Is this cardio decent

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Cardio,

Man I hate that word.

"I'm just going to jog on the treadmill, you know get a little cardio in."

Man I hate that.



What's the Goal?

If your goal is to improve your cardiovascular fitness. Then you must push the intensity up. Think muscle building when trying to improve the heart/lungs. Muscles respond to high intensity, not this low intensity crap. How would you ever expect your arms to get bigger by one curling pink dumbbells? They won't. You've got to up the intensity if your want your cardiac muscles to respond and improve.


If you don't care about the health of your heart and lungs, and only want the caloric burning effects of slow steady state. Then great, it works for that. It's not the most time efficient, but if that's how you like to spend your free time.

The point is, no one on the internet can tell you if the training you are doing, is right for you. If X amount of cardio, is pushing you as hard as you physically and/or mentally are capably of being pushed, then it's probably the right amount.

Progression is the key.

I hear what youre saying but what Im doing is kind of hard, with an incline and weight vest and all. for the hell of it i went up to 5 incline, now that made a big difference with the intensity and i wasnt just waiting to sweat anymore. think i will do that from now on

 

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nakavalna
i hope i am reading this wrong, but you're from south florida and you walk on a treadmill?why not go outside and run or swim for your cardio.. whats walking going to do? elevate your hear rate a few beats? man if i lived in south florida, i would be swimming, or running or cycling or rollerblading or something... OUTSIDE...
just my opinion.