Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 k... im angry.. i went to the gym to try my cardio work out and someone stole my bfl book!!! :-( so i need to get another one. digressing... when i do my 20min cardio on the eliptical, im having a hard time understanding the 'intensity level' is that the level on the machine or the speed at which im moving? probably a dumb question but i just wanted to make sure i was doing it correctly. Needless to say i burned 210 calories in 20 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 08:37:34PM -0000, V wrote: > > > k... im angry.. i went to the gym to try my cardio work out and > someone stole my bfl book!!! :-( > > so i need to get another one. digressing... > > when i do my 20min cardio on the eliptical, im having a hard time > understanding the 'intensity level' is that the level on the machine > or the speed at which im moving? probably a dumb question but i just > wanted to make sure i was doing it correctly. > Needless to say i burned 210 calories in 20 min. > It's the level for you. Whatever a " level 6 " on a scale of 10 of intensity for you, is what you should be doing. Ie, my intensity level 6 on the elliptical is a 12 and a 9 is 18 Eve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 <when i do my 20min cardio on the eliptical, im having a hard time understanding the 'intensity level'> I do my HIIT on the eliptical.(love that machine) the level is the intensity levelof what you have got the machine doing not the speed,the speed well thats a 'you' thing *smiles* For example I will do a level 7 or 8 hill climb, the level is the machines intensity, I can go as fast or as slow as I want, and often when I am done I am ready to spit out my lungs.. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 The intensity is your own level of perceived exertion, not the settings on the machine. For me, a level 1 is just lying on my back breathing. My level 3 feels like walking at an easy pace. I could do it all day. My 5 might be an easy jog or lugging heavy groceries out of the car. My breathing increases a little but I could maintain this pace for quite awhile. My 7 might be running at a pretty good clip, breathing deeply, breaking a light sweat, but not gasping or dying. It's challenging but I could keep doing it for the duration of a 30 minute workout. My 10 is a flat out sprint, running stairs, cranking a cardio machine up to the highest level, it's all-out fast as I can go. I couldn't move any faster if Freddie Kruger were chasing me. A true 10 is totally anaerobic (without oxygen). I'm gasping, drenched in sweat, the lactic acid burn is tearing up my legs, the pace is only maintainable for 30-60 SECONDS, and when it's over I feel like I might faint, vomit, or heave up a lung. Does that help? :-) Everybody's levels will be different depending on what kind of condition they're in. Someone not used to exercising might hit their 10 just walking uphill at a good pace. It really is based on how *you* feel. Don't pay too much attention to the calorie displays on cardio equipment. They're very general estimates. If you do a challenging interval workout you'll continue to burn calories at an accelerated rate for hours afterward. Cardio question k... im angry.. i went to the gym to try my cardio work out and someone stole my bfl book!!! :-( so i need to get another one. digressing... when i do my 20min cardio on the eliptical, im having a hard time understanding the 'intensity level' is that the level on the machine or the speed at which im moving? probably a dumb question but i just wanted to make sure i was doing it correctly. Needless to say i burned 210 calories in 20 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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