Cardio VS Running ??

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  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    I can't get past the phrasing in the bit about people who run "more than six days a week." Um...seven? 'Cause, it's, like, the only possibility.
  • Runs4Wine
    Runs4Wine Posts: 416 Member
    Like with anything you will find pros and cons to any sort of workout or cardio routine. With enough googling you can find arguments to back up your case - whether it's all true is another story. Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it gospel.

    Think of this article you reference like the prescription commercials that warn you about all the side effects. There are "side effects" to any sport. So you need to weigh the better outcome -- health benefits that come from running/cardio or the result of not doing anything?

    I'll take running any day.

    Plus it's cheaper than therapy!
  • sccet
    sccet Posts: 141 Member
    If you want a long distance runners body then run your heart out on the gym for long periods of time.
    If you want to keep your muscle in glutes/legs switch to fast walk/highest incline to work those butt muscles and not literally "Run you butt off"

    HIIT with 15-30 bursts of speed followed by 45 sec of slow walk to me work the best. I do that for 15 minutes and am drenching in sweat.

    Yep. Or do all - SSC, HIIT, and lifting. Win!

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