Cardio ... UGH!!!!

                This week on Fit with Chris I want to talk about one of the things that no one likes to do at the gym, Cardio. I personally cannot stand doing cardio, I am all about the anaerobic exercises. When I do cardio usually like to do the stair stepper for around 15 to 20 minutes setting it at level five and keeping my heart rate up above 120 beats per minute. Another type of cardio I do is getting on the treadmill and setting the speed to three and putting the incline to 15 and walking for 25 to 30 minutes.

                The reason why I do these types of cardio is that they do not require you to run or even jog to get a good cardiovascular workout without putting too much pressure on your knees. If you like running and are worried about hurting your knees all you need to do is try to find places to run that have asphalt or even just running on grass instead of running on concrete. Running on concrete can, over time, hurt your knees because it has no give in it when you run on it.

                If you are not too worried about your knees then I have a few other cardio workouts that will make your legs turn into jelly. One that is a good “go to” workout is doing bleachers, the bigger the better. What I do is I run up the right side of the bleachers and then jog across the top level and then jog down the left side and then sprint across to the right side again and do it all over again five to six times. I will do this probably three or four times making sure to rest for about 30 seconds between each round.

                And if you are not able to do any of these then a great cardio workout you can do is

swimming laps in a pool. I personally do not do swimming much because I have the gym, but swimming 15 to 20 laps in a pool would be a great workout. That is it for Fit with Chris this week, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to say what is on your mind.

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