Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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CARDIO - BEFORE OR AFTER ??

coconutgirl
coconutgirl
Posts: 39
Joined: 2005/07/05
United States
2005/11/17, 07:06 PM
I always do cardio first thing in the am , 40 min. But I feel as if it isn't working anymore, I know about plataues, and have started speed walking on the treadmill. I switch between 2 machines in a session. I heard something interesting though from a trainer at my gym. She said that it is really only necessary to do 20-30 min a day of cardio. If that's true, I'm stoked. I want to do the least amount of time but the most effective. I have tried HIIT butI didn't feel like it gave me results like I have heard from other members on this site. Also if trying to loose fat is is better to do after wieghts or before. I usually do wieghts in the pm 3 x's a week.

Thanks ~

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coconutgirl
2005/11/17, 07:27 PM
You should ideally do cardio on separate day from weight lifting or after you finish lifting weights....

Yes you can spend less time on cardio...but if u spend only 20 min...it would be best if u increased your intensity...so that you need to run fast or sprint for this period of time....
Leedogg
Leedogg
Posts: 59
Joined: 2003/10/18
United States
2005/11/17, 10:58 PM
I like doing cardio/HIIT after my weights so that I have more energy for resistance training, which ultimately, is more beneficial.
coconutgirl
coconutgirl
Posts: 39
Joined: 2005/07/05
United States
2005/11/17, 11:01 PM
Thanks maybe changing to cardio after weights will be the change I need. :)