need cardio advice ?

[ASU]

Just do it

 

[Fit Freak]

Hi all.

what I am currently doing for cardio is: Bike, jogging, or jump rope for 10 minutes 3 x a day. Mon thru Fri. Sat & Sun. no cardio.

I do 10 min after breakfast, another 10 min after lunch, & the last 10 min after work or after dinner.

I want to drop some body fat, but not do so much cardio that I risk losing my muscle mass. plus I weight train 5 x a week.

Any advice ?


Thanks

Hi Buffchick

Firstly I wouldnt recommend you do cardio after meals, I dunno how you dont get sick, coz I feel terrible if I ever do that.

You should try doing your cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach... it burns more calories and really revves you up for the day also kick starts your metabolism.

Also, 30min split up into 10 min sessions is hardly enought time to put your body into fat burning mode. I would suggest you do 20 or 30 min of HIIT cardio or 40 min of low/moderate intensity cardio.

Personally I prefer the Stair master, IMO its king of cardio. I calculated the calorie lost on my Polar HRM and the stair master, in the same times burns more and also gets my heart rate up to around 170, while the bike get its up to 180 and I feel dead tired.

 

[*MissFit*]

The stair mill kicks ass..

 

[The Shadow]

^^doing so with a high resistance...and facing backwards is a glute killer

 

[Fit Freak]

^^doing so with a high resistance...and facing backwards is a glute killer

Ive never tried facing backwards, but im sure the people in the gym think im really a freak heheh

 

[Daisy_Girl]

The stair mill kicks ass..

Oh definately - the StepMill RULES over the ordinary StairMaster! The StairMaster is a pale, pale comparison to the StepMill.

I think the StepMill is the best way to do HIIT. It is so easy to control intervals and when I get off, my legs barely hold me. Love it.