How much cardio do YOU do ?

Brandonalex15

?

livingleanlivingclean

10 minutes a week. I'd prefer none

6ronXtreme9

Monday,Wednesday and Friday - 15-30 minutes low intensity

Tueday,Thursday and Saturday - 40-60 minutes high intensity

katemckenna5

Monday,Wednesday and Thursday - 15-30 minutes low intensity

Tueday,Thursday and Saturday - 40-60 minutes high intensity

Can you explain the difference? What do you actually do?

LilacEyez

60 minutes on stationary bike, four times a week. Excluding the forty hours that I'm on my feet working.

6ronXtreme9

Monday,Wednesday and Thursday - 15-30 minutes low intensity

Tueday,Thursday and Saturday - 40-60 minutes high intensity

Can you explain the difference? What do you actually do?

low intensity on mon,wed nd fri because its my strength training day ..
and high intensity on tue,thurs and sat because its my cardio day.

FrauMama

No "straight" cardio per se, but my 4-5 x week workouts (crossfit, plyometric-type, weights etc) get my HR up to 180, usually sticking around 165.
But I almost never get on a cardio machine, or run, unless it's doing some hill sprints or running stairs.

Oh, and occasional 30-90 min woods walks with the dog, but I don't really count those as "cardio" because my heart rate never gets above 120 or so.

stt43

Not enough, I hate cardio. I try to do 20-30mins, 3 times per week, but I haven't been hitting this goal recently.

sydneybeachgirl

too much...

I do a treadmill run session 1x a week, and 1 on the ground running a week
I row (10mins or 1000m or 2000m - whathever I have time for) every time I am in the gym - about 3 or 4times a week
I cycle at least 1x a week

dtimedwards

I run everyday except Sunday. Usually do about 3 days at 5miles, 2 days of 7-10miles, and one long day... so far the longest was 14.5.

I also throw in 1-2hrs/wk of ice skating, and I try to get one good 4-6 hour day of hiking/ snowshoeing.

In the summer I'll scale back the running and spend LOTS more time hiking. For now I've got this "routine" because it's training for a marathon, maximizing the minimal daylight, and also trying to avoid cold weather injuries, accidents, and avalanches.

Not cardio, but I also do Stronglifts5X5 three days a week and some other random strength training.

chunkytfg

3x1hour swims a week of about 2500-3000metres

About 20 miles running outside never on a treadmill over 4 runs.

5hours on a bike over 4 rides. 2x1 hour turbo trainer sessions, 1x long ride about 2.5 hours at the moment and then a 30 minute spin just to loosen the legs off after my sunday long run.

The times will ramp up considerably in the coming months though as i prepare for my Ironman

47Jacqueline

I do two - one hour Zumba classes a week at the gym and sometimes I work out on the ellipical machine a couple of times a week in my apartment building gym. i've just started using YouTube to do abou an hour twice a week of Zumba workouts. So, I guess I do about four days a week of cardio. Also i combine that with whole body workout classe a few times a week.

I've been maintaining a few pounds below my goal for about six months.

Saree1902

Cardio junkie here...I tend to do 2-3 hours running per week (4-5during half marathon training) and maybe another 30mins in gym cardio or HIIT workouts.

RaggedyPond

Avoid it as much as possible.

SweeDecadence92

3-4 times a week. I'm doing the Zombies Run! take on C25K after my strength training for the day. Generally takes about 35 minutes.

ElizabethFuller

I run 5k about three times a week, row 2k, some cycling if I have time. I love cardio, lets me eat pretty much whatever I want and leaves me feeling chilled after a busy day.

lynn_glenmont

At least 300 minutes a week, the idea being an hour at least five days a week (this is for general health and staving off various chronic "metabolic syndrome" conditions, not just to burn calories), but I don't worry about actually spreading it out in that exact ratio--if I do 90 minutes one day, and 30 another, that's fine to me.

To hit that number, I've been counting stuff that a lot of people say shouldn't be counted because it's not "intentional exercise" -- things like shoveling snow, doing yard work, the walking portion of my daily commute, walking around town between events for work, walking to the library or grocery store or restaurants in retail centers that are 1.5 and 2.5 miles from home, etc. (I know some people think that "if it's something you do anyway even if you weren't trying to lose weight you shouldn't count it," but I believe if it's something that's not accounted for in the daily calorie burn MFP estimates, you should count it. My weight loss has been more than MFP estimates I should be losing at my net calorie goal of 1500, so I'm not planning to fix what ain't broken.)

Now that I've joined a gym and am hitting the treadmill and taking dance classes pretty regularly, and may start swimming laps regularly too, if I can get there when it's not crowded (I'm really slow, and I don't think I can past feeling bad about being an obstacle when other swimmers pass me), I'll probably be clocking seven hours a week or more.

Is this thread just a confessional, or is the OP trying to figure out how much cardio to do him/herself? I would think that depends more on individual goals.

Walter__

None because I hate cardio.

mhasita

I do at least 180 mins of cardio/week.
I workout 6 times per week, I do some cardio then I do weight training, some days are just cardio, some days are just weight training.

I do cardio for the benefits it offers other than weight loss: cardio helps to get a stronger heart and lungs, reduce stress, depression and helps me sleep better.

MelodyandBarbells

Between 8 and 11 hours per week normally, counting BodyPump as "cardio with weights". I do Les Mills stuff and Zumba

MeanderingMammal

Running about 30Km pw at the moment, Row about once a week for 10Km.

rybo

At the moment not a whole lot, but up until this past year I was running consistently 3-5 days a week. I'll be ramping that up again soon in preparation for a half marathon. Running is the only real cardio I'd ever do. I despise machines.

Rerun201

As little as possible. I do walk around or on a treadmill between sets of resistance exercise, so I guess that might count. Maybe a walk here and there, but rarely any running, jogging, biking, etc.

michable

Running 4 times a week training for a half marathon in May. Squash once a week. Bodyweight strength training 3 times a week.

sijomial

Lots!

My normal weekly routine is 3 x cardio, 3 x strength sessions (alternating) a week but this varies throughout the year.
Currently doing 4 x strength and 2 x cardio but will soon will be stepping up cardio ahead of the cycling season.

Cardio is a mix of LISS, HIIT, highish intensity/long duration. Using spinning bike, rower, elliptical and some very limited treadmill, one session a week would normally be a long or intense cycle. Also recently resumed playing squash.

I try to build in exercise into my normal daily activity too - cycle or walk to the station, always try to use a cycle for short journeys, lunchtime walks etc..

Vex3521

True cardio... 30mins 3x a week. treadmill

Kerrygirlinmaldon

2 x 60 mins on cross trainer
1 spin class
2 personal training sessions which are a mix of cardio and strength

I have gone from leisurely walking the dog to this in 4 months
Going start more strength training in the new year!

meshashesha2012

for real cardio (LISS and medium intensity): 3 hours a week

high intensity sprints (is it really cardio if i'm working anaerobically?) 20 mins a week

circuit style resistance work (mix of cardio and higher intensity): 60 mins a week

aarar

I run. Typically 5-6 days a week, 10km per run (at least 20k or more on Sunday's). Marathon training starts up again later in January so I'll be doing a lot more in the coming months.

woodsygirl

Just racquetball... 2-3 times a week for about 1-2 hours.

I like it because it's more like HIIT, running and stopping all around

SideSteel

None because I cannot stand it.

If I enjoyed it, I would definitely do some.