What motivated you to start doing cardio?
fenrirGrey
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I've been working out for years now. In the last year, I've gotten serious about my diet too. But I just cannot seem to get myself on the threadmill (or any particular cardio on a daily basis).
Pretty sure there are ppl out there who once hated cardio but have since progressed to doing atleast 20 mins of cardio 3+ days a week. What motivated you? How did you make the transition?
Pretty sure there are ppl out there who once hated cardio but have since progressed to doing atleast 20 mins of cardio 3+ days a week. What motivated you? How did you make the transition?
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Diabetes. have been walking briskly daily for 6 months now and have reversed the curse0
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Just an overall desire to be able to do more and have more energy.
Cardio builds stamina and makes the body function more efficiently. It also burns a lot of calories.
The only real downside to cardio is that, well, it makes the body function more efficiently. Meaning you are burning fewer calories at rest. It's like weight loss crack - once you start it it becomes less and less effective for weight loss and you have to do more and more of it to maintain the same weight loss. Once you build up your stamina, though, you'll find strength training easier along with everything else in life.
I can hike briskly up a mountain now, but I burn fewer calories doing so than when I weighed 280 and could only manage to stagger up the mountain. But I enjoy the view a lot more and don't need to eat as much food to support the hike.0 -
Keep looking until you find some kind of cardio you like. I go through cycles where I really prefer to run. Then, I hate running but love the elliptical. Then, I hate both of those but love cardio DVDs. If you keep looking, I bet you find some sort of cardio you like.0
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Why are you looking to do cardio?
For fat loss cardio is not needed all you need is a modest caloric deficit and ensure you get adequate protein and do strength training so you don't lose muscle as you lose fat.
Cardio is great for endurance and heart health, but not needed for weight loss, as it just allows you to eat more and maintain the same caloric deficit you can get from diet alone.0 -
I got a good look at my *kitten* in a photo someone had taken of me. Talk about MOTIVATION. I hated doing cardio but now I do it 6 days a week. I find if I circuit train it makes it a lot easier. I can't just get on the treadmill for 30 minutes and run. I have to mix it up.0
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First, to lose weight...now its become an addiction. I love to run. It is literally my only alone time! I do a lot of thinking and planning0
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I despise indoor exercise. I do weights inside for obvious reasons, but cardio is 99.9% outside. Go to a park or even just step outside your front door, take in nature (even city streets have trees!) and some fresh air and just go.0
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I just think about how exercise is more then just about losing weight. It is beneficial to our hearts and lungs as well.
As I get older I want a strong heart and pair of lungs, as well as strong bones & muscles! This means cardio AND weights.
Maybe you could do some interval training or tabata style training. A lot of these exercises involve using your own body weight...that way you are getting a workout that involves weights and cardio....0 -
I followed the C25K program. I loved it and now I look forward to jogging. It was a battle that I struggled until my treadmill broke. It forced me to follow the program outside. I found that my passion was in jogging outdoors. The fresh air and open space allowed me to clear my mind. After I feel like a million dollars. Good luck find what works best for you & please feel free to add me for support.0
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Personally, I joined a walk/run group 2 years ago to help with my weight loss and it worked. Prior to joining this group I was a walker at best - now I am training for my first half marathon which I will run on the 27th of this month.
I am not a fast runner by any means, a 12-13 minute miler, but it still gets me to where I am going.
Good luck to you0 -
Why are you looking to do cardio?
Cardio is great for endurance and heart health, but not needed for weight loss, as it just allows you to eat more and maintain the same caloric deficit you can get from diet alone.
'Cause who wants endurance and a healthy heart, right?
Forget the cardio, OP!0 -
Just an overall desire to be able to do more and have more energy.
Cardio builds stamina and makes the body function more efficiently. It also burns a lot of calories.
The only real downside to cardio is that, well, it makes the body function more efficiently. Meaning you are burning fewer calories at rest. It's like weight loss crack - once you start it it becomes less and less effective for weight loss and you have to do more and more of it to maintain the same weight loss. Once you build up your stamina, though, you'll find strength training easier along with everything else in life.
I can hike briskly up a mountain now, but I burn fewer calories doing so than when I weighed 280 and could only manage to stagger up the mountain. But I enjoy the view a lot more and don't need to eat as much food to support the hike.
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Well, first of all it was that I could log the calories and eat more and still lose weight. I also got an ipad so I read on the elliptical.....I do an hour easy as long as I can read. I have lifted weights for ever but no cardio. Now what I've lose the weight that I wanted to lose I'm trying to cut back on cardio......I've been doing it 6 or 7 days a week. Good Luck.0
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Try taking your bike out for a ride. That's cardio and your not just staying in one place. I learned to switch it up so I don't get bored.0
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Alright, I went to the gym for years and did some cardio and a lot of weights.... and saw nothing. The reason that I hit my treadmill daily though, I feel soooo much better after I do. Seriously, we are animals....ones that need to travel and hunt and gather. I feel way-way better when I get some miles on my tail!0
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I use Hulu on my i-phone to watch a tv show. My biggest problem doing cardio is being bored! Hulu helps! I've also started taking a RPM class at my gym.0
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Why are you looking to do cardio?
Cardio is great for endurance and heart health, but not needed for weight loss, as it just allows you to eat more and maintain the same caloric deficit you can get from diet alone.
'Cause who wants endurance and a healthy heart, right?
Forget the cardio, OP!
I was just asking the OP what his goals were, if it is weight loss cardio is not needed, so if he doesn't enjoy it he doesn't have to do it. You can increase your heart health in other ways by getting your HR up (i.e. circuit training with weights)0 -
All I did was buy a very quiet stationary bike and
put it in front of the tv. A little sad I have to do that to get
my cardio but it was the only way I could stand it.
I go on it for up to an hour sometimes and don`t even notice
because my mind is busy.0 -
i found a sport i loved (dragon boat) and i needed to catch up with everybody else (fitness-wise) on the team. i don't like those repetitive machines either so i turned to plyometrics, kickboxing and swimming. when i have the chance, i have a community centre nearby and i take out the marathon canoe or outrigger canoe. and when the weather's nice, i run around the park with the resolve to do 5 box jumps on every other bench, and 10 pistol squats on every other bench. so that i have some variety.
my advice? find a sport you find fun. it'll fit in cardio without you thinking about it. if you decide to get serious, then you'll find your motivation to get better in your cardiovascular fitness.0 -
Personally for me it is variety, I much prefer lifting in all different manners, heavy, light, circuits, burnouts, but the cardio makes me do something I don't like and that's good too. Pushing yourself mentally to do something you hate makes you stronger mentally and physically.0
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