theres a lady at my gyn who...

palmerig88

Uses the same cardio machine as me I do 30 min she does 45 shes always encouraging me to do the 45 with her...I work as hard as possible in 30 to get that part over with then focus on a muscle group with weight training. I think we get the same Cal burn anyway. Is there any benefit to following her lead? Ps *gym sorry

meshashesha2012

different strokes for different folks.

maybe you can switch it up though. do her routine and then next time she can do yours. it doesnt hurt to try something new

and i'm assuming you mean gym, i cant think what type of 45 minute routine one can have at the gynecologist's office :laugh:

kealambert

edit: nevermind

NotParis

Switching it up will help with fitness, tone and weight loss. Extending your time on the machine will increase your stamina. Do you do other cardio? Make sure you are doing something they classify as weight bearing i.e.
Brisk walking, jogging, and hiking.
Yard work such as pushing a lawnmower and heavy gardening.
Team sports, such as soccer, baseball, and basketball.
Dancing, step aerobics, and stair climbing.
Tennis and other racquet sports.
Skiing, skating, karate, and bowling.
This is important especially for women and long term bone health. If you are happy with your 30 minutes, just push yourself harder!

FlynnMacCallister

Does she do the weights part?

palmerig88

Idk if she does the weights part. I play softball once or twice a week. Bowl occasionally. Kickball and softball league again soon. I just think...I'm losing weight and gaining stamina...don't know if there is a reason to increase? I like eating back the cals but 30 min gives me plenty

jamiek0hler

My trainer told me to do weights first, then cardio. You supposedly burn more calories.

palmerig88

Lol. My husband said that is so u have more energy to lift...I like getting it over with

akjmart2002

Lol. My husband said that is so u have more energy to lift...I like getting it over with

Meh.

I take some time to drink water and let the heart rate come down between a running session and lifting. Otherwise, my energy for a workout is more dependent on how much I've had to eat that day before the gym.

So in the name of science, I've alternated this between days of the week for several weeks now:

run 1 mile @ 6.5 mph
do StrongLifts and various bodyweight lifts, plus antagonist muscles and rotator cuffs for 45 min - 1 hour
run 3 miles @ 6.5 - 7 mph

or

run 5 minutes at 5 mph
StrongLifts etc
run 3 mi
do a CrossFit-esque interval workout

I haven't really noticed a difference in my energy levels during these two types of workouts, other than I'm freaking worked by the end!!

palmerig88

I get on a arc trainer (planet fitness) then do for example....today was 5 sets ea. Of 10 reps per side of lifting. I did triceps then shoulders with a machine pulley then with free weights. Thought they were all triceps. Forgot what to do hubby wasn't there. Should've done overhead press instead of triceps machine. Alas

FlynnMacCallister

Idk if she does the weights part. I play softball once or twice a week. Bowl occasionally. Kickball and softball league again soon. I just think...I'm losing weight and gaining stamina...don't know if there is a reason to increase? I like eating back the cals but 30 min gives me plenty

Then don't worry. Especially if you have to worry about time constraints, (and who doesn't?) the weights are doing you plenty of good.

jennibell81

My trainer told me to do weights first, then cardio. You supposedly burn more calories.

^^^^
This is what I was told too!!....First week trying so we shall see!!

kcoftx

I would do it but only so I could gain a fitness buddy! :happy:

KPainter70

Weights first so your energy and strength are not depleted. Also if you're doing cardio just to get it over with, you could spend a little more time on weights and skip the cardio altogether or cut it in half.

ilovedeadlifts

My trainer told me to do weights first, then cardio. You supposedly burn more calories.

I don't think you're really gonna burn more. But it's easier to lift better if you haven't worn yourself out with cardio.

I'd always do a 5-10 minute warmup, weights, then cardio if I was doing any that day.



To answer the OP: don't worry so much about what the other people are doing. If you have your routine down, stick to it. Don't skip out on the weights to do another 15 minutes of cardio with someone

palmerig88

Ok thanks yeah I like the weights. I'm going toward my goal of hitting a homerun

bcattoes

Idk if she does the weights part. I play softball once or twice a week. Bowl occasionally. Kickball and softball league again soon. I just think...I'm losing weight and gaining stamina...don't know if there is a reason to increase? I like eating back the cals but 30 min gives me plenty

30 min is enough for most people to improve/maintain cardiovascular health. If you don't want to do more, then there is no need.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

The only real benefit I see to this is having a workout partner to help you push and encourage you to show up. Otherwise not really, especially if it would take away from your weights.

santent

If you keep a steady weight training session (taking anywhere from 30-60 second breaks in between sets) and you workout decently hard, you generally burn as many calories lifting weights as you do if you were doing cardio in your Fat Loss Range. Once you start getting your heart rate up to the 80% area for "Heart Target" range is when you really start to burn the calories.

Also, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) has been shown to be the "best" method of breaking fat off from places in your body and then burning it off as energy during cardio. Generally, the method is HIIT for 10 intervals > Then Regular cardio.