInGA

Do intervals, start with 40 seconds on 1:20 off, and work your way up over time to where you are able to do minute on minute off intervals. This could take you a couple months of conditioning work.

Go as hard as you can for 40 seconds, back off for a 1:20, repeat until your time is up.

Guaranteed you will not get off that machine wondering if you have worked hard enough.

bigbear3413

Change up ur machines and after while when u work out the soreness goes away and dosnt really come back if ur routine dosnt change try a different style of training like DvIDwnInGa suggested

lorrpb

You can learn to take your own heart rate. There prob are done vids on you tube.