What are the best fat burning cardio exercises?

I lift weights a couple days a week, which obviously helps with weight loss and metabolism, but I want to know what the best stuff for cardio on my off days is.

Right now, I do an elliptical cross trainer a couple days per week and I sometimes use a recumbant bike. I have bad cartilege in my knees and I cannot do anything remotely high-impact like say running, or even the stairmaster is hard on my knees at this point. I am looking to really diversify my cardio to make it more interesting and so my body doesn't adapt so much, as people say it will.

Are you willing to go all out on cardio?

If so I got a great routine. Very simple, but effective.

I am interested in the all out cardio too. GS

swolejah said:

Are you willing to go all out on cardio?

If so I got a great routine. Very simple, but effective.

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I'm interested in this all out Cardio Routine and Im sure others will be to so Lets here what ya got Swolejah

HIIT...30sec jog 30 sec sprint for 10-20 minutes...sprints as a whole will keep your metabolism up

im2manly said:

HIIT...30sec jog 30 sec sprint for 10-20 minutes...sprints as a whole will keep your metabolism up

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I read something on a male fitness model's website before. He doubt something along those lines there. He said it kept his body fat low.

im2manly said:

HIIT...30sec jog 30 sec sprint for 10-20 minutes...sprints as a whole will keep your metabolism up

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Took the words right out of my mouth!

HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) is one of the best ways to reduce fat percentage by doing cardio. It's basically a type of cardio where you do short, high-intensity bursts of activity, followed by a brief period of rest, followed by another burst of activity, and so on. You can either do what im2manly said or you could do one of the two below:

If you want to spring on flat ground:
-1. Jog for a couple of minutes to get your whole body warmed up. Don't tire yourself just slightly jog to get your muscles prepared.
-2. Mark off about 50 yards (that's how far you are going to run)
-3. Sprint the entire 50 yards all out and then rest for about 30 seconds at the max, then sprint back 50 yards. Do this 10-15 times.

If you want to run stairs like at a stadium or practice field:
-1. Jog for a couple of minutes to get your whole body warmed up or walk up and down the stairs once to get warmed up. By the way, mark off about 30-50 steps. Maybe start with 30 then work your way up to 50.
-2. Run up the stairs and walk back down then run back up the stairs again and walk back down. Don't take a break when you get to the bottom... just sprint right back up to the top.

Stretch very good before doing this because it is intense.

I'm going to try this for 4 weeks on my recumbent bike I have low back issues and a bad knee so the running and stairs climbing is out of the question early on in my training especially in the shape I'm in.
I did a search and found some sites that explained how to use the HIIT program with a stationary bike.

I took measurements and weighed myself, we shall see how it works

penguinsfan said:

I lift weights a couple days a week, which obviously helps with weight loss and metabolism, but I want to know what the best stuff for cardio on my off days is.

Right now, I do an elliptical cross trainer a couple days per week and I sometimes use a recumbant bike. I have bad cartilege in my knees and I cannot do anything remotely high-impact like say running, or even the stairmaster is hard on my knees at this point. I am looking to really diversify my cardio to make it more interesting and so my body doesn't adapt so much, as people say it will.

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HIIT has been mentioned and it may be the most effective form of cardio but in your case with bad knees i would stick to low intensity cardio for 45-60mins at a time.

i lost 21 kilos of fat and the way i did it was just, eat healthier, go for runs and walks, and punched the hell out of a boxing bag, everyday.

Bear Crawls.

The fast way to burn fat isn't magical, but is damn great.

Speed up your metabolism... That's logic isn't it?

How you do that, huh. Cardio routines will do some good. Ok it will do a big difference vs watching tv

When a training does not work it's 90% because of the diet. This is a well spread idea, and the thing is you don,t haev to CUT on food, rather just REPLACE some dishes by other. Put some dry raisins on your morning toasts. Use natural peanut butter, get good fatty acids ( omega-3 in particular, because we eat way too much omega-6 ) so replace a fast food shitty food by some fish meal or chicken salad you made at home. Cook yourself good meals in advance, and incorporate veggies/fruits in it, because of the vitamins and fiber you get from it PLUS it will take more place into the stomac, without adding calories.

A healthy head in an healthy body... buy those multi vitamins you see at the drug store... it's about 10 cents per pill, and it's often a 120 pack so that's an 4 month supply for 12$... It's won't kill you... But never replace a meal by a pill !

You will loose fat by eating... and never skipping a meal... why? Because
1) Since your stomac always have to do some job, --> metabolism = high
2) Since your stomac always have to do some job, you PREVENT catabolism, which is the true effect of not eating enough : the body would take the needed energy by taking it away from your muscle. You don't want muscle loss .
3)You will never feel depleted, and that will encourage you to persue your goals, be it GYM, or Penis Enlargement

Personally I'd reccomend that running routine... Nothing better to my sense than running. It's usefull in everyday life, and it freakin burns energy! The more healthy you are the more your body burns calories at REST. Thinks about it

Sorry for the big post, sometimes some threads repeat the same blocked thinking about weight loss.

Correct me if I'm wrong

Another thing, -And that is my personal view- not scientifically proven, but if you happen to replace cardio by low reps weight training @ gym...

That make your body freakin going crazy as it has to ADAPT to the new stress you give it. Low reps means very high weights btw... That will screw your muscles, making em stronger. Stronger muscle means more fat burning at rest. Add this plus the Big fat ammount you loose by giving everything you have on 3-4 reps routine...

That would work in the theory where your diet is optimal. No need for supplement there..

no you pretty much nailed it

i always loved lifting weights, but i have a hard time finding the motivation to start a running program

i'm starting to get bulkier again after resuming my lifting routine (not exactly fatter) but i probably should start running and slimming down to be in great shape. If i could drop about 20 pounds i'd be in great shape i probably dont even need to lose that much even losing 15 would get me back where i'd like to be

BigGainer said:

no you pretty much nailed it

i always loved lifting weights, but i have a hard time finding the motivation to start a running program

i'm starting to get bulkier again after resuming my lifting routine (not exactly fatter) but i probably should start running and slimming down to be in great shape. If i could drop about 20 pounds i'd be in great shape i probably dont even need to lose that much even losing 15 would get me back where i'd like to be

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Well My point was that by lifting low rep, you WILL loose fat, by stimulating to the extreme your *cough* sometimes cought*cought*lazy metabolism

i hate you...

Just do the HIIT routine that im2manly and myself explained. Very simple but effective.

Don't diet, just eat healthy.

im2manly said:

i hate you...

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lol I'm not sure if that's serious or not, but either way I was suggesting another theory here. Note that in my first post I AM reccomending people try your training routine, which I know it freakin works, by experience.

And I'm not suggesting goin for a diet, rather, as you say eat healthier. But giving some example of what is healthy. I think I was clear you should always be eating.

Oh and please don,t misunderstand this quote:

ggogeta said:

How you do that, huh. Cardio routines will do some good. Ok it will do a big difference vs watching tv

When a training does not work it's 90% because of the diet.

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I really said WHEN it does not work... Since your routine is great, if it does not work, then there is another problem

ggogeta said:

Well My point was that by lifting low rep, you WILL loose fat, by stimulating to the extreme your *cough* sometimes cought*cought*lazy metabolism

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I've re-read my post and as it was late in night I guess I didn't read your entire post.

running might be the best thing for you, ur right ... :blush:

The running suggestions are great, but I think they're going to be way too hard on my knees. I could incorporate much of what you guys have said with a recumbent bike and elliptical trainer. Any other ideas of specific activities would be great. I like the HIIT concept.