What is your cardio of choice?

[areellady 1]

I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone does for their cardio workout.

[areellady 1]

I chose biking because that's what I do. I bike between 50 and 70 miles a week right now and am loving it!!!! Makes strong legs and butt muscles!!!

[chimboree26 24]

I chose walking b/c that's what my body will allow me to do right now. I can't wait until I can step it up a few notches to do other activities!

[Jachut 487]

I picked running and other because apart from my 3 runs a week Doug and I do the following circuit I made up at home - usually 3 x per week as well:

walk 1km on incline of 6 at moderate pace (about 4mph). With 2 3kg handweights, do 32 warm up biceps curls, then transfer both dumbells to one hand and with 6kg, do 16 slow curls, 16 curls in top half of range, 16 curls in bottom half of range, 16 slow curls. Repeat with other arm. Then 3 sets of 12 reps of upright row, lateral raise, shoulder press. If the kilometre is not up, put the incline down to 1 or 2 and run the rest at a higher speed. At this point we swap.

On the floor take 20kg barbell - do 30 squats, 20 lunges each leg, 30 deadlifts, 30 barbell rows, repeat entire sequence. Its usually time to swap again then and from now, the periods are shorter.

Run 250 metres at a good clip, about 5-6 mph

30 push ups, 30 tricep dips

run 250 metres

30 more pushups, 30 more tricep dips

run 250 metres

abdominal routine - 30 full situps with 10kg medicine ball, 10 half sit up and tap ball from side to side by twisting 5x situps, then various others, maybe curls with the ab roller, planks, leg raises, whatever I feel like

run 250 metres

repeat abdominal sequence

walk at about 4mph to finish off a complete hour - usually about 10 mins.

This circuit is very aerobic, heart rate up the whole time.

[j.s. 0]

I chose other because my cardio of choice is the elliptical beast. At first it was quite the chore but I totally love it now. I mastered the beast and now I just push myself further and further on it. I put on my music and just kick some butt.

[JosieK 120]

spinning and cardio kickboxing....i'm addicted

[Manatee 3]

I absolutely LOVE my rowing machine. It's an off-brand clone of a Concept II that I picked up cheap at a garage sale, but it works well enough. Some day I'll buy a real Concept II machine.

Lately I've been spending an hour a day on it. I just turn on some Tivo'd GeekVision show and start pulling

[Jachut 487]

I'm really exciting becuase there's a new franchise opening nearby of a boxing gym. We dont have anything like a true boxing gym anywhere near here and I love boxing. It'll be all snazzy like a gym is, not a sweaty hall full of men, but with proper boxing, not Les Mills classes etc. I'll certainly be getting into that as well as the above, lol.

I love it all so much, I find I just want to do EVERYTHING. I want to take up basketball now too after playing a game last night (I was filling in for a missing team member). First time I've ever done more than watch basketball and a bit funny because I'm a netballer so I kept stopping everytime I got the ball and I'd stop, stand and shoot for the basket too, lol. I kept getting cross because the ball would be grabbed out of my hands - in netball you're not allowed to touch anyone. But it was awesome fun and a VERY intense workout.

[She Smiles 2]

At the moment I'm doing 2 X spin classes a week and 2 x gym sessions of running about 3kms (20 minutes) and biking 20 minutes and rowing 5 minutes. I also play a game of soccer most weeks (when its not raining which it is doing a lot of at the moment). In a couple of weeks I'll be trading my spin classes for 12 weeks of boot camp army-type session twice a week, THAT I am pumped about - I've been promised to see GOOD results. Bring it on!

[mcgreen 0]

I chose other because my cardio of choice is the elliptical beast. At first it was quite the chore but I totally love it now. I mastered the beast and now I just push myself further and further on it. I put on my music and just kick some butt.

I'm with you- I LOVE the eliptical- not hard on the joints either. Just added some upper body weight lifting to tone. Still don't like getting up at the buttcrack of dawn but love how I feel when I get the exercise accomplished :cool:

[areellady 1]

Thanks everyone for posting...I love all the different ideas and things everyone does. Sometimes you just don't think about all of the options out there....it all sounds fun...

[TerriDoodle 6]

Generally I work at the gym on the elliptical and the stationary bike. I mix it up with Latin Impact classes, swimming, Water aerobics, and step classes. I'm trying to get to a Spinning class but haven't made it yet.

[chimboree26 24]

Generally I work at the gym on the elliptical and the stationary bike. I mix it up with Latin Impact classes, swimming, Water aerobics, and step classes. I'm trying to get to a Spinning class but haven't made it yet.

Latin Impact classes...what are these? Aerobics to Latin music? Sounds interesting.

[slackaction 0]

Sounds like everybody here has their own workout routine and it seems to be working for each of you. For me the hardest part for me to workout is the first STEP OUT THE DOOR AFTER THAT EVERYTHING IS EASY. I can so talk myself out of working out sometimes then I get this guilty feeling and out the door I go and once out there its nothing to it and after a shower I feel wonderful and glad I went. good luck to you all also!!!!!

[TerriDoodle 6]

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Latin Impact classes...what are these? Aerobics to Latin music? Sounds interesting.

It's way cool. someone in the Shrinking Violets thread had mentioned going to a Zumba class and I didn't know what the heck it was! So I looked it up and found out that the gym that I belong to offers it twice a week!!! the instructor is trained by Zumba, but the gym calls it "Latin Impact" for some reason. I love it. Its one of those classes that you're laughing or at least smiling throughout the whole thing. And believe me, I was sweating my bootie off! Well, almost! :phanvan