daily cardio

mrso97
mrso97 Posts: 147 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
how many days a week do you do cardio? i have been on the elliptical every day since i got it...is that good or bad? i love it and i am seeing results..do you need to take a day off?

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  • ktmmom189
    ktmmom189 Posts: 132 Member
    I get on my elliptical everyday, walk everyday, Zumba 3 times a week, and weight lifting 5 days a week. I never take a full rest day as I usually make sure I log 6 miles walked everyday whether it's on the elliptical or actually walking. Seems to be working
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    5 or 6 days a week - but I aim for 6 :)
    Elliptical is great - you really feel it on your lefs/bum/calves!
    But I don't like doing it very much and I get bored, so I mix it up with the treadmill which I loovee!

    I don't think there is a rule to have a day off, but it is recommended for muscle recovery and I think its good for metabolism too.
    And if you're a regular 'cardio exercise person', you will have a higher metabolism anyway, which means your body burns more in general - so you don't need to stress much on your rest days about not working out.

    Good luuck!
  • mrso97
    mrso97 Posts: 147 Member
    im a walker..i have dogs..i walk twice a day..rain..snow...doesnt matter..the elliptical is in addition to that...i just dont want to hurt my progress. ..sometimes less is more...
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
    45 minutes 5 days a week than 30 minutes on the weekend. may take a rest day once a month
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    I do cardio 5 days a week. My body needs those two rest days!
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I do cardio 5 days a week. My body needs those two rest days!
    same here.. 5days/wk .. would be more but i have things to do on 2 days of the week where the gym is closed when im done.. but id prob take those 2 days as rest days regardless
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    I try to do some form of cardio 5-6 days a week. This is what was reccommended by my trainer. 45mins- 1 hour. I take one day a week as a rest day .
  • Ainar
    Ainar Posts: 858 Member
    I do cardio 5 days a week for like 40 - 60 minutes, sometimes 4 day if I don't have time for some reason. It's nothing terrible if you do it every day tho but I just feel kinda lazy mode at weekends.
  • mdonovan
    mdonovan Posts: 44
    I make it a point to get on my elliptical every day, even on the days I just don't feel up to it. I tell myself to get 15 minutes in and if I want to stop by then, I'll stop. Stopping after 15 doesn't happen very often, but if I do then I don't feel guilt because I've been on it every day of that week.

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