What cardio works for you?

[Scout200]

Love it or hate it, cardio exercises are vital. What do you do to burn calories and keep your heart rate up?

-Scout

[BubbinStuff]

For me, Slim in 6, running, walking fast while out with my dog, acting goofy/dancing around the apartment for a while... pretty much anything that causes me to break a sweat, as long as I don't have to utter the mental phrase "man I need to work out". For whatever reason, when I tell myself I have to do something physical, it doesn't get done. I use reverse psychology on myself all the time. Should that even work?!

Scout, what about you?

-Stacey

[Scout200]

For me, Slim in 6, running, walking fast while out with my dog, acting goofy/dancing around the apartment for a while... pretty much anything that causes me to break a sweat, as long as I don't have to utter the mental phrase "man I need to work out". For whatever reason, when I tell myself I have to do something physical, it doesn't get done. I use reverse psychology on myself all the time. Should that even work?!

Scout, what about you?

-Stacey

Ha ha! I've never heard of reverse psychology working on oneself.. lol!

For me, personally - keeping up with my 3 young kids is massive cardio! LOL Whether it's running through the store with a cartload of kids, hoping that others don't recognize me amongst the pure chaos lol - or running/jogging down the sidewalk trying to catch a child lol- we're very active!!

-Scout

[yankeedoobie]

Stacy- that is hysterical!
Scout-
I also spend lots of time chasing my kids. They have gotten pretty quick ;) I am a cardio junkie, the harder the cardio the more I like it. INSANITY was AWESOME! I love KenpoX as well. But my heart really is in the TurboFire type workout. It is fun and challenging at the same time, plus it has incredible music.

Heather

[ryandi24]

Hmm; good question do I do anything other than p90x hah.

I play tennis quite often 2-4 hours at a time so I guess thats decent cardio, I dont do it now but before I started doing p90x I was training to get into the army. So i was going on runs every day, 3 miles was the shortest cardio run I did my longest was 16 miles.. I was angry that day good way to get rid of frustration, only thing was I was running away from home so my mum got a phone call; "hey mum" "where are you are you ok" "well i guess i can hardly stand and im like 16 miles away from the house, come pick me up" haha. Good times. so yea, I'm doing do much for cardio nowa days i guess.. p90x pretty much takes it all out of me too tired to do anything else!

Sleeping does not count as cardio right..? damn.. ):

[Scout200]

Hmm; good question do I do anything other than p90x hah.

I play tennis quite often 2-4 hours at a time so I guess thats decent cardio, I dont do it now but before I started doing p90x I was training to get into the army. So i was going on runs every day, 3 miles was the shortest cardio run I did my longest was 16 miles.. I was angry that day good way to get rid of frustration, only thing was I was running away from home so my mum got a phone call; "hey mum" "where are you are you ok" "well i guess i can hardly stand and im like 16 miles away from the house, come pick me up" haha. Good times. so yea, I'm doing do much for cardio nowa days i guess.. p90x pretty much takes it all out of me too tired to do anything else!

Sleeping does not count as cardio right..? damn.. ):

Ha, nice! How long have you been doing the P90X and how do you like it?

-Scout

[ryandi24]

I'm on week 4 day 5 so its a pretty easy week, I'm enjoying it heaps ive started seeing results already so its kinda motivated me abit more to like put everything I have into each and every work out. I dont do much on a daily basis so I mean the work out really makes my days most days between watching what im eating how much of what im eating and working out yea it fills in a good 3 or so hours a day (thats a good thing).

[scourtney7]

Insanity, P90X Plyo, and Running. My staples.

shannon

[Mpresev]

Cardio is my trip more than resistance training... I like Insanity's Pure Cardio and Max Cardio .. It's the only cardio I need for now..

[Scout200]

I'm on week 4 day 5 so its a pretty easy week, I'm enjoying it heaps ive started seeing results already so its kinda motivated me abit more to like put everything I have into each and every work out. I dont do much on a daily basis so I mean the work out really makes my days most days between watching what im eating how much of what im eating and working out yea it fills in a good 3 or so hours a day (thats a good thing).

Hey Ryandi24,

That's awesome! Yeah, I've heard great things about P90X but haven't tried it yet. 3 hours a day! Wow, that's dedication!! :)

-Scout

[FitRunner]

I love me some running and I love plyomentrics from P90X. That's a rocking good time.

Teresa

[Mpresev]

Pure Cardio and Max Conditioning from Insanity..

[scourtney7]

Agree with Mpresev! I love and hate Pure Cardio and Max Conditioning. Insanity is a phenomenal program for Cardio! It has drastically improved my endurance and stamina!!

Shannon

[Mpresev]

Scourtney, do you like Max INTervals? that's a tough tough tough workout for me.. I think it works your back too.

[Lion Fire]

Kenpo X is great for a sustained good heart rate without killing yourself. I also really love Power 90 V-VI Cardio Intervals.