What CARDIO has helped you lose fat? Anyone?

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  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    I'm of the opinion that, if you're on a cardio machine and you're not changing the resistance or the speed regularly (HIIT), but just plodding along at the same pace and intensity, you're kind of wasting your time... Bust it hardcore, then recover. Your metabolism will be scorching for the next few hours.
  • charmedone10
    charmedone10 Posts: 33 Member
    I have done Insanity and then TurboFire. These are programs through Beachbody and have a lot of cardio. MY favorite is TF because of the fast pace punching and kicking moves. The up beat music is a plus to get you moving. It may take time to get in sync with the routines but as long as your moving you will be burning the fat!
  • hymiesmom1
    hymiesmom1 Posts: 11 Member
    [bodyrock.tv, kickboxing, zumba. Lost an insane amount of inches in 2 months from that combo. ]

    Isn't Bodyrock great! I love the workouts AND the eye candy...they are all georgous!
  • Begood03
    Begood03 Posts: 1,259 Member
    I have noticed that all of the women at the gym who regularly do the Zumba glass have lost weight! And some have lost quite a bit.
  • lisaslim1976
    lisaslim1976 Posts: 145
    I think you need counselling....you dont need to lose ANY weight!!!!
  • marbly
    marbly Posts: 103
    Elliptical (HIIT), walking, running for me. I started out at 25.6% BF and now, I'm 22% BF, lost 4 inches off my waist and 3 inches off my hips. Hoping to get down to <20% BF by GW.
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    Running and brisk walking has helped with the calorie deficit which in turn helps me to lose fat.
  • lisaisso
    lisaisso Posts: 337 Member
    SPINNING! Lost 30lbs doing it.


    yup- i'm addicted to spinning!
    and you will NOT get bulky lifting heavy, so do it.


    whats that




    cycling classes.. riding at different intensities, standing up, 2 inch hovers, frontward, backward, 'hills'..
    it's great.
  • marbly
    marbly Posts: 103
    Oh, okay, did not notice your actual stats. You look good already and have a low BF%. If you're afraid of gaining huge muscles (psychologically), try doing light weights and high reps (not more than 15) - it would be a slower process to getting a toned look than lifting heavy but you will get there eventually. From what I've read, this works on a long term basis.
  • fitnhealthykaren
    fitnhealthykaren Posts: 117
    What CARDIO has helped you lose muscle? Anyone?

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    Long endurance (exceeding 60 minutes in a single session without restoring positive nitrogen balance) cardio. Whether it's biking, running, jumping rope, etc.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    What is positive nitrogen balance?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,022 Member
    Oh, okay, did not notice your actual stats. You look good already and have a low BF%. If you're afraid of gaining huge muscles (psychologically), try doing light weights and high reps (not more than 15) - it would be a slower process to getting a toned look than lifting heavy but you will get there eventually. From what I've read, this works on a long term basis.
    She won't get big muscles especially if not surplusing calories. The best way NOT to get "muscly" looking is to make sure your fat levels don't dip too low.

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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Any cardio I've ever tried has helped me lose fat. Running, Zumba, hiking, walking, step aerobics, eliptical ...
  • claybornfletcher
    claybornfletcher Posts: 6 Member
    My vote goes to HIIT training. Know it sounds kind of vague, but "research" shows that by doing intervals, you retain more muscle and boost your metabolism even higher.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,022 Member
    What CARDIO has helped you lose muscle? Anyone?

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    Long endurance (exceeding 60 minutes in a single session without restoring positive nitrogen balance) cardio. Whether it's biking, running, jumping rope, etc.

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

    What is positive nitrogen balance?
    http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/positive+nitrogen+balance

    nitrogen balance,
    the relationship between the amount of nitrogen taken into the body, usually as food, and that excreted from the body in urine and feces. Most of the body's nitrogen is incorporated into protein. Positive nitrogen balance, which occurs when the intake of nitrogen is greater than its excretion, implies tissue formation and growth. Negative nitrogen balance, which occurs when more nitrogen is excreted than is taken in, indicates wasting or destruction of tissue.

