Too much cardio?

247Hustler
247Hustler Posts: 16 Member
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Is there such a thing as too much cardio?

I am currently doing cardio 2 times aday and have no upped it to 3 times a day.

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  • FreshDaises
    FreshDaises Posts: 6 Member
    Is there such a thing as too much cardio?

    I am currently doing cardio 2 times aday and have no upped it to 3 times a day.

    I'm certainly no doctor, but I believe that as long as you have a healthy diet to support the loss of calories it should be fine. I think it would be best to do for the short term too and to switch it up often. Talk to a doctor / nutritionist & see what they say. I'd love to know.
  • loubidy
    loubidy Posts: 440 Member
    What are you aiming for?

    Personally I was doing five days (1hr a time) of cardio a week but it was SO BORING and recently I met with a trainer to begin a weight program so I now do three days of cardio and three days of weights so that I gain muscle. My program was developed aiming for fat loss as my goal is to reduce my BFP and keep my lean muscle as currently I am overweight, this way is thought to be most effective for my goals.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    no, I do 2 to 3 hours a day every day 7 days a week.
    I love it!
    gives me a great high
    I am in the best shape of my life!
    I start at 4am
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    Why do you do that much? What do you're to accomplish? If it's only 10 minutes at a time, no big deal, but if you're talking about an hour + each session! you're asking for injury and/or burnout.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Everyone's different. LIsten to your body. If you're not feeling exhausted (overtraining) and aren't nursing a bunch of nagging injuries, then you're doing OK.

    If you're trying to do something other than lose weight and get your V02(max) up...such as build muscle mass, then that's a horse of a different color -- it's hard to pack on muscle mass if you're doing a pile of cardio.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Why do you do that much? What do you're to accomplish? If it's only 10 minutes at a time, no big deal, but if you're talking about an hour + each session! you're asking for injury and/or burnout.

    ^^ugh^^; OP what do you do for cardio and purpose? ie swim for 30; eat, then run for 30 rest and eat then bike and hour, so maybe someone training for a triatholon? Some folks train 3 days a week for a marathon, and some folks train everyday. It depends on what you are doing and why...hope this helps. OP=original poster
  • 247Hustler
    247Hustler Posts: 16 Member
    My goal is to look better by January 2015 and to run in a 5K sometime next year 2015. To be honest I am starting to get "high" off of cardio. I am super amped up after running out side or doing the elliptical or the treadmill or whatever the routine. I feel like I cant get enough.
  • 247Hustler
    247Hustler Posts: 16 Member
    Why do you do that much? What do you're to accomplish? If it's only 10 minutes at a time, no big deal, but if you're talking about an hour + each session! you're asking for injury and/or burnout.

    ^^ugh^^; OP what do you do for cardio and purpose? ie swim for 30; eat, then run for 30 rest and eat then bike and hour, so maybe someone training for a triatholon? Some folks train 3 days a week for a marathon, and some folks train everyday. It depends on what you are doing and why...hope this helps. OP=original poster

    @_Terrapin_ In the morning I will do jumping jacks, windmills and a small routine then 30 mins on the treadmill. By lunch time I may be oin the treadmill again for 30 to 45 mins then in the evening elliptical or treadmill again for 30 to 50 mins.

    It all depends. I try not to do the same thing everyday though. Some days I will run for a 1 1/2 miles.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    247 you could do a 5k if you are doing cale's and running; sign up for one soon and you'll have a baseline for a time, then sign up for another, and before you know it you'll be having a blast. I signed up for a frozen foot series and the second of three 5k's is Sunday. We have two feet of snow on the ground and I'll be running around out there. Good luck with your goals.
  • 247Hustler
    247Hustler Posts: 16 Member
    I took your advice and will hopefully be doing a 5K on march 22nd. Going to use an APP to train for it. Lets see how it goes.
  • rrowdiness
    rrowdiness Posts: 119 Member
    well by comparison I do around 8-10 hours cardio per week over multiple sessions. Most of this at moderate - high intensity, ie breathing hard for the duration.

    Monday: 2 x 25km bike rides (to & from work, mod-high intensity)
    Tuesday: Run 2.5km to pool, 1.5km laps, run 2.5km home (around 70 minutes)
    Wednesday: 2.5km laps in pool (around 50 minutes)
    Thursday: 2 x 25km bike rides (to & from work, mod-high intensity)
    Friday: 10-12km run (50-60 minutes)
    Saturday: Rest day
    Sunday: 10-12km run (50-60 minutes)

    This is baseline training and has proved over time to be brilliant at reducing injury, ensuring balance and keeping me relatively fresh across the three sports (swim / bike / run). Any injury / gear failure and I switch to one of the other two codes. Sickness and I drop all training for a few days.

    If I'm building up to a triathlon I'd be looking to turn the Sunday into event training, ie 0.5km swim, 25km ride, 5km run, at 80% pace.

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