What is the best Gym Cardio?

nroesler
nroesler Posts: 81
edited September 19 in Fitness and Exercise
When I go to they gym i usually run for 20-25 minutes on the treadmill and use the stationary bike for 10-15 minutes. Is this the best use of my time? I will mix it up my playing squash or other activities outside.

Thoughts/suggestions/comments?

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  • nroesler
    nroesler Posts: 81
    When I go to they gym i usually run for 20-25 minutes on the treadmill and use the stationary bike for 10-15 minutes. Is this the best use of my time? I will mix it up my playing squash or other activities outside.

    Thoughts/suggestions/comments?
  • sbar87
    sbar87 Posts: 2
    The cross trainer is always good to switch things up, and it burns more calories than the bike. I usually run for 30 mins, bike for 20 and cross trainer for 20 the 45 mins of weights! in fact i just did that about an hour ago :happy:

    The rowing maching is awesome aswell!really works out your shoulders and arms!


    have you tried spinning? absolutely barbaric! but worth it :laugh:
  • LinzyB24
    LinzyB24 Posts: 28 Member
    I would recommend taking a Zumba class. It burns 500-700 calories an hour. Even if you only do it once a week, and use the treadmill the other 2 or 3 days, you can still tell a big difference. :smile:
  • llmgold11
    llmgold11 Posts: 44 Member
    The cross trainer is always good to switch things up, and it burns more calories than the bike. I usually run for 30 mins, bike for 20 and cross trainer for 20 the 45 mins of weights! in fact i just did that about an hour ago :happy:

    The rowing maching is awesome aswell!really works out your shoulders and arms!


    have you tried spinning? absolutely barbaric! but worth it :laugh:

    Spinning is like the greatest thing EVER! I'm totally in love with it. I usually hit the 545a class and bust a sweat before work...
  • jessmomof3
    jessmomof3 Posts: 4,590 Member
    Running, elliptical, and spinning!! :bigsmile:
  • nroesler
    nroesler Posts: 81
    and Zumba would be?
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
    Stair Master.

    I burn on average 450-500 calories in a 40 minutes session. I set it anywhere between level 7 and 10 and I try to do most of it without holding on! Wicked!

    I love that machine! :flowerforyou:

    stairmaster.jpg
  • xXmimiXx
    xXmimiXx Posts: 564 Member
    Cardio wave (like stairmaster), I have it on the highest resistance and it burns 460cals in 20 mins! I do 30 mins without holding on
  • macollins79
    macollins79 Posts: 36
    and Zumba would be?

    its a class, I know they offer it at Good Life in Canada not sure where else .
  • sbar87
    sbar87 Posts: 2
    Spinning is like the greatest thing EVER! I'm totally in love with it. I usually hit the 545a class and bust a sweat before work...

    I just started like a month ago! its amazing!! accidentaly went to an advanced class my first time though, couldn't walk for two days after.... :(
  • shababy
    shababy Posts: 39 Member
    and Zumba would be?

    Zumba is a class (usually an hour) that features Latin inspired dancing. It's great! Although my fav cardio is the elliptical and the treadmill but on a high incline. Good luck!
  • star139
    star139 Posts: 134
    Spinning is like the greatest thing EVER! I'm totally in love with it. I usually hit the 545a class and bust a sweat before work...

    I just started like a month ago! its amazing!! accidentaly went to an advanced class my first time though, couldn't walk for two days after.... :(

    hahahah :laugh: it'll do that to ya! i know
  • PSUgrl921
    PSUgrl921 Posts: 368 Member
    If your gym has a pool or if your community has a pool. Swimming is awesome exercise. It's a full body workout, too which is good. I actually just read an article about the top 10 cardio workouts and I don't remember all of them and it's at home but I know running, biking, elliptical, and swimming were all high up there.
  • quinnybear
    quinnybear Posts: 243
    The cross trainer is always good to switch things up, and it burns more calories than the bike. I usually run for 30 mins, bike for 20 and cross trainer for 20 the 45 mins of weights! in fact i just did that about an hour ago :happy:

    The rowing maching is awesome aswell!really works out your shoulders and arms!


    have you tried spinning? absolutely barbaric! but worth it :laugh:

    Spinning is like the greatest thing EVER! I'm totally in love with it. I usually hit the 545a class and bust a sweat before work...

    loooooove spinning! :love:
  • HilB
    HilB Posts: 7 Member
    I loooove the elliptical. For an even better and more intense workout on the elliptical, up the resistance! I start sweating buckets the more the resistance I put on.
  • singfree
    singfree Posts: 1,591 Member
    We all have our favorites, but the best one is the machine that gets the heartrate up and keeps it up. For example, an average of 150 BPM on my HRM gives me around a 700 cal per hour burn. To me it does not matter which machine I use, as long as I get the heartrate in that range and keep it there.
  • molsongirl
    molsongirl Posts: 1,373 Member
    I would recommend taking a Zumba class. It burns 500-700 calories an hour. Even if you only do it once a week, and use the treadmill the other 2 or 3 days, you can still tell a big difference. :smile:

    I'm a zumba instructor, I have never in my time burned that many calories doing a zumba class, even with 3 pound hand weights, my hrm maxs me out at 402 for an hour.
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    Stair Master.

