Best Cardio workout!

rustychord · April 2017

If your gym has an Arc Trainer, these are the best! Low impact and a variety of different types of exercises. If you work hard you can burn over 1000 calories per hour. You can challenge yourself and its fun.

http://www.cybexintl.com/products/arc-trainers.aspx

menotyou56 · April 2017

Use google to see if there are any walking/running/biking trails nearby. If you are lucky and there is one, go outside and enjoy the weather as spring comes in with the cardio of your choice.

kshama2001 · April 2017

NorthCascades wrote: »

Nordic skiing. Competitive Nordic skiers are the fittest people on Earth.

@NorthCascades What about snowshoeing?!?

I've put mine back in the attic until next year

NorthCascades · April 2017

@kshama2001 I did my last groomed trail ski for the season on Saturday. It was a bittersweet moment when I took them off, then again when I got home and put them away for 8+ months.

Meet Kale, and Think Snow.

rolenthegreat · April 2017

I hate running. But started taking a hula hoop class regularly and it is a KILLER cardio workout.

LowCarb4Me2016 · April 2017

I'm a fan of walking outside, preferably with lots of hills and variations which is easy where I live. For more guided cardio I'm a fan of Leslie Sansone and Gilad. I loved Zumba but it did not love me.

KosmosKitten · April 2017

People might get on to me about it "not being real exercise", but I really enjoy reading and walking (at the same time).

I tend to have a hang up about exercise because I feel as though it's a waste of an hour (or however long it is I do it). Not that I don't recognize that it's a healthy activity to engage in and essential for staving off depression (important for someone like me), but more that I could be doing something more productive in that hour.

So the key for me has been finding activities that either fill that purpose (like elliptical and watching a television show instead of sitting on the couch). I do this with non-exercise things, too.. like chores or creative pursuits (knitting/drawing/that sort of thing).

That's been pretty instrumental in getting me over my dislike of "exercise".

P.S. A really fun exercise that burns some serious calories has been rollerblading (which obviously, I can't read and do that at the same time, lol).

TimothyFish · April 2017

"Best" is kind of a relative thing. My preference would be to ride a bicycle in the mountains on roads with no automobile traffic. I don't live anywhere near the mountains. I can get a similar workout by riding on a smart trainer, but I'm drenched with sweat by the time I'm done. I can ride circles in my neighborhood, but it get boring and the hills aren't steep. I can ride the roads outside of my neighborhood but there is the issue of traffic. So, the big question is, what are you trying to accomplish?

ninerbuff · April 2017

Cross country skiing at 85% of VO2 max. If you can't do that, then just forget about it.

My point here is even if there was a "best" overall calorie burner, if you can't do it, it's NOT the best.

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BrookeRunningMom · April 2017

I lost weight fast from running/jogging

AnnPT77 · April 2017

Whatever you love, and will do regularly for pure joy, and (mostly) a calorie deficit.

Me, I like rowing with my calorie deficit, but everyone likes different things.

kayeroze · April 2017

I think it depends on how fit you are. Running on a treadmill will be discouraging if you can't run for more than a minute. For more low-impact cardio that is effective and easier on less fit, ellipticals can burn many calories if you up the intensity without being too intense for first timers. I would also suggest rowing and a stairmaster. If you want to use a treadmill, but have very little stamina or endurance, decrease the speed and increase the intervals with the incline (raises the heart rate and burns). It's really up you and your fit level, but try a few things out and fit in 2-3 days to do strength training with your cardio.

DasItMan91 · April 2017

Running, stairmaster, cardio kickboxing

nefudaboss · April 2017

Jump roping, and hiit cardio on treadmill

Jthanmyfitnesspal · April 2017

CanesGalactica wrote: »

People might get on to me about it "not being real exercise", but I really enjoy reading and walking (at the same time).

In 1848, Henry David Thoreau famously walked the length of Cape Cod's Nauset Beach while reading. Hey, if it worked for him...

CanesGalactica wrote: »

P.S. A really fun exercise that burns some serious calories has been rollerblading (which obviously, I can't read and do that at the same time, lol).

Wow, a twofer: Rollerblading is the best! The blades are so easy to store in the car (compared with a bike). I will only do it on a bike path, however. Not with cars.

Jthanmyfitnesspal · April 2017

I encourage the OP to try everything: Walking, jogging, biking, kayaking, hiking, swimming, jogging, playing a team sport, doing a triathlon. Once you get a taste for being active, it's all fun!