Max 30 Mins of Cardio?

AmandaD99
AmandaD99 Posts: 23 Member
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I just read this in a blog that contained some fitness tips:

"Never do more than 30 minutes of straight "Cardio" unless you want to be forever weak, flabby, and skinny-fat."

Is this an accurate statement?

My trainer told me that in order to start burning fat, I should do no less than 20 minutes of cardio at the gym. So this means only 10 minutes of cardio exercise would go towards fat burning, since anything more would leave me weak and flabby... and skinny-fat, whatever that is.

What are your thoughts?
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  • Alysgrma
    Alysgrma Posts: 365 Member
    Bump
  • Steveeee
    Steveeee Posts: 62
    I read it was less effective to carry on after an hour somewhere, I forget where now though.
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    Bump...
  • Fat2FitChick
    Fat2FitChick Posts: 451 Member
    I have no idea where that came from but usually the max should be an hour. Can you post where you read this?
  • jennyph2006
    jennyph2006 Posts: 356 Member
    BUMP
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    When I work with my trainer, we do weights THEN he has me do 30 mins of cardio. TOO much cardio can break down the muscle. Doing a balance of both is great. I wouldnt stop doing 45 mins on the eliptical, or going for long walks becasue of this, but INTENSE cardio I believe is more what they are saying here. Will you lose weight doing 60 mins of cardio a day? OF COURSE YOU WILL but you need to incorporate weight training if you want to have that tight, lean look. not the Skinny fat look.

    I would google it :)
  • caws1111
    caws1111 Posts: 8 Member
    what is BUMP?
  • AmandaD99
    AmandaD99 Posts: 23 Member
    This is the blog where I read it:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Jourdan_Rystrom/view/25-tips-to-be-the-fittest-healthiest-most-successful-person-you-can-be-89694

    Some of the other tips do also seem a little strange...
  • merrillfoster
    merrillfoster Posts: 855 Member
    with regard to cardio v. weight training, what about both? I did an hour (2 rounds) of Jillian's Cardio Kickbox, then the 30 DS last night (so, an hour of cardio, then weights). Would I have been better off to stop after the first round of kickboxing? It's pretty intense...
  • bridetobe310711
    bridetobe310711 Posts: 183
    what is BUMP?

    i dont know what bump means either!!!
  • beasy22
    beasy22 Posts: 41 Member
    What is Skinny - fat?
  • goron59
    goron59 Posts: 890 Member
    BUMP is just a way of getting this topic in "my topics" section in the community pages, so it can be read later. It's used on feature-starved forums like this where you can't 'watch' topics.

    It stands for something, but I forget what.. bring up my post, I think.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    Skinny fat is where you are tiny...but jiggly. you are not physically fit. no muscle definition, etc.
  • knantz
    knantz Posts: 68
    what is BUMP?

    I had to ask, too. From what I have been told, bump moves the topic to the top of the recent posts so more people can continue to be exposed because yes, the "bumper" is also interested and the more people that respond, the more information or opinions you will receive. When you are the "bumper" this topic will now also be displayed in your "My Topics" list (as with any topic you comment on), so it will be easy for you to come back to later. Hope this helps.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Bump just means that they are trying to get the thread higher up so more people will see it.

    My trainer has me warm up with about 10 min of cardio before we hit the weights for an hour. Then when I lift on my own thats what I do.. 10 to 15 min of cardio before hitting the weights. On the days I don't lift, I only do cardio for a max of 30 min.
  • morefitmom
    morefitmom Posts: 264 Member
    what is BUMP?

    i dont know what bump means either!!!


    People bump posts to keep them in the recent posts, so more responses can come through. I also bump to keep a post in "My Topics" so that I can look at it later.
  • lydiaanne1977
    lydiaanne1977 Posts: 19 Member
    Someone wishing to keep a thread on the list of main forums—or bring an old thread back to it—will post a reply to it purely to do this. Posters who are open about this simply write the word "bump".
  • pixietoes
    pixietoes Posts: 1,591 Member
    My trainer told me that a 90 minute cardio workout is fine as long as I eat a high protein snack at the 45 minute mark.
  • seobstar
    seobstar Posts: 169
    BUMP is just a way of getting this topic in "my topics" section in the community pages, so it can be read later. It's used on feature-starved forums like this where you can't 'watch' topics.

    It stands for something, but I forget what.. bring up my post, I think.


    hahahaha, thanks so much for that great explanation!! I've been seriously annoyed with this whole "bump" thing, trying to figure out why everyone is doing that! I honestly thought it was like some virtual way of giving someone a fist bump/pump and I thought people were losing their minds!!! haha =) thanks!
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    Sounds like a load of *insert expletive* to me - I regularly do an hour to an hour and a half CV and I loose weight. Then again, I'm trying to get my fitness levels up rather than just loose lbs.

    That said - consensus is that the best way to loose weight & tone is to do weights (~2*15 reps per exercise) followed by about 30 minutes CV. Apparently the sequence in which your body consumes energy stores works best this way.


    -DO eat properly for training: protein in the day, protein and carbs before and after workout.
  • bdkerr
    bdkerr Posts: 3
    ...sort of...if you do 30min of cardio you have to have short intense bursts of "pushing your limit (that bring up your heart rate or make you sweat (does not have to be sweaty gross) I do this on the treadmill and have had success more losing pounds than I did just walking briskly for 30min.
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    BUMP = Bring Up My Post
  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
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  • Keefypoos
    Keefypoos Posts: 231 Member
    Skinny fat does that include marathon runners?
  • carpar1
    carpar1 Posts: 211 Member
    Dr Mercola recommends 20 minutes of interval training, check it out at mercola.com

    Tough workouts, really gets your heart rate up, and only 20 minutes!
  • KKButter
    KKButter Posts: 33 Member
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  • tmaksparkie
    tmaksparkie Posts: 279
    Yes it is true, after 30 min you have used up your energy stores and your body wantes to start burning muscle for energy. It is a fine line and occasionally is fine but it is recommended to break it up into two sessions for the day cardio AM , PM on non weight training days and just AM on weight training days then weights in the evening, also doing your weight training sessions in late afternoon or early evening is best it is when you metabolism starts to slow down so with exercise you rev it back up for the night to burn more.
  • Keefypoos
    Keefypoos Posts: 231 Member
    the American College of Sports Medicine, recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity five days per week
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
    Definately nothing wrong with doing more than 30 minutes.
    After a certain point your body is going to start breaking down muscle, thats why I eat before going to the gym so that my body has plenty of cals to use.

    I run 35 minutes for my cardio sessions.
    And I run for 90 minutes during soccer matches, and I would say I'm far from flabby and week.
  • Fat2FitChick
    Fat2FitChick Posts: 451 Member
    Do what works for you. I take blog posts with tips with a grain of salt. You have to do what is best. Most of the time the people that post the blogs with tips on weight loss are posting tips that helped THEM reached their goals. They may or may not work for you, so use your own judgement and do what is best.
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