I normally use interval training, trying to get a certain distance done in under a certain time, like 100s on 30 seconds or 200s on a minute. Sometimes I just do 100 yard sprints with long breaks between, but then I guess that's not technically "cardio."
Today I did something I hadn't tried in a while, which was running 400s, alternating 100 yards jog and 100 yards sprint. Really good workout.
Another thing I like to do is to break up a longer distance (like 800 yards or so) with pushups every twenty-five or fifty yards.
I rarely do straight "jogging" for more than a couple minutes at a time, mostly because I find it really boring to go the same speed for a long time.
Jun-24-2008 14:48
Silky Johnson
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Rowing machine + elliptical or bikes. 20 minutes of each. Days I don't go to the gym I go for a 30-40 minute rollerblade.
Jun-24-2008 14:54
lacksesepsotygh
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Danderyds Psykhus, Stockholm
i've got too much flubber to be running. it makes up for a pretty good excuse
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Jun-24-2008 14:56
Project-K
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Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Laval, Quebec
Talk about taking the fun out of 'cardio'. The greatest thing about it is that you can jog outside, see some landscape, get some fresh air, but instead you stay indoors and use a machine.
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Jun-24-2008 14:56
Vivid Boy
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: T.O
skipping rope for 25 minutes. every 5 minutes dropping to do pushups until failure, crunches until failure, or mountain climbers until failure. then eat i ce cream
Jun-24-2008 14:57
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by Project-K
Talk about taking the fun out of 'cardio'. The greatest thing about it is that you can jog outside, see some landscape, get some fresh air, but instead you stay indoors and use a machine.
Hey, I used to jog outdoors, but my knees can't take it. That's why I rollerblade!
Jun-24-2008 14:58
Ygrene
Dr. Stinkburger Deluxe
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Totergefuttert
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Originally posted by Vivid Boy
skipping rope for 25 minutes. every 5 minutes dropping to do pushups until failure, crunches until failure, or mountain climbers until failure. then eat i ce cream
I do this but i have one of those horse feeders and I just fill it with ice cream. The ice cream eatery does not stop throughout the entire cardio routine. It's magnificent.
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Jun-24-2008 14:59
Ygrene
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Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Totergefuttert
In actuality, I have a bike in my basement that is my main source of cardio. By default, I ride 30 minutes on mornings I don't lift. On mornings i do lift, I ride for 7 minutes pre-workout and then if I have time, I try to get another 20 post-workout.
I supplement that cardio with a variety of other cardio activities, mainly basketball, mountain biking, and hanging out with Lorenzo Lamas, which DOES qualify as cardio.
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Jun-24-2008 15:03
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by Ygrene
and hanging out with Lorenzo Lamas, which DOES qualify as cardio.
Especially if you're having mad breaking sessions:
Jun-24-2008 15:06
RJT
last minute disco
Registered: Oct 2004
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I ride my bike between 5 and 15 miles, 3-4 days a week.
Enjoy running/jogging as well, but my knees are too poor to do it all that often anymore. I love my bike.
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