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what kind of results have u seen with aerobics?
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I used to do Step Aerobics 3 days a week for an hour, and Taebo once a week for an hour. Each session followed my 30-45 minutes of running on a treadmil (6.5mph/ incline 2). The other 3 days included cardio also.... I ran outside 5 miles at least 3 days a week, and I hit the Elliptical machines twice a week for 45 minutes. I did weight training 4 days a week for 30 minutes at the minimum. I dropped my calories to about 1100 at best, and it took me about a month to really see some weight drop. I felt like absolute 'Shit' all the time. Totally run down. I didn't use any suppliments only food, vitamins, and water.
I look at aerobics as another way to burn some calories and have fun now. I think you need to combine it with another form of cardio though because even advanced step didn't work at burning as many calories as I needed too. Try using Shadows idea of HIIT training twice a week. Everything takes time if you want to do it right, and make it a life changing habit it shouldn't be sporadic. That's why they call it 'Work' and not 'Play'. If it were called 'Play' everybody would be fit.
I look at aerobics as another way to burn some calories and have fun now. I think you need to combine it with another form of cardio though because even advanced step didn't work at burning as many calories as I needed too. Try using Shadows idea of HIIT training twice a week. Everything takes time if you want to do it right, and make it a life changing habit it shouldn't be sporadic. That's why they call it 'Work' and not 'Play'. If it were called 'Play' everybody would be fit.
T
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A finely tuned diet works for some but not others.
I have dropped bf to a reasonable level without it........but thats an individualistic thing.
HIIT cardio 2 days samdwiched around 1 45 minute session plus a good diet and a fat burner = fat melting away
I have dropped bf to a reasonable level without it........but thats an individualistic thing.
HIIT cardio 2 days samdwiched around 1 45 minute session plus a good diet and a fat burner = fat melting away
suzie05 said:
Diet is the #1 thing in losing fat. If you have to choose between focusing on more cardio or a tighter diet - then diet wins hands down. This is assuming you are doing some intense weight training (of course, that is a given, right?)
As for classes, I am in a HUGE class kick right now.
I needed to majorly change my workouts, and now I am really content with what I am doing. Not nly that, but with a so-so diet, I am really seeing some results right now. I think my body REALLY needed a change in training style! Classes can be hard, but you need to define "hard" - cardiovascularly challenging? Complicated to follow? Everyone has a different style of classes that they find challenging to their body. And ANY class can be modified to fit your level. Easy classes can be made harder, and hard classes can be made easier.
The class needs to fit in with what your goals and likes are. Additionally, you need to give ANY fitness/diet change at least 4 weeks of CONSISTENT work at it to judge results.
treilin said:
No shit you saw no results - that is a SILLY amount of cardio.
Step Aerobics - 3 hrs/wk
TaeBo - 1 hr/wk
Running - about 6 hrs/wk total (?)
Elliptical - 1.5 hrs/wk
TOTAL - about 11-12 hours a week of cardio
And I am betting you did it 7 days a week, huh?
Plus, some weight training - although, time is mostly irrelevant unless intensity/exercises are known. PLUS, a low cal diet and likely not the best food choices....
Holy Cow!
I am glad you are here and changing your training!
Yeah I used to be overly obsessive compulsive about training. That cardio is actually probably on the low side. It was seriously about 20 hours a week of intense cardio, and maybe 3-4 hours of weights, 4 hours of softball and whatever else I did. The diet was stupid I was on. Literally I counted every little thing. I got so maticulous about it my best-friend got a bit worried. I weighed 160 pounds and 3 months later I weighed 134. I felt soooooo bad though I felt good about the compliments, but had no energy, and felt like a train wreck! One can only hold onto that feeling for so long before they start overeating and then it's back up the scale you go.Daisy_Girl said:No shit you saw no results - that is a SILLY amount of cardio.
Step Aerobics - 3 hrs/wk
TaeBo - 1 hr/wk
Running - about 6 hrs/wk total (?)
Elliptical - 1.5 hrs/wk
TOTAL - about 11-12 hours a week of cardio
And I am betting you did it 7 days a week, huh?
Plus, some weight training - although, time is mostly irrelevant unless intensity/exercises are known. PLUS, a low cal diet and likely not the best food choices....
Holy Cow!
I am glad you are here and changing your training!
That's why it's taken me so long to get the right frame of mind and I have that now after at least 3 years. I used to think I couldn't drop the cardio, and lift more weights for fear of gaining unwanted fat. I was so fat obsessed I couldn't sleep. I think a major concern that should be addressed on this board is the dieting aspect and women who have eating disorders. I think everyone goes through that frame of mind. I still see some people here in the work place with unhealthy attitudes about dieting/getting fit/ working out. They think if they don't look like the air brushed girl in the magazine then they are not healthy. Some people can go to extremes over this kind of stuff, I know I did. It's a big mind game that I had to overcome. So I guess maybe that's why I'm a bit weary about the whole posting pictures every week. I'm not trying to drop a bunch of fat right now. Trying to gain the muscle and then maybe do some cutting within proportions. Like everyone says on this board "You can't gain muscle and lose fat", So I guess I'm not exactly on the same game plan as Skittles and Alley. We all have our own diet/exercise tweaked a little differently. Which is good!
T
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treilin said:
No.....but the GREAT think about the basic diet outline is that IMO - it is GREAT for cutting OR gaining....just vary the portion sizes....the diet as outlined is base.....we will tweak up or down...
