20-30 minutes a day.

chipembele

Quick questions. Is it worth it if I can only fit in 20-30 minutes on the cross trainer per day? Will I get results?

Alternative is I can do 2 minutes walking, 1 minute sprinting on the treadmill for 7 repetitions.

I ask because I have to give the weights a rest as I hurt my arm so am just doing cardio for a few weeks.

Thoughts appreciated please?

Loraah

Of course it's worth it. 20-30 mins is better than no minutes.

I do cross trainer one day and walking/running intervals the next day.

Becoming_A_Butterfly

I'm no expert, but my opinion is that any activity is worth it. Why don't you alternate the cross trainer and the treadmill for variety?

chipembele

Thanks. I just wondered if I was going to get results with those sort of times. I usually do 50 minutes and read that you only really start burning fat after 20 mins.

Loraah

What she said

I'm no expert, but my opinion is that any activity is worth it. Why don't you alternate the cross trainer and the treadmill for variety?

Loraah

I'm pretty sure that along as you get your heart rate up nice and high in that time you should be fine. Don't quote me on that as I'm no expert but I seem to be doing just fine doing it the same way as you. I can burn 600 calories in 35 mins on the cross trainer

Thanks. I just wondered if I was going to get results with those sort of times. I usually do 50 minutes and read that you only really start burning fat after 20 mins.

Briski1411

Of course it will! If you need to save up a hundred dollars and you only have 20 bucks. Should you throw your money away in hopes for more money some how?

Or should you save that 20 because you are well on your way?

Yah it not much better than nothing right........

chipembele

Thanks. That's what I'll probably do. 30 mins eliptical one day then 20 minutes hiit the next. Hopefully I'll still shed the fat.

Or start on the eliptical for 15 then do 15 hiit.

Just didn't want to be wasting my time/putting myself through hiit without it being potentially effective.

myfitnessnmhoy

Thanks. I just wondered if I was going to get results with those sort of times. I usually do 50 minutes and read that you only really start burning fat after 20 mins.

You'll still see results. It'll probably take you about 10 minutes (maybe a little less) to get your heart rate up to 85% VO2. At that point, you're toasting off plenty of calories and building stamina. So a 30-minute workout is almost twice as effective as a 20-minute one, but a 20-minute workout is infinity times more effective than sitting on your tush worried about how effective a small workout is.

Grissay

I think so! My boyfriend went from lifting for an hour to circuit training for 30 min a day and he is seeing WAY MORE progress and muscle definition now. Anything counts!

chipembele

Thanks. I just wondered if I was going to get results with those sort of times. I usually do 50 minutes and read that you only really start burning fat after 20 mins.

You'll still see results. It'll probably take you about 10 minutes (maybe a little less) to get your heart rate up to 85% VO2. At that point, you're toasting off plenty of calories and building stamina. So a 30-minute workout is almost twice as effective as a 20-minute one, but a 20-minute workout is infinity times more effective than sitting on your tush worried about how effective a small workout is.

Thanks. Made me laugh that one.