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I want you to tell me what you do for CARDIO routine!

dannylives
dannylives Posts: 611
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I wanna hear all the different ways you people are doing your cardio. It seems like everybody who loses weight does a lot of it. Apparently I'm gonna HAVE to do it to move the scale. I'm sure your not just jumping rope and jogging 5 times a week. I wanna know, if you would be so kind, what your cardio routine is? What else do you do besides jog?
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  • bell33usx2
    bell33usx2 Posts: 77 Member
    Jillian Michaels 30 Day shred, Zumba, Country Line Dancing......
  • Peanut1026
    Peanut1026 Posts: 85
    leslie sansone walk at home, its a mix of cardio/aerobics!!!!!
  • alleyg4
    alleyg4 Posts: 26
    I'm doing the FIRST running program or 3PLUS2, Run 3 days a week, cross train 2 or 3. Works great for me. :-)
  • prestonmay
    prestonmay Posts: 107 Member
    Insanity 25 min high gear three days a week
  • bprague
    bprague Posts: 564 Member
    Actually, my entire cardio routine consists of running. I bike when I'm injured (hate that).
  • tiedye
    tiedye Posts: 331 Member
    Elliptical for 30-60 minutes depending on energy level and how much weight lifting I plan to do.

    I walk on the treadmill or go on the recumbent bike for usually 10 minutes also for a cool down.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    HIIT elliptical routines when I'm not doing Insanity.
  • FitToBeFab
    FitToBeFab Posts: 537 Member
    Jillian Micheal's workouts. It's circut training! cardio and strength training together. I also run - a lot. I'm training for a half marathon. So...yeah, a lot.

    Oh! Intervals! Intervals are good workouts too. Basically a timed sprint followed by a timed jog, repeat until exhausted :wink:
  • RhondaLeeRoss
    RhondaLeeRoss Posts: 186
    I'm doing Turbo Fire and LOVING every minute of it! Currently I'm on week 9 of 22.

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  • alleyg4
    alleyg4 Posts: 26
    Glad I am not the only one who HATES biking. I am doing a new running program where i only run three days & dang it. the two days where i have to cross train on a bike KILL me.
  • ebert5150
    ebert5150 Posts: 135 Member
    I actually do run 5 days a week. I mix the distances...5miles some days...a quicker 3 mile one day....long 7 mile one day. I'll do rare elliptical workout or a long walk or hike sometimes also.
  • rikisue206
    rikisue206 Posts: 99 Member
    Power90, Beach Body Mast Series, jogging, eliptical, and a ton of house cleaning!
  • dmartin0610
    dmartin0610 Posts: 1
    Zumba,eliptical, curcuit training and kickboxing! :)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    20 minutes of HIIT 3x/week.

    Plus the occasional odd run or bike ride, but I try not to overdo it.
  • BabyDuchess
    BabyDuchess Posts: 353 Member
    20 minutes on the elliptical, 40 minutes on the treadmill, one hour lifting weights. I've been doing this routine pretty much since I started.
  • rockylucas
    rockylucas Posts: 343 Member
    I just run, the rest of that shizatt is too complicated :P
  • rosied915
    rosied915 Posts: 799 Member
    Jillian Michaels DVDs, classes at the gym like Zumba, a Swiss Ball class, intervals on treadmill.
  • carolinedb
    carolinedb Posts: 236 Member
    Running. I started with C25K, now I'm training for a 10k, then I'll be training for a half marathon. Keep in mind that strength training definitely has it's place, too. I lift heavy twice a week and also do yoga twice a week. And yes, I double some of these activities up.
  • Jiv7
    Jiv7 Posts: 36
    4 minute workout!

    20sec of squat thrusts
    10sec of rest
    20sec of mountain climber
    10sec of res
    20sec of knee highs
    10sec of rest
    20sec jumping jack
    10sec of rest

    Repeat.

    I hate cardio and this is tough but it is quick and replaces a 40-60 min job!
  • dsmassie
    dsmassie Posts: 3
    P90X and Turbo Fire. Turbo Fire mainly for cardio.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Running about 45-60min at least 4x a week
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    pole dancing, boxing, spinning, running =) I average 90 minutes a day of cardio
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    cycling, running, cycling, jumping rope, cycling, swimming, cycling. i really like to ride my bike. i might throw in a simple 30 day shred in there, but rarely.
  • reepobob
    reepobob Posts: 1,172 Member
    Insanity, baby! Previous to that P90X Plyo, Kenpo, and Core Synergistics...previous to that, tons of elliptical work...

    I mix in a bike ride when I am in a recovery and/or rest day from my workout schedule...
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    i do step aerobics & spin....ive never been a runner, and i dont plan on becoming one either.
  • solpwr
    solpwr Posts: 1,039 Member
    I DID THIS SUNDAY:
    http://youtu.be/B7aKUkaoMfU
    x16 and burned 1,200 calories doing it.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I wanna hear all the different ways you people are doing your cardio. It seems like everybody who loses weight does a lot of it. Apparently I'm gonna HAVE to do it to move the scale. I'm sure your not just jumping rope and jogging 5 times a week. I wanna know, if you would be so kind, what your cardio routine is? What else do you do besides jog?

    actually you can lose weight with 0 cardio and create the deficit through diet alone.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Walking in a brisk speed...for 5-8 miles. Would this count as cardio?
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I wanna hear all the different ways you people are doing your cardio. It seems like everybody who loses weight does a lot of it. Apparently I'm gonna HAVE to do it to move the scale. I'm sure your not just jumping rope and jogging 5 times a week. I wanna know, if you would be so kind, what your cardio routine is? What else do you do besides jog?

    actually you can lose weight with 0 cardio and create the deficit through diet alone.
    Yes I did lose my 10 pounds this way.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    teach spin: 45 min, 2x / week

    dance: 3 - 6 hours total in a week (spread out bt rehearsing and performing)

    cycling: 2-4 hours 1x /week, sometimes 2x. Average 16 mph.

    SUP: 1 hour 2-3x / week (relatively small cardio burn in lagoon; more in the ocean -- this is also great core/upper body resistance training).
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