How much cardio do you do a day?
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My standard daily workout is:
* 10 minute warm up on elliptical
* ~1 hour heavy lifting
* 15-20 minutes HIIT on elliptical, treadmill or (ugh!) stair machine
* 20 minutes yoga/stretching
If I'm really sore from lifting, I'll do an hour of polarizing cardio.0 -
5 minutes a day to warm up for a heavy lifting session. I started off with fifteen and was planning on doing a bit more each day but it really does bore me.
Yes, it's enough. Right now I'm maintaing my weight, maybe later when I start cutting I'll do more but only if advised to by my trainer.0 -
20yearsyounger wrote: »My long term goal is 300 minutes a week at moderate intensity to match these guidelines for extensive health benefits - http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx
err that says 150 mins a week or 2.5hrs.
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My cardio constantly changes as I try to find my ideal balance. For a while it was a half hour 6 days a week. Then an hour 5 days a week. Then it was half hour some days, an hour others (leg and butt day). Then I quit cardio all together for this past month.
Now that I've joined a gym I think I have the perfect flow. I work out 3 days a week (heavy lifting). But I now warm up with 15 mins of the recumbent bike with interval cardio. It gives me cardio 3 days a week and my legs feel the BURN.0 -
Hi! I do 30-70 minutes of cardio a day and I lift 3 days a week for 30-40 min. I try to take one day off a week but that doesn't always happen...0
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20yearsyounger wrote: »My long term goal is 300 minutes a week at moderate intensity to match these guidelines for extensive health benefits - http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/summary.aspx
err that says 150 mins a week or 2.5hrs.
Read again substantial - 150, extensive - 300
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Just push yourself man - cardio is about endurance and physical fitness. Don't be a hamster locking yourself into a routine. Do 30mins after work tomorrow on your treadmill then the next day to 20 HITT sprints or maybe on Friday a 1 hour long Spin session on a bike. That's what makes those cross-fit guys so healthy and gung-ho... the intense variety of their work outs. Good Luck on the new job!0
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Somewhere between zero and 6 hours 47 minutes in a day.
Typical routine is 3 sessions of cardio (majority cycling in spring to autumn) and 3 sessions of strength training a week with one rest day.
The MFP "eat back exercise calories" method works well when you have a varied routine.0 -
I try to do 30 minutes, 3 times a week on days that I don't lift. On lifting days, I do sprints/rowing machine between every couple of workouts, so that gives me some cardio too. I personally hate doing any kind of cardio, so I barely make it through 30 minutes. I definitely give you credit for doing 90 minutes!0
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I do at least 30minutes every weekday, walking to work and back at a fast pace. Mondays and Wednesdays I also walk to swim class so thats an extra 15 minutes.
I'm going to be adding more starting today so I get at least 60 minutes of walking >3mph per day...
Walking purely for exercise (not going to class, work, store, etc) I have 5lb ankle weights Im using...0 -
Dave198lbs wrote: »
so....when the zombies come, and come they will, you will have no cardiovascular conditioning and be one of the first out of breath, panting zombie feeders? thank you in advance
This is exactly why Im stepping my own up.
(And also to be able to do this http://zombierun.com/)
(and lose weight, of course...)0 -
As little as possible0
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I generally do 60-90 min at least 5 days a week, usually 6.
I used to do exclusively elliptical, for up to 1 hour a day.
For several weeks I've been doing intervals (3 mph walking, but the treadmill changes incline to simulate hills).
Just in the last week I decided to try jogging (30 sec @ 3mph, 90 sec @ 5mph, repeat for 1 hour). Amazingly, I can do it!
Seeing the difference in calorie burn, I'm thinking maybe keep doing 30 min elliptical and 45 min jogging or hills.
ETA: And I do torso & upper body weightlifting usually 3x / week.
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skinnyinnotime wrote: »As little as possible
Right?0 -
I do
70 minutes Pilates
80 mins gym with trainer - 20 mins steady state cardio, millions of squats, lunges, calisthenics and weights
60 mins gym workout alone - 20 -30 mins cardio, weights, circuit training
Rest of the week I try to walk at least 10k steps using fitbit - don't do it a couple of days
It's enough0 -
I usually get about 45-60 minutes a day, on average. I'm currently running about 90 minutes a week (ultimate goal is 120-150), cycling about 200-300 minutes a week (a mix of commuting and recreational rides), and walking or hiking 60-180 minutes a week.0
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Well, it ranges from none to 3/4 hours. I must admit I have lifted maybe once this month. I'm trying to commit to doing about 5 miles of cardio a day.0
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