Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 Hi ... So sorry to hear about your predicament. Do you belong to a gym? Most of them have bikes that you sit on and pedal with your arms. You can do the cardio with that. Sorry but that's all I could come up with. Rita walking for cardio? Hi Everyone- I am new to body for life and have difficulty with the cardio component. A few years ago I broke my back and find running and jogging extremely painful, in my back, knees and ankles. I tried the life cycle and it hurts my knees. I tried jogging and the life cycle my knees and ankles hurt for days afterward. So far the only cardio I can do without pain is fast walking. How can I reach my tens with fast walking? Has anyone done the challenge with only walking for their cardio? Can this be a legitimate form of cardio? Someone walking fast for 20 mins doesnt seem like enough to me. Has anyone faced the same situation? Any advice? I have major fat to burn! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 SarasotaBarbie, Do you have somewhere that you can swim? Not the ideal fat burner, but great on the joints. You might also look into power walking. It is not just taking a strole, there is a whole way of doing it that apparently gets your heart going. The June issue of Muscle & Fitness Hers has an article on it. Good luck. Alys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 Have you tried the Precor elliptical trainer? That provides a good cardio work out and is non jarring to the joints. If the only thing you can do is walk, I'd do it on the treadmill and progressively increase the incline to hit your 10s. Even if you're going only 4.0 mph, at 10% incline you're really going to feel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 How about hill walking on a treadmill varying the incline? I usually jog but sometimes I'll switch to hills to change things up a bit and I find it really easy to hit 10s with a decent incline. Kim walking for cardio? Hi Everyone- I am new to body for life and have difficulty with the cardio component. A few years ago I broke my back and find running and jogging extremely painful, in my back, knees and ankles. I tried the life cycle and it hurts my knees. I tried jogging and the life cycle my knees and ankles hurt for days afterward. So far the only cardio I can do without pain is fast walking. How can I reach my tens with fast walking? Has anyone done the challenge with only walking for their cardio? Can this be a legitimate form of cardio? Someone walking fast for 20 mins doesnt seem like enough to me. Has anyone faced the same situation? Any advice? I have major fat to burn! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 The physical therapist I am going to now told me not to do inclines because it can affect the back badly ... my back anyway. walking for cardio? Hi Everyone- I am new to body for life and have difficulty with the cardio component. A few years ago I broke my back and find running and jogging extremely painful, in my back, knees and ankles. I tried the life cycle and it hurts my knees. I tried jogging and the life cycle my knees and ankles hurt for days afterward. So far the only cardio I can do without pain is fast walking. How can I reach my tens with fast walking? Has anyone done the challenge with only walking for their cardio? Can this be a legitimate form of cardio? Someone walking fast for 20 mins doesnt seem like enough to me. Has anyone faced the same situation? Any advice? I have major fat to burn! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 SarasotaBarbie@... wrote: > Hi Everyone- > > I am new to body for life and have difficulty with the cardio component. A > few years ago I broke my back and find running and jogging extremely painful, > in my back, knees and ankles. I tried the life cycle and it hurts my knees. I > tried jogging and the life cycle my knees and ankles hurt for days afterward. > > So far the only cardio I can do without pain is fast walking. How can I reach > my tens with fast walking? Has anyone done the challenge with only walking > for their cardio? Can this be a legitimate form of cardio? Someone walking > fast for 20 mins doesnt seem like enough to me. > > Has anyone faced the same situation? Any advice? I have major fat to burn! > > thanks! Walking is great exercise To reach your tens you can use a combination of walking up hills and walking faster Serenity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 I think swimming laps would be a great alternative. If you get in there and be SERIOUS about it, keep going and do the intervals like the plan says then you will burn lots of calories. You can also use pull bouys, kick boards and paddles to add resistance and mix it up. > SarasotaBarbie, > > Do you have somewhere that you can swim? Not the ideal fat burner, > but great on the joints. > > You might also look into power walking. It is not just taking a > strole, there is a whole way of doing it that apparently gets your > heart going. The June issue of Muscle & Fitness Hers has an article > on it. > > Good luck. > > Alys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 If the incline on a treadmill is, in fact, bad for your back, then avoid it. Swimming is pretty good, but it is so hard to reach 10's when swimming. Also, you do not sweat when swimming, so it is actually harder to burn fat that way. I have had major knee problems - you might want to try the eliptical, but that can contribute to knee pain (depending upon your knee condition.) If the lifecycle (or any