Whats the best form of cardio?

**powerlifter**

Hiking the hills is fantastic

**samax64**

I preferr a long horizontal session LOL!!! if I can get that then walking up hill

voracious

I prefer the treadmill because I can manually control my interval training. I never run, always walk, and I am insane about the incline. Also, I find that on the treadmill, I don't lose track of my heartrate, so as to not burn muscle instead of fat.

For those of you that may not know this or that may be afraid of doing cardio for fear of burning muscle (seems to be commonly said by men), the key is heartrate monitoring.

You can also burn fat while weight training by utilizing a heartrate monitor.

You want to work at 65% - 75% of your maximum heartrate in order to burn fat and not muscle. Once you get to 85% or higher, you are risking precious muscle.

If you are incorporating interval/crosstraining into your weight training, you can go up to 85% during drills but go back to weight training at that point and bring the heartrate back to 65%, work the heartrate up to 75% then implement drills until 85% and back again.

As far as interval treadmill training, I interval 65% and 75% heartrate.

Oldertahndirt

The best cardio machine or workout is the stepmill. Its the one with revolving stairs. I guess you can comapre it to running stadium steps or something but you cannot run steps outside for 160 floors nonestop. IMO that is why the stepmill is better.

KC lifter

Treadmill on an incline at a moderate pace is what I do.

Sotally Tober

After rehabbing from ACL surgery last year, I found running to be the most effective for my goals, a major one being weight loss. Elliptical wasn't too bad. I hate the bike. In addition, I hate cardio machines now. I get out of the gym and run outside virtually every day. I've run in wind chills of -15. Maybe I'm nuts. But I go out of my mind running on a treadmill.

Sotally Tober

Rowing is also quite good as it uses the entire body.

1fitdrillsgt

take it to the streets!

marshall361

I'm with the sex thing, but if not that....tradmill sex. Lol

ctninja9

any jogging, treadmill or outside or inplace it all gets your heart rate up and does its job

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powerlifter Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,247 Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 8	Hiking the hills is fantastic __________________ SUPER MOD@Musclescience NSCA - CPT Anything I say is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or treat. Please consult with your medical practitioner, as they will be able to see and more accurately gauge the depth of the problem...my advice shall be meant as suggestions only, as advice and opinions can vary widely amongst professionals.

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samax64 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,527 Rep Power: 9	I preferr a long horizontal session LOL!!! if I can get that then walking up hill

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voracious Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 36 Posts: 521 Rep Power: 4	I prefer the treadmill because I can manually control my interval training. I never run, always walk, and I am insane about the incline. Also, I find that on the treadmill, I don't lose track of my heartrate, so as to not burn muscle instead of fat. For those of you that may not know this or that may be afraid of doing cardio for fear of burning muscle (seems to be commonly said by men), the key is heartrate monitoring. You can also burn fat while weight training by utilizing a heartrate monitor. You want to work at 65% - 75% of your maximum heartrate in order to burn fat and not muscle. Once you get to 85% or higher, you are risking precious muscle. If you are incorporating interval/crosstraining into your weight training, you can go up to 85% during drills but go back to weight training at that point and bring the heartrate back to 65%, work the heartrate up to 75% then implement drills until 85% and back again. As far as interval treadmill training, I interval 65% and 75% heartrate. __________________ [i]RIP masswithclass

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Oldertahndirt New Member Join Date: May 2004 Age: 49 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	The best cardio machine or workout is the stepmill. Its the one with revolving stairs. I guess you can comapre it to running stadium steps or something but you cannot run steps outside for 160 floors nonestop. IMO that is why the stepmill is better.

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KC lifter Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,350 Rep Power: 0	Re: Whats the best form of cardio? Treadmill on an incline at a moderate pace is what I do.

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Sotally Tober New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Re: Whats the best form of cardio? Rowing is also quite good as it uses the entire body.

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1fitdrillsgt Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 62 Rep Power: 1	Re: Whats the best form of cardio? take it to the streets!

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marshall361 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Re: Whats the best form of cardio? I'm with the sex thing, but if not that....tradmill sex. Lol

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ctninja9 New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Re: Whats the best form of cardio? any jogging, treadmill or outside or inplace it all gets your heart rate up and does its job

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