If you're supplementing your strength training routine with a standard 30 - to 45 - minute
moderate intensity cardio session (like a 5K run or Zumba class), you should focus on replenishing lost fluids afterward.
At its simplest, you're doing a regular weight workout, but instead of taking complete rest in between sets (e.g. do a set of 8 reps than sit on the bench for a minute doing nothing), you'll be doing 30 to 40 seconds of
moderate intensity cardio training.
If all you do is constantly endure long bouts of low /
moderate intensity cardio then you are basically lowering your metabolic rate while concomitantly losing muscle mass.
Research indicates that burpees burn up to 50 percent more calories than
moderate intensity cardio.
To optimally improve your overall aerobic base, you also need
some moderate intensity cardio.
Simply put, it just isn't as efficient and effective as met - con, interval training, and
moderate intensity cardio.
Once in a while, throw in
some moderate intensity cardio and slow - long distance cardio to help build your aerobic base and improve recovery.
Hi Fran, By adding in cardio including low to
moderate intensity cardio and HIIT, you will see a difference in your legs and thighs!
Moderate intensity cardio and HIIT will work best for your body type and to help you achieve fat loss.
It sounds like you need to focus on diet and cardio to reduce body fat and low to
moderate intensity cardio to lean out your legs xx
You're most welcome:) I recommend doing moderate cardio 4 - 5 times per week, 2 - 3 of these days should be
moderate intensity cardio and the other days should be moderate intensity cardio after or the same day as a weights session.
Hi Rachel, I think low to
moderate intensity cardio is doable on empty stomach before breakfast.
For
moderate intensity cardio would you say that the elliptical would be good if you varied the incline?
Although low -
moderate intensity cardio is not effective for fat loss, it has been shown to have great health benefits, especially for your brain and heart.
Low to
moderate intensity cardio works best for fat loss (read my blog post about this here).
Im a mesomorph and I read here that it's advisable that I mix in some HIIT together with low -
moderate intensity cardio.
According to the concept of HIIT, your work out should alternate between high and
moderate intensity cardio.
Moderate intensity cardio (cardio where you're not going all out but are instead going for a long time at a steady pace) doesn't burn that much fat at all!