    I burn on average 450-500 calories in a 40 minutes session. I set it anywhere between level 7 and 10 and I try to do most of it without holding on! Wicked!

    I love that machine! :flowerforyou:

    stairmaster.jpg

    Me too!!! My max was level 12 for 30 minutes. Wicked indeed! :sick:

    I LOOOOOVE Body Step. It's an intense step aerobics class. It incorporates plyometrics too, which I also love. :love:
  • SGFlyinHi
    SGFlyinHi Posts: 469 Member
    Stair Master.

    I burn on average 450-500 calories in a 40 minutes session. I set it anywhere between level 7 and 10 and I try to do most of it without holding on! Wicked!

    I love that machine! :flowerforyou:

    stairmaster.jpg

    Me too!!! My max was level 12 for 30 minutes. Wicked indeed! :sick:

    I LOOOOOVE Body Step. It's an intense step aerobics class. It incorporates plyometrics too, which I also love. :love:

    You both so Rock. :drinker:
    I'm finally up to level 7 for 30 min. It definitely kills me. :bigsmile:
  • SGFlyinHi
    SGFlyinHi Posts: 469 Member
    I would recommend taking a Zumba class. It burns 500-700 calories an hour. Even if you only do it once a week, and use the treadmill the other 2 or 3 days, you can still tell a big difference. :smile:

    I'm a zumba instructor, I have never in my time burned that many calories doing a zumba class, even with 3 pound hand weights, my hrm maxs me out at 402 for an hour.

    When I used to do Zumba I always burned around 300 cals in the 45 to 60 min of the class.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Stair Master.

    I burn on average 450-500 calories in a 40 minutes session. I set it anywhere between level 7 and 10 and I try to do most of it without holding on! Wicked!

    I love that machine! :flowerforyou:

    stairmaster.jpg

    Me too!!! My max was level 12 for 30 minutes. Wicked indeed! :sick:

    I LOOOOOVE Body Step. It's an intense step aerobics class. It incorporates plyometrics too, which I also love. :love:

    You both so Rock. :drinker:
    I'm finally up to level 7 for 30 min. It definitely kills me. :bigsmile:

    I prefer theShannonMaster...quite a workout and will fetch drinks afterwards:wink:
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  • rowerc2
    rowerc2 Posts: 158
    I am a big fan of rowing machines. Cardio wise, it is almost as good as a treadmill, is a full body workout, and since there is no impact - you save your joints.

    With a HRM, I have measured my heart rate at close to 200 BPM when doing a measured 30 minute piece - hard to do that on any machine other than a treadmill.
  • ohthatbambi
    ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
    spin, spin, spin!!!
  • LisaZaugg1976
    LisaZaugg1976 Posts: 1,144 Member
    i do elptical and treadmill for my cardio but right now also working out with personal trainer as well.
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    Best use of your time would be to switch between all of the cardio options. Your body gets used to a single type of exercise somewhat quickly. As you get more used to it, your body has to work less to perform that exercise because it makes itself more efficient. So if you keep switching it up, your body doesn't have that option. So use all of them!
  • NikkiDerrig386
    NikkiDerrig386 Posts: 1,096 Member
    All the machines there are good. The major question is which is the hardest for you? Thats the machine you want to go on. Also which gets your heart rate up the most. My thing is the tredmill, jump roping, and Eliptical. Ususally jump rope for 10 mins, go on the eliptical for 15 (on interval program), and then free style on the tredmill for 20 - 30. The tredmill does not have to be only for running. You can walk/run on incline, walk/run backwards, skip to the side, etc. So each one of those I do 5 mins intervals. My cardio goes by like nothing and my heart rate goes way up. Also, when I am in a stump I go on youtube. Helps me every time!
  • NikkiDerrig386
    NikkiDerrig386 Posts: 1,096 Member
    and Zumba would be?

    its a class, I know they offer it at Good Life in Canada not sure where else .
    Yea they have them in Chicago too..... Never took it.
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