Cardio your main form of exercise? read.

fatboypup

cycling, treadmill, and my favorite the almighty stairmaster

USMCConditioning

I can't stress enough how important it is to SWITCH UP YOUR CARDIO. I'll go by my 5 day workout schedules. One week i'll do elliptical - 45 minutes AM, 20 minutes PM. with a level of 15 resistance, i'll keep my heart rate up to 165-171. Then i'll do treadmill, 7.0 - 7.5 MPH for 40-50 minutes. Then i'll do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) on the treadmill, 20 minutes of HIIT and it covers the cardio. But proceed HIIT with caution!. It's also really important to push yourself, always strive to push yourself out of your comfort zone, it's essential to losing the weight, and it will make you feel really good afterwards.

hiker282

If Turbofire and Insanity is classified as cardio, then those two

I think Insanity falls more into the High Intensity Interval training, technically, but it does offer a mean mix of moves that get your heart rate up and keep it there so it's awesome for burning fat.

Rover234

Running/jogging 5 days/week
Spin class mixed with strength 2days/week
Bootcamp (cardio is mixed in throughout the class whether it's stairs, running the track etc) 2 days/week

OLFATUG

I run 30-35 miles a week (tempo, hiits, and long-run Sundays). I go to spin class twice a week. I lift weights 3 days a week.

nikkijoshua

I do alot of cardio and alot of weight training. For cardio, I do step aerobics, boxing, kickboxing, Turbofire, HIIT, bootcamp, and aerobics. I have an elliptical, but I rarely use it. I reallly don't like cardio machines. I workout at home using DVDs by Cathe Friedrich, Jeanette Jenkins, Michelle Dozois, the Turbofire program, and a few others.

cheekymukka

Hi, just read your comments there dude. Not sure if I may be doing what you mentioned? I eat around 1700 calories but burn about 2000-2500 by my job and also 1km intermediate breastroke 6 days a week. The weight has fallen off so far since March 5th i've now lost 12lbs (12stone 4lbs) and will keep going to reach 11stone 7lbs. Noticed my pb in the pool is getting faster and faster, now 21:54 for 1km breastroke. Question is, does it sound like I may be eroding any muscle I have or is this sufficient to burn the fat?

Cheers Kev.

erickirb

Hi, just read your comments there dude. Not sure if I may be doing what you mentioned? I eat around 1700 calories but burn about 2000-2500 by my job and also 1km intermediate breastroke 6 days a week. The weight has fallen off so far since March 5th i've now lost 12lbs (12stone 4lbs) and will keep going to reach 11stone 7lbs. Noticed my pb in the pool is getting faster and faster, now 21:54 for 1km breastroke. Question is, does it sound like I may be eroding any muscle I have or is this sufficient to burn the fat?

Cheers Kev.

Depends on a bunch of stuff. But the less you have to lose (fat wise) the more likely you would be to lose muscle.

HisPathDaily

Yeah ... hmm ... my plan is not that complex.

1) Put on shoes.
2) Open Door.
3) Run.
4) Sweat (ok, that's not really a step, but I'm just trying to make my plan sound more complex than it is)
5) Open Door.
6) Take shower (unless I like to play a game and chase children and wife around house with smelly clothes hearing screaming)
7) Hug wife and kids (if not already done from previous step)
8) Find beverage of choice.
9) Begin cooking dinner (while drinking beverage of choice)
10) Eat dinner
11) Play with kids ... Hang out with Family
12) Put children to bed.
13) Play with wife ... and then so begins my 2nd session of cardio ...

AMS58

I do a step class twice a week and walk 1 day but I do weights 2 days a week. I am on my feet at work and clock up well over 15000 steps each day.

bcattoes

The only exercise I do is cardio(: I just run and walk and bike... no gym membership or anything(;

I've only been running for a few months, but my legs are mega toned and - actually wasn't expecting this - but I'm getting muscles on my arms (just little ones, but hey! a little's better than none(: ) I guess it's because you hold your arms up while your run(:

I'm young so I'm not too worried about trying to get mega toned, and I'm not really worried about being 'skinny fat' right now. If I lose the weight and I need to work on toning, I will, but right now cardio's all I need(:

Depending on what type of biking you do, you could be building up your arms that way. Mountain biking, for example, will definitely tone your arms.

gracieabem

Running and dog walking. I do a little on the exercise machines when I do my strength training at the gym, but that's about all I can stomach at the gym. I don't do cardio classes.

I run 3 x 30 minute sessions at the moment and probably walk the dogs on average 5-6 hours a week. The running will eventually increase.

The way I see it is that I have to be doing something I enjoy and I'm never going to enjoy the gym as much as my runs or spending time with the dogs. I do the strength training because it helps with my goals, but unfortunately I'm not sure if it will be a long term habit that I adopt. Is my lifestyle more active now? You betcha, more than it ever was. But I'm mindful that realistically the running and walking is what will remain long after the gym.

Wow, looking at what some people do, I actually do very, very little.

jadedone

I don't really like cardio. It is like a bridge to nowhere for me. So I do 3-4 workouts in the gym a week with half weights half intervals and try to get in a walk or 2 during the week.

PessimisticPatricia

I like to do strength training throughout the week, but I spent 3-4 days at the gym doing cardio. The majority of my cardio comes from taking spinning classes! I am completely addicted. For me, nothing makes me sweat as much as 45 minutes in a fun spinning class. Not to mention, the music is awesome!