Weekly Workout Progress

swirlman07 said:
How hard you're working is more important than how long you're working. Your cardio work should be all about intensity. You often see people in the gym chatting and talking on mobile phones while on cardio equipment and you know that they aren't burning many calories.

It's better to do 30 minutes at a higher intensity than walk slowly for 45 minutes, you'll burn more calories too, and continue to burn them even after your workout. I'm not saying that you have to run for the entire time either. You can use a combination of fast walking and incline to achieve more intensity. I'd say that if you aren't burning at a minimum, 500-600 calories in those 45 minutes, you need to review the intensity of your routine.
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Agreed.. Each to their own, but I do not get the phone thing. I come gym or run outside to get away from the damn phones ringing. I mean, I get you feel a need to prove you are so important you can't drop the phone even for a minute but they will wait..

You switch it up but I do some shorter cardio (40 mins) and I will be fucking pooling sweat, face red, hair drenched in agony like I feel the last 5 minutes are the worst of my lfe.. And afterwards , feel good! even if you only have 25 mins you can do that and bust some stress and maintain weight.
 
every exercise i look online all about to burn a lot of calories :confused:

i just want to tone up a little i know i will lose some weight but i dont want that to be a lot ...
i thought i start walking when i can but i don't want my legs to be thinner ...

so what is best ..walk slow or walk fast
 
Nyx said:
every exercise i look online all about to burn a lot of calories :confused:

i just want to tone up a little i know i will lose some weight but i dont want that to be a lot ...
i thought i start walking when i can but i don't want my legs to be thinner ...

so what is best ..walk slow or walk fast
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Are you looking to add muscle tone to your legs without burning calories? If so, you'd want to do more resistance training than cardio.
 
i just see my legs thinner lately:???: but am always around the same weight

maybe add muscle a little but mostly tone up for now
 
Nyx said:
every exercise i look online all about to burn a lot of calories :confused:

i just want to tone up a little i know i will lose some weight but i dont want that to be a lot ...
i thought i start walking when i can but i don't want my legs to be thinner ...

so what is best ..walk slow or walk fast
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If you want to tone up then you should do a bit of weight lifting. The weight lifting will burn calories and you can do less cardio. In this way, you should be able to maintain your weight and tone up your body too.
 
pettyofficerj said:
I actually think u look good the way u r

but if u want to tone and build shapely muscle, I'd take his advice

weight lifting as a primary form if exercise has worked for me, so I cosign his statement
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I cosign the cosign. :-)
Nyx, weight training is what you are looking for as it sounds to me.
 
am thin so does not look bad but i need tone up i am flubby a little lol just dont show because of the weight i am ..i am around 108 to 109 lb ..... 5"4 tall

i see if i can go to the gym as i dont think i will do a lot at home usually i do something for a day or two or i can manage a week then i give up for months
well at the gym only have to make myself go ..while there i will bee mbarrassed and do something :p
we have one close to home i did check that long ago but it is very very busy one and i dont want too many people:oops:
but it is 24/7 open ..
 
pettyofficerj said:
Either he wasn't moving fast enough, or he was doing too much :p

some people do cardio at gyms tho, which can add anywhere from 10 mins to 2 hours, depending on what they're training for
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Thats true.

1.5 hours is the most time I ever have. I don't talk shit, socialize, talk on the phone or anything. Just headphones in and work.

Need to eat really clean, got a little sloppy for some reason after being stressed a bit at work after time of sick and have put on about 2kgs (4 or so pounds) I'm only 5'3 and a bit so it shows. Plus more importantly I feel sluggish from shit I've been eating..

Need to vary my routine as well.. Too used to it not working hard enough.
 
pettyofficerj said:
Either he wasn't moving fast enough, or he was doing too much

some people do cardio at gyms tho, which can add anywhere from 10 mins to 2 hours, depending on what they're training for
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Yeah, I've always wondered about spending an excessive amount of time in the gym. Maybe they're doing something different. :)

I keep it concise and go hard, even if it is a 1-2 hour cardio burnout.
 
Nyx said:
every exercise i look online all about to burn a lot of calories :confused:

i just want to tone up a little i know i will lose some weight but i dont want that to be a lot ...
i thought i start walking when i can but i don't want my legs to be thinner ...

so what is best ..walk slow or walk fast
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Why don't you want to 'burn calories?' don't want to lose? Do the weights and cardio- you need it for health benefits too never mind appearance.

Concentrate on resistance, if you lose too much eat more healthy calories to balance it out. Add extra brown rice, wholewheat bread, tahini, eggs, etc.
 
Leksola said:
Why don't you want to 'burn calories?' don't want to lose? Do the weights and cardio- you need it for health benefits too never mind appearance.

Concentrate on resistance, if you lose too much eat more healthy calories to balance it out. Add extra brown rice, wholewheat bread, tahini, eggs, etc.
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well close at around 49.5 kilos so yes i will prefer not to lose a lot
 
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