Your cardio routine

I practice kung-fu. When I'm not in class, I have a morning and evening routine. Kung-fu is really hard, and I have to practice diligently to master it. But I need to work on my wind. Everybody in the school is smaller than me, and I usually end up chasing them around during sparring, and getting tired.

But the point of this thread is cardio. Cardio is great for endurance, and I need it. I'm going to work out a schedule for some running, and I will be taking a 4 week class on swimming on July 7th at my local YMWCA.

Is there anything you guys also do for cardio, and to build up thw wind? I need all I can get.

 

Sonny, swimming is fantastic and I did that before I moved here. Great job!

 

I like running (especially sprinting). Rollerblading is cool for something you can do for a long cardio session that isn't boring.

 

Run/Walk

walk at a rapid pace for 3 minutes and then sprint for one

Do this over a distance of 3-4kms 5 times per week

Dont change the timing of the run/walk

Then once per week do a full run of about 5 kms...it will feel like you are floating

 

Oooh I like that Vanilla. I'm gonna give it a go.

Here is soooooo hilly that an easy run is non existent so I just do fartlek on the hills Usually I'm about 38 degrees C when I'm done lol.

 

watching exersice on tv ..does this count?

 

ahahahahahahahahah!

 

I think there is a name for this training. I think it's Fartlek.........I know funny name. http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=12897


My aerobic is either running or doing my elliptical.

 

That reminds me of a friend of mine, whos husband had a conversation with her dad.

Friends husband:
"come on --------, lets go to the gym"
Friends dad:
"why? is the TV broken"?

I nearly fell off the chair laughing, it was so funny, especially the dads face, he meant it!!!

 

lol i guess he is right why go

 

Chopping wood.

A 60ft ash tree fell over in my backyard and I've been chopping like mad.

 

Ahahahahaha.......

You killing me

 

What's wrong with chopping wood?

 

Cardio just bores me... I play basketball, football, swim or mountain bike for my cardio. I cannot just 'run' without cops behind me. I do jump rope sometimes, as well.

 

Interval training, box jumping, flipping tires, wind sprints, running with weight behind you (sleds), jump roping, lots of stretching for added flexibility, 20-60-20...jog 20 yards, sprint 60 yards, jog 20 yards, touch the goal-line and repeat (or do 10 pushups/situps than repeat)...all very effective along with straight up jogging...which is a personal fave

 

If it broadens your mind and you consider your brain to be a muscle then I guess it counts.

 

Fartlek is a Swedish word... speed play --- or did someone oalready mentrion that?? Im slow today.. stuck in Phonexi airport with chaged flighst and gates so I certainly got my cardio today (see how I so nicely got my post back to subject)?

 

then all good

 

Swimming trumps all other exercise. It works out your muscles and lungs completely. You also get immediate feedback on your performance because if you suck, you drown!

 

At the moment the cardio rutine is nothing lol i dont know why i pay for the gym i dont go most of the times ..

waverunner swimming sound good but i can only swim at the bottom of the pool


oh i did went for a walk to the shops yesterday some cardio lol and am happy i bought just bread