bike) hurts your knees, either the seat position (height, and front/back) is not adjusted properly, or you have MAJOR knee problems, and should see an orthopedist IMMEDITELY. Seat height on a bike - when the pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, your knee should be SLIGHTLY bent - slighly shy of straight - without having to stretch or reach for the bottom of the pedal stroke. Also- when pedalinbg, make sure your knees point FORWARD. You would be amazed at how many people cycle with their knees out at an angle. Your knees should be aligned over your toes (in the pedals). If this does not help RUN to your orthodpedist - you could have some other knee stuff going on. Jill > Hi Everyone- > > I am new to body for life and have difficulty with the cardio component. A > few years ago I broke my back and find running and jogging extremely painful, > in my back, knees and ankles. I tried the life cycle and it hurts my knees. I > tried jogging and the life cycle my knees and ankles hurt for days afterward. > > So far the only cardio I can do without pain is fast walking. How can I reach > my tens with fast walking? Has anyone done the challenge with only walking > for their cardio? Can this be a legitimate form of cardio? Someone walking > fast for 20 mins doesnt seem like enough to me. > > Has anyone faced the same situation? Any advice? I have major fat to burn! > > thanks! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 Sorry - have to jump in here...I would have to say that I find it easier to push myself in swimming. I took a swim for fit class up at the college and we would do sprints, pulls (swimming without kicking) and kicks with no fins. Other than the kicks without fins we always used fins which help build up your leg muscles. One thing about swimming is a lot of people (myself included before the class) don't know proper form. I would suggest finding a good book about form and follow it. I don't recommend laps if you don't have access to a lap pool because swimming around a small pool will do nothing for you. Also, you DO sweat while swimming. You're just in water so you don't notice it. Ever swam for 45 minutes straight and then got out of the pool? You don't stop sweating when you get out so you will notice it then. Don't test this in august but when I got out out the pool and it was 40 degrees outside and I was sweating then I knew that I was definetly sweating during my workout. I do admit, that its worthless if you are going to go half-a** swim but if you get in there and work hard you will burn some mega fat and gain muscle. Just look at your local swimteam, probably not a chunky one in the bunch. > > Swimming is pretty good, but it is so hard to reach 10's when > swimming. Also, you do not sweat when swimming, so it is actually > harder to burn fat that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 > Sorry - have to jump in here...I would have to say that I find it > easier to push myself in swimming....One thing about > swimming is a lot of people (myself included before the class) don't know proper form. I would suggest finding a good book about form and follow it. *** Actually, I do know proper form. Been swimming since I was 6, had a pool in my yard since I was 8, and passed the lifeguard test at 15. I know how to swim. But, I do agree that there are a LOT of people who don't. >>I don't recommend laps if you don't have access to a lap pool because swimming around a small pool will do nothing for you. ** agree here! > > Also, you DO sweat while swimming. You're just in water so you don't notice it. Ever swam for 45 minutes straight and then got out of the pool? You don't stop sweating when you get out so you will notice it then. Don't test this in august but when I got out out the pool and it was 40 degrees outside and I was sweating then I knew that I was definetly sweating during my workout. OK - but not NEARLY as much as one would sweat when say, runnign or cycling. The water has a cooling effect, and your body cannot burn nearly as much fat this way. > I do admit, that its worthless if you are going to go half-a** swim > but if you get in there and work hard you will burn some mega fat and gain muscle. *** Swimming is not nearly the best way to burn fat. It is good for low impact and building muscle. The biggest problem I have (personally) while swimming is that I cannot get my heart rate up high enough. After swimming a bunch of laps, my HR is only 125. I can get up to 165 in 2 minutes on a spinner, with pools of sweat dripping down. The breathing in swimming has to be timed with the strokes - not true with " land " based cardio. If I ever swim fast enough to get my HR up to 165, I would probably not be able to breathe, as my head would be spinning so fast to match the strokes, I would swallow water for sure! >> Just look at your local swimteam, probably not a chunky one in the bunch. ** sorry, but the best swimmer in my HS was *The Fat Girl " of our class. I think somewhere in BFL book, Bill talks about " skinny-fat " people. He even uses swimmers as examples. Then he goes on to say why swimming is not the ideal cardio. Bottom line - I am NOT saying that swimming is not great exercise - it is. But, it is simply not the best choice of cardio when trying to burn fat. > > > > Swimming is pretty good, but it is so hard to reach 10's when > > swimming. Also, you do not sweat when swimming, so it is actually > > harder to burn fat that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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