What CARDIO has helped you lose fat? Anyone?

BellydanceBliss

Bellydance!

Jellyphant

Jazzercise and running helped me lose some of the kegger before. Jazzercise isn't an old lady workout anymore, it's damn good cardio for 1 hour! Love and miss it!!

Loko_Ino

Spinning.
Any sort of HIIT
Incline walking on treadmill

Sublog

what cardio has helped you lose body fat? please be specific.. i would love to hear some responses. running obviously isn't for me, i gain alot of muscle. body fat losss is my goal.

Cardio doesn't help you lose fat per se.. It helps create a calorie deficit which helps you lose weight. For the most part, cardio is cardio. Choose the one you enjoy most (or tolerate)

meerkat70

Running. It won't make you bulk--as a woman you'd really have to be into heavy lifting to bulk up. Running finally made me lose a ton of inches around the hips and, even trickier, on the inner thighs.

As a woman you'd have to take steroids to bulk up. You don't bulk up from lifting.

Indeed I'd suggest it's a combination of running and heavy lifting that has helped me lose fat....

secretlobster

Boxing/kickboxing/muay thai. The resistance of a punching bag makes for great musculature, and beating stuff up is the best workout I've ever had.

bloomiesgirl

Spinning & Boot Camp

RAFValentina

Whatever gets you moving lots of limbs and for a long time... Aerobics, Running (personl fave), elliptical, cycling (stationary or proper outside), rowing, Cross fit, Starjumps...

Just about getting a high rate of calorie burn (i.e per minute) for as long as you can go for. Rowing is supposed to be really good!

JBApplebee

Running as much as I can. If I can't run, I love the stairmaster. Nothing like climbing the worlds tallest building (255 floors) in 30-35 minutes.

SeasideOasis

what cardio has helped you lose body fat? please be specific.. i would love to hear some responses. running obviously isn't for me, i gain alot of muscle. body fat losss is my goal.

Gaining muscle will ultimately help you with fat loss. That's why lifting is a magical remedy...

That being said--I do elliptical, spin, walking, and as much strength training as I can fit in...

I like this answer. I second it.

ninerbuff

The best way to lose fat is to raise you RMR. Only certain cardio does that and it's going to be HIIT related. Steady state cardio DOE NOT raise RMR. You burn more fat from your RMR on a daily basis than ANY cardio you do for an hour.
Get intense, hit the intensity hard and you'll raise that RMR.


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twinmama1987

Personally, I think a nice combination of cardio/strength training is the way to go. -- I liked P90X, Insanity and now turbo fire, loooove the HIIT workouts!!!

supergr33n

bodyrock.tv, kickboxing, zumba. Lost an insane amount of inches in 2 months from that combo.

kazza2cats

Running shouldn't bulk you up. Look at all the top lady runners they are very lean.

prestonsnana

I try to work out at least 5 days a week for at least 30 , when I goto the gym its at least 60min and I love the eliptical and the treadmill and I also use the bike, at home I have a gazelle and weight bench and ab lounge so usually I do 30 min workouts at home and I add in at least 100 crunches also !! GOOD LUCK YOU CAN DO IT !!! I have dropped I pant size so far and I have lost a total of 14lbs too !!!

radiva1

Zumba!!!!!!!!!!!!!

summertime_girl

I've lost more than 50 pounds running.

byHISstrength

ZUMBA!!! But I also enjoy HIIT, spinning, and Plyometrics

_HeathBar_

..... running obviously isn't for me, i gain alot of muscle. body fat losss is my goal.

This may be a bit of a shocker, but you can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

No one is going to say "Ewww those muscles make you look fat!"

