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Is cardio good for me?

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  • sam45890
    sam45890 Posts: 43 Member
    When I started losing weight I did only cardio. After about 6 months I did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred every couple of days, this is a mixture of cardio and resistance training. It made a huge difference to my body shape within about 4 weeks. I would say do both and if you want something you can do easily at home look into 30 day shred or a similar circuit training dvd. Good luck.
  • Andrea8985
    Andrea8985 Posts: 107
    do HIIT training,long bouts of steady state makes you squishy

    No. Chick just started walking and doing Zumba. She's not even close to being ready for HIIT. High intensity intervals are great but incredibly over prescribed on this site.

    I disagree. Yes, I started out doing just walking/jogging for a couple of months...but I love HIIT! I'm nowhere near in shape, and I can handle HIIT. Yes, it's difficult. That's the point. Results don't come if everything you're doing is easy for you.

    OP: Stick with the cardio. Add strength training. If you're like me and have no idea where to start with strength training, there are lots of websites/books/DVDs/hell, even phone apps that can help. I don't have much strength training at the moment, but I feel better adding it in.
  • bluestool
    bluestool Posts: 5 Member
    Dear OP:

    I love the phrase "find your fitness." You've heard a lot of opinions on the subject of cardio/weights etc. Find what YOU enjoy and what YOU'll stick with, tweak it based on your results, and you'll find success!
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