another am cardio question......hopefully my last!

[POPS]

well its roughly 10 degrees here in the windy city in the morning so doing a jog outdoors is out of the question.

Besides running in place and doing jump rope ( without the rope that is ) what are some ideas that you have for me to get my am cardio in?

Btw, I live in a condo and I cannot run the stairs at 5am.....tried this, too much traffic and too much noise...

[POPS]

Bump....

Alright, lets try this again....

What if I were to set it up like this :

1 min running in place

1 min rest

1 min jumping jacks

1 min rest

1 min jump rope

1 min rest

and so on for 20 min or so. I know its like a weak HIIT but it has to be better than nothing.....atleast until the weather breaks...

[Sir Anabolic]

No treadmill or gym? How about shuttle runs

[POPS]

No treadmill or gym? How about shuttle runs

cmon man, read my op please.....

[Tigershark]

Jumping rope. At Olympia Sports you can get a jump rope with weighted handles for less then $15.

[dec11]

well its roughly 10 degrees here in the windy city in the morning so doing a jog outdoors is out of the question.

Besides running in place and doing jump rope ( without the rope that is ) what are some ideas that you have for me to get my am cardio in?

Btw, I live in a condo and I cannot run the stairs at 5am.....tried this, too much traffic and too much noise...

not following you here? do you mean -10?

[dec11]

jumping jacks, skipping rope, squat thrusts with jumps, step ups (nothing weak about these), shadow boxing even stupid girly aerobic dvd's. loads you can do if you cant get outside

[cerealkiller326]

Bump....

Alright, lets try this again....

What if I were to set it up like this :

1 min running in place

1 min rest

1 min jumping jacks

1 min rest

1 min jump rope

1 min rest

and so on for 20 min or so. I know its like a weak HIIT but it has to be better than nothing.....atleast until the weather breaks...

This is not a bad idea. Like dec said add those squat thrust/burpess and step ups as well. It's better then nothing. Weighted shadow boxing is a murderer, make sure you have the blinds closed though

[Kawigirl]

jumping jacks, skipping rope, squat thrusts with jumps, step ups (nothing weak about these), shadow boxing even stupid girly aerobic dvd's. loads you can do if you cant get outside

Thats about as much as you can do in a condo...and question...what kind of condo you living in if there's traffic on your stairs at 5 am?

And...dec11...you probably have a whole stash of those girly aerobic dvd's...and use them often!(wink)

[POPS]

Thats about as much as you can do in a condo...and question...what kind of condo you living in if there's traffic on your stairs at 5 am?

And...dec11...you probably have a whole stash of those girly aerobic dvd's...and use them often!(wink)

as far as traffic I meant that people work at all times of the days and my work hours are crazy. Besides the const.workers are all over the place. Most of all my stairs are metal and Ill wake up the entire side of the building.

Thanks for the replys....

hmmmmm girly dvd's......not a bad idea, lol..

[Kawigirl]

meh...they probably need to get up anyways. Think of yourself as their alarm clock! lol

Now you have ME thinking of girly dvd's!

[SlimmerMe]

yep....girly dvds
or put together a 30 minute fast music cd and dance around like a maniac...
do your own version of dance aerobics....lift legs with knees, lift legs straight out like the rockettes....create a routine with a lot of repeating motions.....keep your arms pumped up and down since the arms can make or break being cardio along with moving your feet constantly at the same time....enjoy and have fun while you keep your heart rate up

[dec11]

Thats about as much as you can do in a condo...and question...what kind of condo you living in if there's traffic on your stairs at 5 am?

And...dec11...you probably have a whole stash of those girly aerobic dvd's...and use them often!(wink)

it all started with eric prydz 'call on me' and spiralled from there hehe

[dec11]

meh...they probably need to get up anyways. Think of yourself as their alarm clock! lol

Now you have ME thinking of girly dvd's!

oh i like your way of thinking kawi, get em up, the lazy bastids lol

[bigslick7878]

Stationary bike.

You can get a $400 one on Craigs List for about $50 almost new.

[tcw]

Yep...this chit works. I thought i was the only closet dancer (ba a hah ahhahaa!)

yep....girly dvds
or put together a 30 minute fast music cd and dance around like a maniac...
do your own version of dance aerobics....lift legs with knees, lift legs straight out like the rockettes....create a routine with a lot of repeating motions.....keep your arms pumped up and down since the arms can make or break being cardio along with moving your feet constantly at the same time....enjoy and have fun while you keep your heart rate up