08-07-13, 06:00 PM | |
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I was just going to post about this, but first I did a tag search for "no cardio," and this thread came up!
Lately I've been getting frustrated trying to fit everything in cardio, weights, non-weighted toning (I sometimes do barre-type workouts, Ellen Barrett, etc.), Classical Stretch, yoga, Pilates, etc. Cardio is my least-favorite activity, and I don't feel like I get much from it; it fact, more cardio just seems to make me hungry. I actually don't do much cardio right now--usually one dedicated session per week, plus maybe one cardio/weights interval workout--but I have been wondering about cutting it out altogether, at least for awhile. (I'd probably have the urge to do it on occasion, especially given that I do enjoy kickboxing; I just don't want to feel compelled to do it.) Any other thoughts on this? Deana, I hadn't realized that you lost all of your weight with no cardio at all--that's amazing! I'm less worried about weight loss and more concerned about whether I need cardio for health reasons, although that's not really a primary issue right now either--I think I'd probably be healthier if I was happier with my workout routine!
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08-07-13, 07:44 PM | |
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Betsy, thanks for posting. There have been "all-yoga" threads before, but not too many people talk about still doing strength training, etc. without cardio (although I would do yoga as well ).
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I did Leslie walks almost daily for the past 2-3 years plus light weights (2 and 3 lbs) workouts, then I had a short love affair with running on the treadmill, which honestly left me more soft and mushy feeling as I focused on my ~30-45 min daily runs and kinda skipped strength training... Soon after I re-discovered my love for heavier weights (Joyce Vedral paper workouts) a few weeks ago and very recently KCM. Now I'm absolutely loving lifting weights seriously again and cardio took a backseat... That being said I can see my body changing again for the (much) better toned! I remember back when I lifted weights seriously at the gym a few years ago and focused on packing on some muscle, I was hardly doing any cardio (maybe 10 min for warm-up b4 the lifting session) and never had such a low bodyfat and great overall muscle tone than back then! (And from having used a HR monitor while lifting, I know, I was burning so many more calories than I ever did with plain cardio, plus the 'after burn' effect hours later, I'm not really surprised!..) I think the big question is, how important is it to you to keep up your cardio stamina as well as your heart health? Personally I try to do workouts that I really enjoy so focusing on circuit/total body with KCM 3x/week is what I care about at the moment . On the other 2-3 days I try to balance it out with yoga, barre, pilates and maybe some form of cardio.
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