Caporegime
I like the way you roll
Well, I don't want to get any smaller lol
and yes, if pushed over I roll haha
Your tips to make Cardio enjoyable
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Well, I don't want to get any smaller lol
and yes, if pushed over I roll haha
Soldato
Road bike.
Bored of the scenery???? Cycle harder for 5 mins...job done.
Bored of the scenery???? Cycle harder for 5 mins...job done.
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Don't do cardio in a gym, it is incredibly dull. Get outside and go for a run/ ride a bike.
If you go running outside, don't do loops of a track, it makes it easy to give up. If you run 30min away from your house, then you will have to run for an hour.
If you go running outside, don't do loops of a track, it makes it easy to give up. If you run 30min away from your house, then you will have to run for an hour.
Who's gonna be able to push you over?!
Caporegime
Who's gonna be able to push you over?!
Unfortunately in the world of strongman I am small! Scary thought haha
Man of Honour
Cardio in a gym is never fun 
I used to get through my 2 hours a day with podcasts
I used to get through my 2 hours a day with podcasts
Soldato
Hiit, it's hard, but quickly over with!
Soldato
When I do cardio I normally keep it short, but try and make it as intense as I can, doing roughly 15 minutes each on either the bike, cross trainer, stepper, treadmill and rower. I usually pick 3 machines, then do one minute off one minute on intervals, so on the treadmill I'll run at 14 kph for one minute, then jog a 9 kph for another minute and keep doing that for the 15 minute duration.
Every now and then though I'll just do a 5k run, just as a a means of checking my progress.
Every now and then though I'll just do a 5k run, just as a a means of checking my progress.
Sweaty, after dancing around, activating big muscle groups whilst wearing a jumper with a hood? I appreciate thermodynamics is dull, but generally it's pretty hard to get around.
The premise of cardio from an exercise (not weightloss) perspective is getting your cardiovascular system working well. This can be achieved through pretty much any form of meaningful exercise. The fun part to bear in mind is that fitness is a general term: you may be able to run a marathon in 2h15m or whatever, but you will get knackered playing football after very little time at all.
Soldato
Audiobooks for me, much more interesting than listening to music I've already heard a dozen times.
Soldato
+1
I stayed over in Caernarfon for work one night this week and had a glorious run along the edge of the Menai Straights.
Whilst staying in Northumberland last year I ran along the coastal path from Craster to Alnmouth one morning. Exchanged greetings with the odd dog walker, but otherwise had the view to myself. Ran along the beach at one point - was just like Baywatch
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Recently started squash, great cardio, and is fun. much better than any machine cardio
Agreed with the folks that have said road bikes. Make sure you get a computer to monitor your time, average and most importantly top speed.
I've got a few challenges that I keep trying to beat which keeps me interested. So far they are:
- Quickest 10 mile loop
- Highest top speed (this is the most fun!)
- Quickest time up a couple of particularly nasty hills around here
I've got a few challenges that I keep trying to beat which keeps me interested. So far they are:
- Quickest 10 mile loop
- Highest top speed (this is the most fun!)
- Quickest time up a couple of particularly nasty hills around here