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How much cardio on leg days?

glenr79
glenr79 Posts: 283 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was wondering if you should do cardio on leg days?

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  • Motherjoe
    Motherjoe Posts: 5 Member
    YES - I do 30 minutes cardio on the elliptical, legs, then back to the elliptical for another 30. It burns a ton of calories (and I have a lot of fat to get rid of) :smile:
  • glenr79
    glenr79 Posts: 283 Member
    cool, thanks!! didn't know if your legs would be too tired to do cardio afterwards...... After all of these years I am finally getting into working out my legs lol... I hurt my knee jumping out of a plane in the military in 2001, and it is finally getting a little better where I can work out my legs and do cardio.
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    I think it's personal preferrence. Yes, doing legs then cardio is harder then just cardio but I don't believe it's a no no. I've done it and it was fine.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I do 15 minutes on the treadmill after legs. I work my legs until they are jello so I usually just end up walking on the treadmill. I find that keeping moving for a few minutes after a leg workout keeps them from being as sore the next day.
  • efokken
    efokken Posts: 138 Member
    I do find that if I lift legs one day and then do cardio the next, it helps loosen up my leg muscles if I'm really sore...
  • glenr79
    glenr79 Posts: 283 Member
    Thanks Danielle, that makes since!!!
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