BootcampJunkie

You need to keep your heart rate at its max when you work out. To acheve this, exercises that get you from the ground to a full stand work the best. For example: Burpees, Prisoner Jumps, Pop Ups are what I like to do.
POP UPS - I like the most, they are what I call a functional fitness move. From a standing position go down onto your back arms and legs fully extended try to get back up into a standing position without using your hands. At first you can use your hands but as you develope strength in your legs you will slowly use them less and less. We do this movement everyday of or lives getting out of bed each morning thats why I call it functional fitness.
PRISONER JUMPS - Are also known as Squat Jumps. From a standing position go into a deep squat (as low as your butt can go) hand on your head at all times then jump has high as you can and return to the squat position.
BURPEES - From a standing position, drop to a deep squat/kneel hands planted to the ground, then kick your legs out from underneath so you are now in a plank position hands still in same position as previous move. Attempt to do a push up (optional), then tuck your legs but underneath so you are back into a deep squat/kneel hands still havent moved. And finally jump back up into a standing position.

Do each of these for 3 sets of 10 reps. Add it to your regular strength and cardio routine.
Good Luck!

Jacwhite22

Pain and simple....this....HIIT it's where it's at

The best way to lose fat is to raise you RMR. Only certain cardio does that and it's going to be HIIT related. Steady state cardio DOE NOT raise RMR. You burn more fat from your RMR on a daily basis than ANY cardio you do for an hour.
Get intense, hit the intensity hard and you'll raise that RMR.


A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

spinqueen72

cardio - walking on a incline of 7-12 at speed of 3.9mph to 4.9mph keeping my heart rate 130-140

diet- if im cutting for fun then just a calorie deficit...
- if i have a deadline to cut e.g. 3 months... i do carb cycling to get to 5% or less...

What's carb cycling?

I'm kinda curious as well!

GroupXZ

Games! Pushing all those buttons really made me break out in a sweat!

Natihilator

Zumba and biking have helped me improve my cardio, and yes I am losing fat in combination with diet and strength training. I don't like stationary cardio, but if I'm on a treadmill I do 5 min walking, then 30 sec sprint, then 5 more minutes walking, 1:00 sprint, then walking on a steeper incline, etc, not sure if that's considered HIIT but constantly changing it up to keep things interesting works for me.

madamepsychosis

You won't gain muscle on a calorie deficit unless you have a LOT of weight to lose (which, according to your profile, you don't) and you certainly won't bulk up running. I initially started losing weight by eating at a calorie deficit and interval training on the elliptical at least 3 times a week. Now I run 3 times a week (and can actually tell that I look leaner) and do yoga and occasionally Zumba on my rest days. I've heard very good things about HIIT as well.

jetabear10

elliptical is my fav...love my P90X Kenpo X too!

blue_lime

you need to stop eating the fatty stuff too, cardio workouts don't just give you a hall pass to eat what you want, i've also found the best/biggest burner to be the stepping machine and I hate running too.. good luck!!

Ash_76

a great way to burn fat and build muscle is to grapple eg wrestling, submission fighting, bjj

madamepsychosis

Running. It won't make you bulk--as a woman you'd really have to be into heavy lifting to bulk up. Running finally made me lose a ton of inches around the hips and, even trickier, on the inner thighs.

As a woman you'd have to take steroids to bulk up. You don't bulk up from lifting.

Indeed I'd suggest it's a combination of running and heavy lifting that has helped me lose fat....

Oh and this. As women, we simply do not have enough testosterone in our bodies to 'bulk up' without some kind of aid. Muscles initially retain water when you start lifting, so a lot of people assume they must be getting 'bulky' when they see an increase on the scale. It goes away as quickly as it comes.

DrDazzy13

Hi Destiny--HIIT training and moderate cardio have helped burn fat but keep on muscle, without spending hours doing cardio (not a fan). So two days a week I walk a treadmill on moderate speed for 10-15 mins. I have one separate cardio day where I do interval treadmill work (between 20-40 seconds speed and between 10-45 seconds stopping) and one or twice a week I throw in a bike HIIT where the ranges can be a little longer. They are intense, but they are short and you can do it with a jump or any cardio apparatus you want. It especially helps when you plateau and need to burn!