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Yes, you can get a cardio effect with weights.
http://www.jensinkler.com/lift-weights-faster/ What I used to hear is that basketball and tennis weren't considered "aerobic" because of the stopping-and-starting.
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As I've understood it, cardio that is considered "aerobic exercise for the heart" has got to be constant for at least ten minutes at a time in one's target zone with no starting & stopping (for a minimum cumulative total of 30 min. a day 5/6 days a week -- that's at a moderate pace.). --That just a cumulative amount of time in one's target zone at the end of the day is not the same thing. Playing a game of basketball or tennis surely gets one into one's target zone for a good while, yet it doesn't meet the criteria according to the recommendations. It's got to be the constant exertion evidently, even if it is not intense. As I said, I really would like more info on this.
ETA: And evidently the intensity doesn't even matter that much and affects mainly the total amount of time spent in one's target zone per week, though still keeping the minimum 10 minutes (not starting & stopping) at a time rule.
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Our bodies are meant to be moving, and our workouts really are just a small fraction out of our day. I think what is even more important is how active we are during the rest of our day. If you just do a 30-60 minute workout per day without any cardio, and are sedentary the rest of the day, then I would look at adding some type of walking activity in the evening.
I know there isn't a one size when it comes to working out, and it is very evident here at VF, but I really do think that fluid movement is extremely important, rather it's playing with your kids, cleaning your house, doing yard work, etc. I have a very dear friend who is 90 years old, and she always tells me that you have to move it or you'll lose it. She lives on the Hood Canal and swims when the weather warms up. She walks everywhere when she is at her condo on Oahu, even to her exercise class, which is about a 1/2 mile from her condo.
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I don't know what the answer is to the issues that both Val and Judith brought up. However, I wear a HRM during all of my strength workouts, so I do know that for many of them (not all), I'm in my target HR for a significant portion of the workout. So, I would hope that that maybe I'd still be getting enough cardio for health purposes even with my weight workouts.
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Bubbles, that's interesting about your experience. You & I are similar in that I'm not happy with my lower body either (although I'm average weight, I'm pear-shaped & hold a lot of fat in my lower body), but unlike you, I don't particularly enjoy cardio, which is why I was thinking of trying the weights-only plan.
Debbie, I missed your post before. I was thinking about factors along the lines of what you posted, particular about getting incidental exercise over the course of one's day. I was also thinking about people who don't do formal exercise at all--some of them are probably still in good cardiovascular health, right? Anyway, like I said, if I did go to weights-only, it would probably just be sort of an experimental thing, not a permanent one.
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Mrs. M used to swim across the canal and back in her younger days, plus she's a walker. She is a believer in keeping active. At 90 she cleans her own home, which is 2 stories, and cooks three meals a day for herself. She is just an amazing role model. I know a lot of other seniors who are avid walkers. I consider walking formal exercise.
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