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Is 1 hour of cardio enough for losing weight?

 
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dsempere




Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:40 pm    Post subject: Is 1 hour of cardio enough for losing weight? Reply with quote

Hi everyone!

I've started doing 1 hour of cardio 5 times a week in hopes that'd lose weight. Instead, I'm noticing my thighs getting flabbier than they were before when I'd weight train and only do 15 minutes of cardio. Is cardio the best exercise for losing weight or should I combine cardio and weights?
Thanks for your help!

- Diana
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JasonLeGree




Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Posts: 6

PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that much cardio without working out as much, will make you lose lean muscle mass especially if your running for pro longed periods of time, well at least what i have noticed in myself
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swanso5




Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: melbourne, australia

PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the more times you do cardio like that the more ineffective it becomes...try High Intensity Interval Trainign for 20min maximum and you'll notice a big difference and get back to wts...wts mon, wed, fri and intervals, tue and sat for starters
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SarahPT




Joined: 09 Sep 2006
Posts: 603
Location: Western Maine

PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is no need of doing that much cardio. It would be much better to combine strength training and some quality cardio. A lot of people think cardio is better for weight loss than strength training...hitting the weights hard actually burns as mnay calories as very intense cardio.

Sarah
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dsempere




Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool! Thanks for the help Smile
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