Is my cardio session ok??

**mustang331** · 08-13-2004, 06:06 PM

I normally just ride my bike as cardio, I keep my HR about 70% the whole time, for about an hour a day...

But sometimes I will do cardio in the gym and do, 20min. on the eliptical, 20min. on the treadmill, 20min. on the stairs.. I always keep my HR atleast 70%... Does it matter what machine for the best results or is it just your HR??

Thanks

**MikeyZ23** · 08-13-2004, 08:37 PM

i like to jog, 70% as well. but many find that running tears down your leg muscle so they shrink up. it sounds good to me that you're varying your cardio workouts. an hour sounds good though.

**xenithon** · 08-14-2004, 01:42 AM

well most will say that the heart is the only muscle you should be monitoring for cardio (ie. anything which keeps the heart at 65-75% depending on goals). However I find that doing something like bike or fast-paced walking are ALL focusing on the legs. Is there any other cardio which won't burn only the legs? Two options I know are swimming (which I do but not that often cause you need a special memebership at the gym for that

) and rowing machine (which is a no no for me due to a should injury). What other forms are there to try? I thought of trying jump-rope as it hits the calves but not the quads so much.