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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Proper amount of Cardio?

ShooterUK
ShooterUK
Posts: 53
Joined: 2003/03/23
United States
2003/07/02, 01:00 PM
How long should you rest between cardio sessions? I have heard around 12 hours. So does this mean if you run in the morning, that you should run in the evening? Will it help you to run twice in one day or just once?
richardjst
richardjst
Posts: 410
Joined: 2002/07/13
United States
2003/07/02, 04:00 PM
CARDIO!!!! WHO DOES CARDIO!?!?!?!? YUCK!!! Well I like to do mine on Mon. Tuesday Thursday Friday, for about 30min -60min once a day.

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Diet- Only take what you need...There is no fine line between want and need, there is the whole continent of South America.~Dick
padua
padua
Posts: 219
Joined: 2003/02/17
United States
2003/07/02, 04:35 PM
they say that 30 min a day is the proper amount...
azredhead57
azredhead57
Posts: 1,651
Joined: 2003/04/11
United States
2003/07/02, 06:37 PM
It depends on what your goals are. Too much cardio hinder your muscle gains. I have done better in weight loss since cutting back my cardio to 3x a week for an avg of 30 mins each.

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~Victoria~
...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2003/07/02, 10:20 PM
azredhead57 is right on. According to your profile, you have done well, and congratulations. You say you lost 50 lbs., this is great, but do you have any muscle tone? Wanting to get "cut up" as you state refers to having muscle tone showing with lower bodyfat. If you do not have much muscle now, you will not be able to "cut up". If you are at an acceptible bf level for yourself right now, then you might aim to add a bit of lean tissue. Doing cardio twice per day will hinder this. Lean muscle will help you burn fat even more. Muscle burns fat 24 hours per day. Cardio quits when you quit. And besides, too much cardio can actually lead to fat storage due to survival mechanisms inherent in the body. Incorporate resistance training, drop some of the cardio. Try to do cardio either after weight training or on separate days and concentrate on some lean mass.


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As far as genetics go, the skies the limit. You are limited only by your mental perception of it.

Ron