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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question about good cardio again

jnellie
jnellie
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2002/03/16, 06:02 PM
i just ran from my first floor to the second floor and back down again for 10 minutes i had my heart rate up to 160 beats per minute. it was eight tenths of a mile would you consider this a good cardio work out
ltroisi
ltroisi
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2002/03/16, 10:06 PM
jnellie, this is a great cardio work out. I think you should extend it for 10 more min. to get the best benefit. I can imagine this would be tuff to keep up for 20 min.. Better have some good music going to keep me interested! OR use it as a warm up to you weight training. That would be excellent!

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jnellie
jnellie
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2002/03/17, 10:17 AM
THANKS ALOT YOU GIVE GOOD ADVICE ALL THE TIME
jnellie
jnellie
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2002/03/20, 07:01 PM
i did as you suggested i extended it for 10 more minutes and put on some pink floyd. i thought i was going to die after 20 minutes of running up and down the stairs. thanks again Itroisi..........my best..............
BillK
BillK
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2002/03/21, 03:38 PM
Cool! You are really sheding the fat away. Keep it up.

~billk~