How much cardio do you do?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Very little - I'd much rather lift weights.... But I'm trying to get through the C25K program so I try for 3 days a week 30 minutes or so. Haven't done it in a week or 2 though. I hate cardio.
  • minijag06
    minijag06 Posts: 70
    I do an hour of cardio a day (I love it!) and have lost 37 lbs! Shed the fat and now I see muscle. Starting a weight lifting program in August!!!!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    It depends on the time of year. We do a lot of hiking when the weather is nice so much more cardio during those months. 5-6 days a week for 1-2 hour stretches, with the occasional long hike on weekends, when weather permits.

    Also, it depends on what you mean when you say "cardio". On days we don't hike I typically do Turbo Fire HIIT workouts. So, if you count all non-strength training exercise, then 15-25 min on those days, but if you mean only aerobic, those wouldn't count because I push into anaerobic.

    Also, I do strength training like sets of 100-200 squats that could be considered cardio, but those probably go beyond aerobic also.

    So, that the long answer. Short answer = A lot!
  • baileyaad
    baileyaad Posts: 19
    Right now I go for a ~20 min casual jog 5 nights a week... but that's mostly to get my dogs the exercise they need lol. If they didn't need it, I'd probably skip it.
  • Alissakae
    Alissakae Posts: 317 Member
    Most of my cardio is mixes with strength or toning stuff. I have gym sessions with high incline treadmill (currently I do 25% incline) for a couple of minutes at a time alternating with weight or body weight exercises for about an hour three times per week. I teach water aerobics three mornings per week, and in my classes I alternate cardio stuff with toning exercises, for an hour long class. I do water jogging two days per week for an hour each time on the days I'm not teaching. I also fit in one or two Zumba classes (at least the Saturday morning class). At my age it takes a lot to get the weight to come off! I also really enjoy feeling my fitness level increase.
  • naijaman
    naijaman Posts: 4 Member
    Two cardio sessions per week (P90X or Insanity), plus 90 minutes of Soccer once a week.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I aim for at least 30mins a day. It works for me to lose weight. I lift a couple of days a week too.
  • strangeone25
    strangeone25 Posts: 114 Member
    30 minutes of cardio 6 days per week. It has definitely helped with my weight loss.
  • FitnessBeverlyHills
    FitnessBeverlyHills Posts: 189
    I do 20-30 minutes of cardio 4-6 days a week and primarily do weight lifting. The only reason I even do the cardio is because I have a big appetite =)
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    None.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I lift 3x a week. Sometimes I'll run on my off days but I'm not strict about. My focus is on lifting.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Lift 4x a week and do cardio 3-4x a week. Cardio is anything I feel like doing. 5K run, dance, 8+ mile walk, elliptical, bike, circuit or intervals.
  • PHLLLY
    PHLLLY Posts: 160 Member
    Hockey like once a week. Maybe like 20 minutes? But a new program I follow has me doing some aerobic exercises in between my lifts so maybe an additional 20 mins of cardio every workout.
  • TruckersWifeTruckersLife
    TruckersWifeTruckersLife Posts: 408 Member
    I do a bit of cardio and strength everyday
  • JisatsuHoshi
    JisatsuHoshi Posts: 421 Member
    1~2 hrs a day depending on how I feel.
  • El_Cunado
    El_Cunado Posts: 359 Member
    30-45 minutes swimming 3-5 times a week and an 90 minute bike rides 2-4 times a month.
  • breeannalee
    breeannalee Posts: 5
    I love cardio interval training
    3-4 times a week I do Denise Austin cardio interval training where she alternates aerobics with weight training in the form of squats and dumbells, her videos arent too long - usually about 20 mins and I usually do this on an empty stomach in the morning .
    1 -2 times a week I do strictly strength based excercises with weights for 30 mins
    5 nights per week I walk my dog 3kms so thats low level cardio as well :)

    I think there is place for cardio and strength training in any good fitness regime
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    13 min warm up before weightlifting. Some hiking or mountain biking when I can get out.
  • booyainyoface
    booyainyoface Posts: 409 Member
    little to none. i am active at work- not strenuous, but not sitting all day. weights. heavy ones- they make me sweat.
  • jdallas69
    jdallas69 Posts: 30 Member
    Too much
  • kathleenjoyful
    kathleenjoyful Posts: 210 Member
    30-45 minutes of HIIT and solid state at least four days a week. I also walk as much as possible, every day (I don't have a car so this is easy).
  • Anna_Joys_Journey
    Anna_Joys_Journey Posts: 253 Member
    An hour a day 5x a week. I LOVE cardio. :D
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    90 mins 7 days a week. That includes 20 mins of HIIT. Then add the other 10 hours a day I'm constantly walking (yep I don't stop to sit down) and well..... 7 days a week of 11 1/5 hours of cardio a day.....
  • raychulj
    raychulj Posts: 458 Member
    Well I was doing around 3-4 days a week hiit on days I felt like it and 30 mins low Intensity after ever workout (3 days a week) but now that aim trying to lose these last 5 pounds, I'm doing good 45 mins low Intensity after ever lifting session (still 3 days a week)
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    60+ minutes 4 times a week - and I like it!
  • Minerva624
    Minerva624 Posts: 577 Member
    I haven't been doing any these days. It's quite sad.

    However, I used to do HIIT 5 days a week...which is quite a lot and probably why I stopped because I got bored with it.
  • ElBence
    ElBence Posts: 291 Member
    60 plus minutes six days/week. I absolutely love it, too.
  • Cutting4life
    Cutting4life Posts: 505 Member
    just started recently, about 2 - 3 days
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    1-2 a week. None very soon.
  • CosmicBella
    CosmicBella Posts: 195 Member
    OMG, I love to run !!! It's my exercise of choice and I run ever single day, rain or shine. Most days I only run 5K, but I'm starting to train for a half marathon, so I will be running longer distances soon. I also have at least one long bike ride a week (15+ miles.)

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