I have a question on cardio??

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Thanks Bunny...Well, I do 30 minutes on the eliptical, at an interval setting, I usually start out at a 6, and then move up to 8 and just hit it hard then cool down about 5 minutes, so it is like 5 min. warm up, 20 hiit (I think...), and 5 minutes cool down...this is post weight training...Then when I do strictly cardio, no weights I do the same as above and then I add 30 minutes of walking on treadmill at incline of 10, i go up and down every like 4-5 minutes.

Let me know,

Hey girl. I remember you really wanted to see results fast = frustration. You are on the right track, seeing results and things will only get better if you stick with it and listen to your body.

I can see all sides of this issue here with cardio, too much, not enough, plenty, the right kind, etc... While there is truth to everything stated above, you need to find what works for you. Eventually, after awhile, what has worked in the past may no longer give you such awesome results, hence the term ‘plateau’…In that case you would need to change up routine (cardio, DIET and/or weight training split) to shock your body etc... I think we are ALL on the same page here. Agreed?

You were about a size 18, 39% BF. Last I remember you made it down to a 14 and 30% BF which is fantastic!

But I'd like to know exactly WHAT you are doing for cardio before telling you what is too much. I may get reamed for this but I do think 3 days of intense HIIT with 1-2 days of easy/moderate is okay for YOU if you can handle it. Especially while you still have excess fat to come off and feel you will NOT burn yourself out. Too much cardio is one major reason I often see uneducated women fail. (uneducated in the benefits of HIIT & Weights)

That is still 4-5 days of cardio, but 3 days HIIT, pick 1-2 other days to be a class, tae bo, pilates, something like that (if you feel you need to DO something).

When I 1st started my log I did some HIIT sessions - 5 min warm up, 5 min cool down and 20 minutes all-out-balls-to-the-wall intervals. I mean people were staring, whispering, I sounded like I was going to come through the floor... One minute go all out, one minute recover or 30 sec ALL OUT / 30 sec recover... whatever works for you. Heck, 30 minutes, I was done. I would shower, leave an hour later and STILL see the same people on the same cardio machine (sometimes even another) same pace, every day, same size, no results.

Lets see exactly what you are doing for cardio and go from there (and I mean exactly please )