Super awesome cardio that ISN'T jogging....

walldancer

Don't get me wrong, I "run" (20 min sprint interval is my pre weight training warm up), but besides that I really loathe running. I have run several 1/2 marathons and one full in the past. It's boring as fu$& to me. Not sure why I kept doing it..guess I figured if I did it long enough I'd learn to love it? Nah..never happened. Yet, so many people "run" because they think it's the best cardio for weight loss. I think this often leads to short lived exercise regeimes. I think it's important to find exercise you actually would do EVEN IF YOU WERENT TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT.

So for all the non runners...please list the cardio you LOVE to do!

Mine

1. Mountaineering/hiking
2. Roller Derby
3. Rock Climbing
4. Salsa Dancing

kuntry_navySD

circuit training, hiking with weight vest, hitting a heavy bag

Steff46

Biking (mtn. or road), trail running, hiking!

MagdaSea

I flippin' HATE running. I swear the only thing that is keeping me at it is that I have a highly competitive friend who can run 5k in just over 20 minutes.

If I could afford to do roller derby, I would sign up this instant.

1. Rollerblading
2. Happy Hardcore Dancing
3. Biking
4. Hiking
5. Skiing

eric_sg61

Hiking, heavy bag or I just lift weights faster

usmcj80

hmmm you took out running so I am going with hiking and I used to enjoy heavy bag back in the day as well.

FancyPantsFran

Spin
Hiking
Biking- outdoors
Walking on nature trails

LiveLoveLift67

I enjoy biking and recently started using battle ropes as an awesome cardio workout

sabrina19782014

Zumba great workout for the whole body

I also love the static bike (only as i dont have a real one) but it gets the blood flowing and the heart racing

walkee

ZUMBA!!!

SapiensPisces

Hitting the heavy bag or boxing drills are awesome.

Capt_Apollo

i'm surprised no one said swimming yet.

Jelaan

Cross training and skipping. Just had to Google battle ropes -holy smokes looks like an amazing workout! !

CipherZero

Throw on a 40-lb pack and hit the trails for a few hours.
Good for cardio, good for mental well-being to get beyond where you can hear cars, people, and aircraft.

cryptonyt

Soccer does it for me. (Even just by myself in on the pitch across the road from me.)

blueboxgeek

I recently got a skipping rope and love it! Also Zumba

juliemouse83

Skating - inline and quad. I it so much!
Belly Dancing
Hiking

I tried running, too. I wanted to like it. I really did. It just never happened.

ahamm002

i'm surprised no one said swimming yet.

Swimming is awesome if you can do it outside. But I find swimming laps in an indoor pool can get pretty boring after awhile. Eventually it becomes sort of like running on a treadmill except you're drowning too.

IMHO any cardio that can be done outside is pretty enjoyable. Perhaps try finding some nicer places to exercise, like parks?

Capt_Apollo

i'm surprised no one said swimming yet.

Swimming is awesome if you can do it outside. But I find swimming laps in an indoor pool can get pretty boring after awhile. Eventually it becomes sort of like running on a treadmill except you're drowning too.

IMHO any cardio that can be done outside is pretty enjoyable. Perhaps try finding some nicer places to exercise, like parks?

:laugh: dude, that had me cracking up!!

yes, i suppose lap swimming can get monotonous. but the great thing is that you only have to do 1/4 the distance in the pool to get the equivalent work out for running.

tyediri

I hate running too, but have signed up for a 10k run for Cancer Research this July! Sigh! Am not sure why I did. lol!

1. Zumba (Love it! My favourite-st cardio exercise)
2. Any kind of dancing (I could be exhausted after a whole day, but as soon as I hear a beat I like, I start moving)
3. Aerobics (not as much fun as zumba though)
4. Walking (I do at least 40 minutes everyday, mostly out of necessity though. I don't have a car)

_Danno_

Spin class is an awesome calorie burn

lisaabenjamin

I actually do like running but I'm out with an injury at the moment so I am using the elliptical and the ski-machine-thing (what is it called?!?) at my gym until I heal enough to pound the pavements again. I was quite surprised to find that I do actually enjoy both of these things, whereas I hate running on a treadmill. Weird.
I also like Pop Pilates videos on YouTube - the trainer mixes up cardio with pilates moves. It burns...it BURNS SO GOOD!

goldthistime

Tennis! I call it "accidental fitness". So busy chasing that ball around that I don't even think about how hard I am working.

Holly_Roman_Empire

Hiking, heavy bag or I just lift weights faster

Basically this.

I do spinning if I have a movie I want to watch.

Step aerobics is something I am passionate about. I'd like to teach my own class someday or have a youtube channel.

12by311

My HIIT includes sprints but also kettlebell swings, kettlebell snatch, 25 lb ball slams, carry 25 lb ball overhead lunges, goblet squats, and stadiums.

Holly_Roman_Empire

i'm surprised no one said swimming yet.

Swimming isn't available for everybody, but I wish it was! I love it when I can!

JoRocka

jump rope
stair master
dancing
zumba
sprints
boxing
barbell complexes

Jim_G10

Tried running, didn't like it either.

I waste a perfectly good 4 hour walk trying to smash a little white ball into a hole 18 times - on a regular basis!!!

msbeeblebrox

My cardio includes some running but only to stay in enough shape for obstacle races once in a while. Otherwise, I like circuit training, biking, walking, and hiking. When I used to have a gym membership, I loved the rowing machine as well.

joeyzuraski

Focus T-25. Easy cardio to do 25 minutes a day.

ironanimal

Walking, swimming, sex, bar complexes, sledgehammer