Is sweating necessary for effective cardio?

[justin984]

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[dalcowbag]

no, not at all

dcb

[SwoleCat]

I sweat like a whore in church.

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

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[Panzerfaust]

I sweat doing my cardio at 75% max HR.

[mitch911]

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

[Mighty Joe]

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

[Cry0smate]

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

[justin984]

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[Cry0smate]

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.

[seanw]

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

[SwoleCat]

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

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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[justin984]

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[Panzerfaust]

your target HR is 149


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