Is sweating necessary for effective cardio?

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no, not at all

dcb

I sweat like a whore in church.

I'd feel totally unproductive if I didn't sweat during cardio.

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I sweat doing my cardio at 75% max HR.

try throwing on some sweats and do ur walking see if u break a sweat

I sweat real easy! Means the machine is running like a top!

I found that it helps if I wear pants and a sweatshirt. I also feel unproductive if I don't sweat like a pig.

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You might want to consider changing up your Cardio type also. When I start getting accustomed to one type of cardio I move on to something else and that seems to help bring back the sweat and fatigue even at the 75% MHR.

45 minutes on the stair stepper whips my ass good every time.

If you have your heart rate at the right level during cardio, then sweating is irrelevent.

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Originally Posted by justin984

Same here, which is why I was considering trying 170-180 bpm, but then I have to worry about catabolism... not worth it. But i hate getting off the treadmill after 45 minutes and feeling exactly the same as when i walked in. Sometimes I'm still yawning when i'm done if its early enough lol

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Then you definitely need to up intensity as you are not going hard enough.

Your H.R. calculations may be off.

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your target HR is 149


Mine is 146 and i look like a slimey slug stepping off the eliptical in the mornings.