Cardio...

[Guest]

My biggest issue is boredom. My routine now is running a 5k on the treadmill then 10 minutes of biking. 40 minutes total is about all I can take of cardio mentally.

Two hours? Sounds like a nightmare.

I run outside whenever I can. running on the treadmill all the time I'd be bored as poo too.

[Swarly]

Surfing during the summer. No music obviously lol.

Swimming whenever I can. Also skateboard occasionally.. Used to skate back in the day but messed my knees up so I can't do what I used to be able to do.

[Epistaxis]

I can't do talk radio when I run. I need a beat to sync my stride or heart-rate to and take my mind off the workout. When I listen to talk radio I start thinking, and when I start thinking, I start thinking about how tired I am and how much I want to stop, and how "Oh, I'll just go up to that light pole and the walk for a while."

So no talk radio for me.

Interesting.

I've never had a problem with thinking.

*I put it on the tee gentlemen.......*

[pstall]

I try to do from 20-40 mins of cardio 3 x a week. But I can get bored in a flash. So that's why I have to play sports. Object oriented exercise.

As it gets warmer, I want to rotate Sat's of outdoor stuff. Mtn biking, rock climbing, kayaking etc. So at least one Sat a month from March to Nov I'm adventure dude.

The other Sat's I rotate between hoops and soccer just to keep things fresh and it's great for building new friendships.

I'm thinking of going extreme and deal drugs again so I can be chased by rival gangs or th cops. But i dunno

[sunbunny]

Walk on the treadmill for about an hour while watching tv. Unless my son goes to the gym with me, then we usually talk the entire time. I haven't been in a while, though.

[scarface]

15-30 HIIT cardio after workout, 4-6 times a week

A few workout tracks:

- "Drop the World": Lil Wayne & Eminem

- "Remember The Name": Fort Minor

- "Cant Be Touched": Roy Jones Jr.

- "Start It Up": Lloyd Banks, Kanye West & Fabulous

- "8 Mile": Eminem

- "Til ' I Collapse": Eminem

- "Bodies": Drowning Pool

- "Lose My Mind": Young Jeezy & Plies

- "Go To Sleep": Eminem, DMX & Obie Trice

[scarface]

Cardio sucks but you gotta do it

[OneBadassCat]

Usually do some cardio pre-workout, ill hop on a bike for 10 minutes just to get the blood flowing, then run a couple miles on a treadmill.

In a couple weeks I'm starting HIIT (High intensity interval training), where one jogs at a comfortable pace for a couple minutes and sprints for 30 seconds or so, then goes back to jogging. Changing the heart rate constantly burns fat the quickest. It's brutal but easily the best way to shed weight fast. If you have access to a track, thats usually the best for HIIT, sprint on the straight away for 100 meters or so.

Music choice is crucial, I hate being able to hear myself breathe heavy. Lately I've been listening to strictly house/techno/electronic dance music while I run and lift weights. There's a Swedish house producer by the name Avicii who is excellent. I prefer house and techno because sometimes you can have 2 hour mixes that constantly play and I never find myself changing the song as I did with other genres.

I do HIIT as well. It's tough but it works like mofo. I dropped 10 pounds in 2 weeks doing that stuff. It doesn't take a lot of time and you can do it on a punching bag or even in a swimming pool.

[Liminy]

Best music? Techno or Rage Against the Machine

[God]

40 minutes of Bike riding.

[natty]

HIIT is much better for fat loss. Don't take anyone's word for it, you can look it up just as easily for yourself, but it's also quite logical - it's just normal cardio with intense intervals that speeds up energy consumption and fat loss. The only problem is that it's intense and not a whole lot of people can stick with it.

[Davidson Deac II]

Where do you do this at home?

When I'm in the gym, I usually do 20 minutes of walking, 1 hour or so of lifting, following by two or three weight based cardio exercises, step ups, etc.

I probably should do more cardio than I do... one more week (after a trip to the asthma doc) and I'm back in the gym after this damn shoulder ordeal.

I do one hour of Walking, followed by 20 minutes of lifting. :)

Plus a lot of swimming in the summer.

[dimbee]

I have sex with my girlfriend

[YourMomsLover]

No cardio for me. Working 8 hours in a crawlspace is enough exercise for me. I weigh 143 pounds wet. High metabolism :(