How much cardio do YOU do ?

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  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    OP how much do you do

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  • bridgew24
    bridgew24 Posts: 143 Member
    I walk at a moderate pace for at least 30 minutes every day (not including work / shopping etc!) that's a given.

    I do 45min of moderate / high intensity (usually on exercise bike) 3-4 times a week.
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    Run 10-13km twice a week, currently training for a half marathon in March.
    Adding boxing once a week into the mix.

    I get 50-60 minutes of walking per day in as well, but that's just walking hehe!
  • hannydeee
    hannydeee Posts: 155 Member
    Probably too much at the moment! Need to learn to incorporate proper rest days...
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I run three days a week. A minimum of 30 minutes. Two days should be 45 minutes or more and one day (long run) should be an hour or more. Depending on whats on my training plan. I do resistance exercises, pilates, or stretch/foam roll for at least 30 minutes the other days.
  • bobbijodmb
    bobbijodmb Posts: 463 Member
    60 minutes 6 days a week and sometimes more

    zumba 2 x week
    short runs on treadmills 30-45 min two times a week
    elliptical on run days (make up difference to an hour) the other 4 days 60 min
    Long run 1 x a week- over an hour
  • LouSmorals
    LouSmorals Posts: 93 Member
    I get in 5-7 cardio workouts/week. I do not lift weights, although I should, I just get more out of cardio. Run 3-4 times week / bike 2x / swim 1-2x. Training for a half marathon in Feb and so I'm running in the 15 mile/week area, will ramp up to 25 over the next 6 weeks.
  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    Probably too much at the moment! Need to learn to incorporate proper rest days...

    I've been doing cardio daily for a few decades now and can count on one hand the number of days I miss in a year. Right now during the week I do 45 mins. on the elliptical and 10 on the bike; on the weekends it's an hour on the elliptical and half an hour on the bike. In the summer I'll do 2-hour bike rides. Last summer I did a sprint triathlon and 3 50K charity bike rides.

    What are these rest days of which you speak? ;-)
  • edwardkim85
    edwardkim85 Posts: 438 Member
    Almost 0. Some rowing machine( 5 min ?)

    I just do circuit training with minimal rest inbetween(or none - crossfit mainly) and strength train seperately.

    Been losing fat + gaining muscle this way steadily.

    I did hop on the treadmill to see if my cardio's improved and the answer is ... yes.

    This shows that if you do intense workouts where your hr is elevated at 80-90% of max for an extended period of time, your 'cardio' will improve.

    Definately never have to hop on the treadmill once in your life and you will get to the point where you can jog for 40 min - 1 hour.
  • edwardkim85
    edwardkim85 Posts: 438 Member
    But then I would prefer to train to run a 5k faster and faster rather than people that run half marathons and marathons...

    For the latter two, you need to train seperately and cannot strength train as much since your upper body has to be light.

    For having great 5k times, you can have the best of both worlds by incorporating intensive plyometric/circuit training into your exercise regimen and using that as your base workout instead of cardio.
  • jorasims
    jorasims Posts: 75 Member
    4 times a week HIIT for 30-45 minutes. I do strength as well. I don't feel right if I don't get some solid cardio in.
  • Brandonalex15
    Brandonalex15 Posts: 102 Member
    OP how much do you do

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    I do high intensity 25 to 50 min a day . Bacc this summer i was serious about getting toned.. and was doing 3 sets of 60 minutes a day lol ! But i stoped
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Zero.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    6x a week.. 1 day HIIT 3 days stairmaster 2 days rowing... and im bulking mind you.
  • cyclistRob
    cyclistRob Posts: 3 Member
    I do 3 - 4 Sessions on the Watt Bike at the Gym, usually 2 hrs each Session, then i'm out on my Road Bike every Saturday & Sunday 3 Hrs Minimum each Ride, over last year i covered over 8000 Miles on my Road Bike.
  • twhaley1990
    twhaley1990 Posts: 140 Member
    At my most diligent I used to do 30 minutes/2 miles 4-5 days a week on the treadmill followed by 15 minutes on the elliptical or stair master (whichever was available at the gym). Now I'm doing 15 minutes/1 mile on the treadmill so that my body can adjust to my newly added 20 minutes of strength training and am hoping by next week to move up to 1.5 miles!
  • getFitChris7
    getFitChris7 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm coming back from a running injury, but I do anything between 30 and and 100 minutes a day, but it's something I worked my way up to.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I try to do at least 10 minutes of fast dance every day (usually belly dance). I shoot for 25+ some days, but most are after my weights and I'm worn out. I do my weights without rests (alternate sets), though, so that does get my heart higher.

    I do other things, but they are so unplanned or mundane that I don't consider them part of my normal routine.
  • jweindruch
    jweindruch Posts: 65 Member
    I do cardio every day for 60 minutes. Depending on what I'm doing I can always burn at least 550 calories. That's an entire pound a week minimum. And you can get 2 more pounds from an eating a deficit. I'm on the fast track to reach my goal. Once I get to maintenance I plan to use cardio as a way to allow myself to enjoy some guilty pleasures. For now, I'm willing to get "gritty" and do it every day if it means reaching my goal faster. To each their own though.
  • jennwhite34
    jennwhite34 Posts: 534 Member
    Walk 1-2 miles 3 or 4 days a week and use exercise bike 2 or 3 days a week for 25 minutes.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Currently running 3x a week, 10km a shot. And cycling 3x a week, average ~35km a shot.

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