I hate cardio!  How can I make it more interesting?
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A cardio group is a lot more fun.  Not only is it nice to have someone who has the same weight goals or ideas, but also they encourage you to keep going.  Turn up the music and tell yourself that no matter how boring cardio is keep going til you reach your goal.
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Get one of those fitness magazines they have neato recipies and exercises. You could go dancing it burns lots of calories fast and its way funner than going to a gym.
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avoid exercises that result in repeat impact to your knees: jumping, running, jogging, etc. Try using an elliptical where you never remove your foot from the surface and you are using your thighs and calves. \nDespite the advice you may get about using weights or floor exercises, it's better for you to do cardiovascular exercises than to do things that will build up or tone muscle- you don't want big thighs right? You want to burn fat and maintain a healthy heart so stick with the cardio work up that will avoid further injuring yur needs. Swimming is great but not readily available. If you have access to a pool year round (and don't mind ruining your hair)- go for it! Otherwise, Try the elliptical.
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Do cardio. Try high intensity. It burns more fat and it is fast. Do it like this: first jog for about 2 mins of until u are warmed up. Then sprint as fast as u can for 1 min and then again go slow for another min. Keep doing this for about 20-25 mins and by the time you are done you should be extremely exhausted and out of breath. Your heart rate should go upto abt 80-85% of your max rate but dont keep counting that. Just make sure u cant talk when you are intensely doing it. IF u can talk that means your not doing it hard enough. And also cut abt 200-300 calories daily. Hope this helps!!
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A few good examples are running on the treadmill, using the elliptial machine, or exercise bike. About 30 minutes a day is a great cardio workout!
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exercise, go for a little sprint, or do some situps.\n\nThat will raise your heart level and wallah, instant energy.
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run... actually... treadmill workout: do incline walk for an hour... make sure the incline is all the way to the highest (for the gym i go to 15 is the highest incline) and use 3.5 - 4.0 speed.   then stairmaster and randomize it.  don't do bikes cuz it doesn't do anything.  SO every other day, do stairmaster and the other days, incline walk.  make sure you get one day off though.  good luck!
472688
Do a lot of cardio...anything that gets your heart rate up a lot. Then you can focus on more spot training exercises. As for if it's too much for you...listen to your body. A workout should be strenuous but if you really feel like it's TOO much, then slow down a little. Instead of doing one muscle group at a time, I would work each of them a little each workout. This way, one specific muscle group doesn't get burned out. As for your diet, it depends on what you're eating. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables (especially green ones) and drink water.
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That's a lot of cardio!  I usually only do 20 minutes four times a week.  What I find fun is an elliptical machine.  These are at all gyms.  I usually bring my iPod or plug my headphones into the TV so I can watch that.  Do something that takes your mind off of you exercising.
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Move somewhere warm!\n\nSeriously, if you hate the treadmill, buy warm winter running clothes.  If you are dressed appropriately, it won't seem so cold.
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do a LOT of cardio... like RUNNING and things like that.
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Find a buddy to work out with. And if you like competing, it can be with anyone  whether or not they are with you or not.\n\nHave you tried Yourself!Fitness? It is for Windows, Xbox, and PS2. It is customized routine that is based on what you can do. It features Yoga for cool down too. The Virtual Trainer likes to try motivate you and keep you coming back day after day.\n\nYou could try just roller blading or jump rope. Two very easy ones. Boxers use the latter to stay in shape and it is a good cardio exercise.\n\nBut most of all,  get a buddy to join you.
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First talk to someone close to you who is an open individual, then get off your *!* and exercise! I mean make your self sweat, get rid of the frustration! ASAP!
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You're only 15 and your body is still changing physically.  I would just stick to a regular cardio workout a few times a week just to keep you in shape.
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Do cardio exercise. Walking is fine.
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Hello,\n\nJogging is an aerobic exercise and of course it would be considered "cardio."  Basically, Cardiovascular exercises are those where you are using oxygen and burning glycogen and would include exercise on a treadmill, or elliptical, or jogging around a track, or using a stationary bike, etc.    You can definately burn bodyfat while doing cardiovascular exercises, but you want to make sure that you also are doing your cardio within a moderate intensity range.\n\nTo simplify, if you are a healthy individual (no medical problems that would prevent you from doing certain cardiovascular exercises - if in doubt, consult a physician before beginning a program) you can do your cardio anywhere from 20 - 60 minutes per session up to 5 times per week if necessary.  If you are just beginning, or you are very overweight, it would be good for you to start out even by walking 3 days per week to build up your cardiovascular endurance slowly.  If you have been doing some type of cardio for a while, maybe try to stick to a 3-4 day per week routine, and go at least 20 minutes per session, keeping your heart rate within a moderate range which will help you burn body fat.\n\nTo figure out what your range is, you would determine this by using a small formula to determine your heart rate ranges, from minimum to maximum.  The formula looks like this:\n\n220 - Age  x .6   and x .8\n\nSay you are 30 years old.  220 - 30 = 190    190 x .6 = 114   and 190 x .8 = 152\n\nTherefore, as a 30 year old individual, your heart range for doing cardio would be 114 - 152.   (These numbers represent your target heart ranges at 60% of your maximum and 80% of your maximum.)  Then, once you have determined this, you can take your pulse as you are doing your cardio (either at the wrist or just below the ear at the neck) and count how many beats you feel in 10 seconds and then take that times 6 to get an average beats per minute.  Since you are probably just beginning and want to burn some bodyfat, it would be good for you to stay near the lower range, around 60 - 65% keeping your heart beat around maybe 120 or so during your cardio session.\n\nThere are more accurate ways to do this, but I wanted to try to keep it simple for you and make you aware of how you know where to be when you do cardio.  A much simplier way to tell if you are training at a good pace, is called the "talk test", and all that means is that if while doing cardio you are breathing moderately and still have enough oxygen to hold a conversation with someone while you're doing it, then you should be ok.\n\nI hope this helps you a bit and wasn't too confusing.  Doing a good cardio program is not hard, it just takes a little bit of research to make sure you are doing it properly to fit your goals.  Some people are endurance athletes and want to train at higher heart ranges to do marathons, etc.  It all depends on what you want to accomplish.\n\nGood luck to you, keep up the weight training and perhaps consult a trainer if one is available where you work out.  These people should be able to help you determine how you should train and explain why you are doing what you're doing.  Enjoy.\n\n-nikemand
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Cardio!!! Its the best!  Keep that heart rate up!