Catalyst

I am unable to run as a form of cardio. Would these be appropriate alternate forms of cardio?
Biking
Skipping
Walking
And finally Hardcore Dance Dance Revolution.

Vario

Swimming, biking, spinning (on an ergometer) are probably your best bets.

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EliteBSU

if it gets your heartrate up, you break a sweat and you like doing it... go for it. anything is better than sitting on your ass.

thats why i nominate a night with a lady.

Ikaika

Dude 10 second intervals are useless, what are you thinking?

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skelooth

I'm a big fan of ddr for cardio It works if you are consistent. 60 min of ddr each night WILL shred you up.

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Catalyst

ya, DDR is great, I play it on continuous so there are virtually no breaks, but its a bonus you get shredded plus its fun and you get practice to challenge all those super nerds at the arcade

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MacTech

I was surprised to find out that this was my son's only form of physical exercise. He told me that he will go for over an hour.

Now he is doing resistance training too.

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skelooth

Have you ever tried it? Even on "normal" mode, it is a HELL of a workout. I consider it to be a form of hiit due to the varying difficulty and pace of different songs.

Some of the songs have a lot of jumping involved, while others have a lot of 'machine gun taps' of different nature. Usually like left down left down right down left. It takes a lot of energy (and coordination) to not just move that fast, but continue doing it for an hour.

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Trick D

I tried playing that game one time and almost fell over instantly. I sucked... Any type of activity that gets the heart pumping will be adequate forms of cardio... add hardcore sex to that list.

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devilsevo7

ddr is cool if you dont mind looking silly when you fall over like i do Also I walk on the treadmill at a 9% incline between 3.5 and 4 miles per hour. You have to hold on to the top so you dont fall off but if you can push through it without holding on for 2 minutes at a time you will find you get the same burn and possibly the same calorie burn as running.

bubba g

I ride a mountain bike for cardio. It at times is similar to HIIT (climbing hills) I also will try to improve my times over a certain distance. I like to go for long rides 50 miles + but it isn't great for what I am trying to acomplish.. gaining, or maintaining muscle. So I keep my rides to an hour.. but I always try to push myself harder, and harder..

EliteBSU

please. the ladies are always down for the greatest 45 seconds of their life with this guy

MacTech

No, it doesn't fit in with my old fart image.

I also like to hit the speed bag for cardio. Ten minutes on that is one hell of a workout.

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bubba g

If you can jump rope, that burns over 1000 calories an hour. Good luck doing it for a full hour though...