Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 --- In , " pameladouai " <> I do have a question. I am doing one hour of cardio three times a > week instead of the 20 minutes because I really, really love my > classes at my gym. This isn't going to be detrimental is it? I think > it will merely increase my fat burn. > I believe you will get much better and quicker results doing HIIT like Bill suggests rather than longer cardio at a lower intensity (and I am assuming here that the intensity is lower). Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Your classes will of course burn fat too, but possibly not as effectively as HIIT will. This is because although HIIT won't burn as much fat while you are doing it, it will burn fat for up to 8 hours afterwards. Now having said that, a lot of classes are now designed so that your heart rate goes up, then recover, then up, recover etc..... much like HIIT does. If it were me making the decision, I would probably still do my 20 mins HIIT (becuase let's face it, it's ONLY 20 minutes), and do the classes as extra, since you enjoy them so much. I would do that because I'm a fussy kind of person and I think if you're doing BFL, you should do BFL. Of course when I'm out of my own challenge (this weekend - yay!!) I plan on changing some things around to suit me, but for this short period of 12 weeks I've done it by the book. in NZ C1W12D3 > HI all. > > I have been exercising faithfully and eating the EFL way...I refuse > to weigh myself for a couple of weeks and I am going by how I look > and feel instead of what that stupid lying scale says! > > I looked at my picture that I took 5 weeks into my first challenge > that I almost lasted the 12 weeks with and compared it to a photo > that I had hubby take last night and I really have " shrunk " in size. > I am still not anywhere near the results I want but will continue to > persevere! > > I do have a question. I am doing one hour of cardio three times a > week instead of the 20 minutes because I really, really love my > classes at my gym. This isn't going to be detrimental is it? I think > it will merely increase my fat burn. > > Thanks > Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Hi Colleen and thanks for the response My classes are very very high impact Body Attack classes. I mean sweat takes on a whole new meaning in this class! I honestly don't have the time allottment for more than one cardio workout on the days I do cardio. So, I think I will try this for a couple of weeks and see what happens. I need to lose WEIGHT!! My clothes fit better but when I get on the scale next month at the doctor's office, he is so going to lecture me! I doubt I will lose 30 lbs in one month but I would be happy with 10. I am really watching my portions so I am hoping within the next week or two I will start to see a difference. Thanks again. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 In a message dated 4/6/2004 7:43:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pameladouai@... writes: > I am doing one hour of cardio three times a > week instead of the 20 minutes because I really, really love my > classes at my gym. Are you doing HIIT? I think following HIIT for 1 hour would be a lot. If you are just doing regular cardio in your classes, then you need to add 20 minutes of HIIT on top of the classes. Interval training is necessary for burning fat all day instead of just when you are working out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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