I Hate Cardio

Codilee87
Codilee87 Posts: 509 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
But I did it anyway, gosh darn it!

Started with 30 minutes on the treadmill, alternating between a fast walk on a moderate incline, slow walk on high incline and jogging on a low incline. Followed by 20 minutes of Shoulders/Arms & Core and finished on the stationary bike for 30 minutes.

My legs feel like jelly.
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    Cardio and lifting weights is for fitness and health. They are NOT necessary for weight loss if that is your goal. There are so many examples of lifters don't do cardio and are fit and lean.

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  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to think I hated cardio...until I got on my bike.
    I do enjoy biking more than running.

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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I used to think I hated cardio...until I got on my bike.

    There's wisdom in here for everybody who says they hate cardio.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    Yep ... another one here who isn't all that keen on running (although walking and hiking is all right) but who loves cycling. :)
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I can't say I love running, but I love how I feel afterwards. It never feels easy for me so I always feel like I did something great when I power through and get it done :)
  • _Bro
    _Bro Posts: 437 Member
    I typically do very little cardio
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I can't wait until it's bicycle weather again for me
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  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    I love this thread. OP, I hope you got the validation you wanted/needed ;)
    (P.S. I love my deep water cardio class and I'm not ashamed to admit it. AND, my Sunday runs with my sister-if you call 12 minute trail miles a "run" haha!!)
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,281 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    I can't wait until it's bicycle weather again for me

    Umm, YEAH! Because, well, look at you!!! Wowzers. Way to go. Here's hoping for an early spring :)
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    I switch it up throughout the year. Late spring thru summer and fall, I have a regular schedule of mountain biking and pickleball. I also walk my dog through the forest every morning for a couple miles.

    When it gets too cold out, I move indoors to the gym and do the elliptical a couple times/week, plus I increase my outdoor walking distance to 3-5 miles/day. Just when I'm sick of elliptical, hey, it warms up and I pull my bike and paddle out; yay!

    [note, weightlifting occurs year-round...because lifting is great]

    Point being, you don't have to slog through something you hate; or if you feel you must, it doesn't have to be forever. Shake it up.
  • mgalovic01
    mgalovic01 Posts: 388 Member
    Running outside is much funner
  • Codilee87
    Codilee87 Posts: 509 Member
    mgalovic01 wrote: »
    Running outside is much funner

    Every surface where I live is sheer ice or 3 feet of snow right now - in a few months though, I'll definitely do that.
  • mgalovic01
    mgalovic01 Posts: 388 Member
    Combat cardio boredom with boxing style workouts like hitting a heavy bag, double ended bag, or speed bag, jumping rope, and shadow boxing. You can add knees, elbows and kicks to your repertoire, and do calisthenics in between, like jump squats, push-ups and crunches. Walking lunges on the treadmill are also good.
  • breannemarie1993
    breannemarie1993 Posts: 161 Member
    This is the best. Cardio and I are not friends in anyway!
  • Gondowolf
    Gondowolf Posts: 26 Member
    Well try 15 min warmup cardio then 30-45min weight traning then end with another 15 min cardio (the warmup cardio should get your heart pumping but not over the fatburning heart rate,while the cardio at the end should be used to slow down your heart rate for example 5min running,5min fast walking then 5 min slow walking)
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I love cardio.

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  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Codilee87 wrote: »
    But I did it anyway, gosh darn it!

    My legs feel like jelly.

    Someone's already said this, but I'm too lazy to read all the responses: keep it short. It is better to do 10-15 minutes every day than an hour once a week.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    mgalovic01 wrote: »
    Combat cardio boredom with boxing style workouts like hitting a heavy bag, double ended bag, or speed bag, jumping rope, and shadow boxing. You can add knees, elbows and kicks to your repertoire, and do calisthenics in between, like jump squats, push-ups and crunches. Walking lunges on the treadmill are also good.
    Yeah, but you'd need instruction on that. Plus equipment to do it. I'm all for it, but there are many gyms and homes that don't give members access to this without paying extra.

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Ditto. I don't know it. I have no cardio goals. I've become the typical chunky little power lifter....I might try to do some to lean out for summer but god, probably not.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,204 Member
    I've never understood the "do cardio" "hate cardio" kind of rhetoric. There are too darn many activities under that umbrella to say anything much sensible about them as a group. That nice @middlehaitch named a bundle of the individual possibilities, and others have named their faves, too.

    Me, I love to row, on the water. Biking is fun (when it's too windy to row). Spin class is fun, too.

    Treadmill? Elliptical? Just shoot me now.

    OP, good for you for getting in a solid workout. Keep that up. If you're not finding it fun, keep trying different things - giving each enough time that you get past the newbie awkward stage, before you give up on it - until you find something fun. That makes it so much easier and happier!

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