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    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • mlwatts2
    mlwatts2 Posts: 244 Member
    In 6 weeks I lost 7% BF doing kickboxing twice a week along with Insanity, Spinning, or Step Aerobics at least another 2 times a week. Plus lots of healthy eating. My rule is I have to love it or I won't do it! The classes I do I LOVE!!
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
    Running, spinning, kick boxing, zumba.
  • speedyf
    speedyf Posts: 1,571 Member
    I lost a bit more than 20 pounds with running, interval training - 3 days per week between 45 and 60 minutes each time AND with healthier eating habit. I started running last October, and ran all winter outside (snow, cold, very cold weather). Just added strength training to my routine.
  • monharri
    monharri Posts: 78
    running and spinning. next month i'm trying swimming!
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Cycling!

    I biked off about 50 lbs last year. And, enjoyed every minute of it! Cardio, fresh air, sunshine and the sights as I biked.

    Note: I also have 4 Martial Arts classes per week. But, the extra was the biking. And, it is the biking that I attribute my weight loss too.

    Best of luck on your journey.
  • karliekins
    karliekins Posts: 27 Member
    I do each of the following twice a week: stationary bike, running, pilates, circuit training, and ab workouts. That in combination with eating healthy and a calorie deficit has been extremely successful for me.
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
    Well I dunno about you all, but every cardio exercise I've done helped me, as long as I put my all into it. Of course, I also weight train, heavy, which helps a great deal as well.

    Running helped to slim down my legs and hips, zumba has been great for glutes, kickboxing for legs, glutes and arms, elliptical for endurance and rowing for arms.

    The weight training is to make sure I maintain ALL the muscle I have underneath the layer of fat. :blushing:
  • sobriquet84
    sobriquet84 Posts: 607 Member
    my favorite class as the gym?--

    pedal & pump.

    35 minute spin class (and this instructor does a ton of hills and high resistance! its the death of me sometimes) followed by 20 minutes of hand weights work and ab work.
  • cathie2903
    cathie2903 Posts: 85 Member
    SPINNING! Lost 30lbs doing it.


    yup- i'm addicted to spinning!
    and you will NOT get bulky lifting heavy, so do it.

    ^^ spinning for me - love it :heart:
  • Destiny424
    Destiny424 Posts: 52 Member
    EXCUSE ME TO THOSE THAT ARE RUDE.. BUT IF YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT EVERY POST OF MINE.. I HAVE SAID THAT MY PROFILE PICTURE IS ME 4 MONTHS AGO. WHICH I AM TRYING TO GET BACK.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    It's rude to tell you you're thin and beautiful and stressing out unnecessarily?

    Can someone be that rude to me sometime? Please?
  • led6777
    led6777 Posts: 268
    hate to tell you, but my weight loss didn't take off until i started running. i don't like running at all but i do it because it absolutely works. listen to music to distract yourself from the pain and monotony...
  • led6777
    led6777 Posts: 268
    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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    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Would you mind explaining this? you're totally correct in my experience because HIIT works waaaay better and faster for me than steady state cardio. I just don't understand why.
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    My vote goes to HIIT training. Know it sounds kind of vague, but "research" shows that by doing intervals, you retain more muscle and boost your metabolism even higher.

    YES! :D 2 votes
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    EXCUSE ME TO THOSE THAT ARE RUDE.. BUT IF YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT EVERY POST OF MINE.. I HAVE SAID THAT MY PROFILE PICTURE IS ME 4 MONTHS AGO. WHICH I AM TRYING TO GET BACK.

    You are BEAUTIFUL! Do you not realize this is why I can't understand why you are so bent out of shape about the size you are now?
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    It's rude to tell you you're thin and beautiful and stressing out unnecessarily?

    Can someone be that rude to me sometime? Please?
    ooh me too!
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