Ask A Trainer Anything!: Cardio Tips

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Cardio Tips

Build a base, and go for quality over quantity. Start easy! If you are just starting, work in your lower heart zones for a couple of weeks to build a base, from there start adding a harder day or two. Over all you should have a balance between easy days, moderate days, and hard/interval days. I absolutely LOVE Polar Heart Rate monitors - awesome tool!!! (try ebay)

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Angie said...: Hey Candice! I have a quick question for you! I am working out on an Eliptical Machine for 45minutes about five times a week. Since I am doing the same exercise, does this reduce the effect? Also, how accurate would you say the body fat calculator and the calorie burner are?; October 10, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Ask a Personal Trainer Anything! said...: Hi Angie, thanks for asking! Variety is the spice of life - you need to mix it up. The body is very adaptable, so you want to keep it on its toes. Try doing different machines/running, and different intensities/duration. 6 days is a good amount though. And no, the calorie counters are not very accurate. They are generally based off a 150lb male, from what I understand, thats why I like heart rate monitors or the body bugg. Hope that helps!; October 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Teresa said...: Someone at work told me their trainer had told them that if you do the eliptical more than 45 minutes you burn muscle rather than fat. Is that true?; October 16, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Ask a Personal Trainer Anything! said...: Hi Teresa! Good question, but thankfully, you can't burn muscle! Protein (muslce) is the last fuel source your body will use. It will use fat first (aerobics - low intensity-long duration) and then once you start going anerobic (higher intentisty) it will start pulling glycogen(carbs) that is stored in the muscle to use as a fuel source. It all depends on your heart rate levels and duration. Hope that clears it up for ya!; October 17, 2008 at 11:20 AM

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