Comments on: Cardio Training 101

By: Stephanie Rose

Stephanie Rose — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:01:41 +0000

Great post, I too have seen the best results when I can get myself to stay on the elliptical (or treadmill) for at least 45 minutes, preferably an hour. It’s slow and boring, but at least I’m moving slowly enough to be able to read or pay attention to an audio book while I’m doing it, so it’s not as dull as it might be. Thanks for the advice.

By: FitnessGuy

FitnessGuy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:06:41 +0000

Getting a treadmill or elliptical trainer with heart rate control can be very effective. By determining your desired heart rate for fat burn, you can plug in your heart rate range. However, it is important to know what is a high enough heart rate without over doing it. If you are just getting back into exercising it is highly recommended that you consult your physician. You want to start gradual and work your way up.

The benefit of working out with HRC is that you can start moderately and constantly improve. Your heartrate becomes your guideline.

Treadmills with heart rate control, not heart rate monitoring, run around $1,200 or more. Some machines will be equipped with HRC control, but you have to pay extra for the chest belt. They usually are under $50.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:48:14 +0000

Hey Israel

I think long and boring sessions of cardio are not the answer for fat loss unless you want to look like those skinny marathon runners (too skinny with no muscle to show). A serious weight training program with some moderate amount of cardio will be a better choice in my opinion.

By: Israel Lagares

Israel Lagares — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:49:23 +0000

100% agreed!

By: Burnsville Personal Trainer

Burnsville Personal Trainer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:27:35 +0000

The best cardio exercise is simply the one you will do day in and day out consistently. Choose one which you enjoy doing and don’t be afraid to mix the exercises up.

By: treadmill ratings

treadmill ratings — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:57:24 +0000

you have to stay in the fat burning area ; i think is between 70-80% of your Max hear rate.(cardio is 60-70%)

By: treadmill

treadmill — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:36:26 +0000

Something you said in your post really caught my attention. First, let me tell you that I work in the fitness industry. We deal with hundreds of people a day and take thousands of dollars in orders everyday. It makes me wonder why people would spend so much money on something they do not enjoy. I, personally, enjoy running or jogging on a treadmill. I prefer it to long complicated workouts that require so many different excercises. It’s nice to just hop on a treadmill and run.

By: Allyn Paul

Allyn Paul — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:30:56 +0000

I really like elliptical trainers because of the low impact. The other nice thing is that the ones at my gym basically tell you where your heartrate should be to brun fat because you input your weight and age and all that and then grab the bars and go.
I usually try to do about 45 minutes of cardio AFTER I reach the target heartrate, which for me is 128BPM.

By: TB-Milwaukee

TB-Milwaukee — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:04:41 +0000

I don’t especially like cardio, but I do like the feeling I have when I’m done. Thanks for the good post today.