Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, 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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help me please

evilkitten314
evilkitten314
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/04/09
United States
2004/04/09, 03:41 PM
im a 16 year old girl and very skinny. i would like to gain some weight and have been doing weight training for a while but im not sure how many calories i should be eating and how much cardio i should do. i know that cardio is very good for you but should i do any if my goal is to gain weight?
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2004/04/09, 04:30 PM
3 times a week you need to get your heart rate up for 20-30 minutes, continuously. You don't have to do high intensity cardio.

How much do you weigh now?

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