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What is a good amount of Cardio?

vanilakitten
vanilakitten Posts: 66 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone,
I was just thinking about this and thought I'd post it here.
How much cardio do you guys normally do? and what is a good amount? Someone at my gym told me that it's only after the first 30 minutes of running/walking, does the "fat" begin to burn. Is this true?

I normally just do a cardio class like kickboxing or step for about 50 minutes a day.

Just wondering what you guys think :)

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  • vanilakitten
    vanilakitten Posts: 66 Member
    bump :)
  • Danpellizzari
    Danpellizzari Posts: 130
    The general rule of thumb is anything after 30 minutes in the "fat burning zone" is when the body starts burning fat.
  • WheyStrong
    WheyStrong Posts: 71 Member
    Any cardio is good in my opinion. I had great results without any cardio. Once you get your diet in check, calories burned from cardio is just icing on the cake!
  • vanilakitten
    vanilakitten Posts: 66 Member
    okay, so basically it's only after the 30 minutes when the body started burning fat. So if I'm going for a run, I should push myself the most after the first 30 minutes?
  • taxidermist15
    taxidermist15 Posts: 677 Member
    i was told by numerous gym trainers that anything more than 30-40 minutes is not as beneficial. Dont ask me the science behind it, but ive had 3 or 4 trainers tell me this. cardio, then strength training afterwards. i do HIIT though, maybe its cause of that, cause with doing hiit is meant to be impossible to o longer than 30 mins. dont quote me.
  • oneIT
    oneIT Posts: 388 Member
    i was told by numerous gym trainers that anything more than 30-40 minutes is not as beneficial. Dont ask me the science behind it, but ive had 3 or 4 trainers tell me this. cardio, then strength training afterwards. i do HIIT though, maybe its cause of that, cause with doing hiit is meant to be impossible to o longer than 30 mins. dont quote me.

    I always strength train first. You want to have the most energy when lifting. I do about 30 minutes cardio after.
    It really comes down to calories in - calories out.
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