Not exact matches
If you absolutely have to do cardio
on a leg day, choose some lighter exercises that will get your blood flowing, support your leg training instead of decreasing its efficiency and place less stress
on the knees, such as low -
intensity steady - state cardio
on the
stationary bike or elliptical machine.
Research suggests that a 10 - minute sweat session with 1 minute of high -
intensity exercise (think sprints,
on foot or a
stationary bike) can lead to the same benefits — including improved cardiovascular health, increased endurance, and fat percentage loss — as exercising at a moderate pace for 45 minutes.
(just agreeing)- HIIT can be quite easily done
on a
stationary bike which helps you control
intensity and lowers chance of injury of course.
Technically, the Tabata protocol was done
on a
stationary bike, but anything that enables you to work at maximum
intensity will provide you with similar results.
Part dance club with its dim lighting, neon accents and pulsing beats, Dailey Cycle combines High
Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Pilates
on a
stationary bike.
The workout was originally tested
on speed skaters using
stationary bikes as the cross training method to test this HIIT protocol using the tabata timer regime of 8 sets of 20 seconds of high
intensity with the 10 second low
intensity between each set.
The control group for the original experiment performed moderate
intensity cardiovascular sessions
on the
stationary bike which lasted for an hour and repeated 5 times a week.
Also known as LISS, (Low -
Intensity Steady State) you normally see this performed
on treadmills or
stationary bikes.
Another study, performed
on stationary bikes, found that high -
intensity interval training evoked greater BDNF increases than intense continuous exercise.14Saucedo - Marquez, C.M., et al. «High Intensity Interval Training Evokes Larger Serum BDNF Levels Compared to Intense Continuous Exercis
intensity interval training evoked greater BDNF increases than intense continuous exercise.14Saucedo - Marquez, C.M., et al. «High
Intensity Interval Training Evokes Larger Serum BDNF Levels Compared to Intense Continuous Exercis
Intensity Interval Training Evokes Larger Serum BDNF Levels Compared to Intense Continuous Exercise.»
I do RPM (
stationary bike cardio circuit) Monday, step aerobics with a 6 - 12 inch step (high
intensity cardio) then immediately after I do pump (full body strength training I uses 15 - 20 pounds of weights)
on tuesday, RPM or a dance class (like Zumba)
on Wednesday, step and pump
on Thursday, RPM
on Friday, pump
on Saturday and RPM Again
on Sunday... Sometimes I will take Sunday or Wednesday off.