My Go-To Cardio Workout

Hey there!

I just wanted to share one of my workouts that is sort of my go-to when I don’t know what I want to do in the gym.  Also I do this workout if I was lazy and didn’t find a hiit workout =)

I do this workout on a recumbent bike because I use the fitness center in my apartment complex, and they don’t have a regular stationary bike.  It’s a thirty minute routine and you can definitely tailor it to your own level of fitness and make it harder or easier.  You can also do this on an elliptical or even a treadmill.  Personally, I hate ellipticals because the motion of them are so weird and unnatural.  They should make them so that they simulate running biomechanics, in my humble opinion.

            Minute                     Resistance Level

                1                             1

                2 + 3                       5

                4                             1

                5+6                         6

                7                             1

                8+9                         7

                10                           1

                11+12                     8

                13                           1

                14+15                     9

                16                           1

                17 + 18                   10

                19                           1

                20+21                     10

                22                           1

                23+24                     9

                25                           1             

    26+27                     8

    28                           1

    29+30                    7

    31                           1   (Cool down)

So basically it’s an interval workout, and you just go as hard as you can on the high resistance, two minute interval.  On the ‘rest’ intervals I always try to pedal faster than I do on the ‘work’ intervals.  By the end of this workout my legs are burning and I’ve sweat through my shirt.  If I remember, I bring a towel to wipe the sweat off my face so it doesn’t drip in my eyes.  I know, you really needed that information.  A helpful tidbit.

FYI I always listen to the “Alternative Endurance Training” station on Pandora when I do this work out.  I’m a creature of habit I suppose.

Sooo…thanks for reading and let me know if you try this and what you thought!

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Later!