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Old Wed, Apr-09-03, 15:51
blatla blatla is offline
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Question Is cardio necessary for weight loss?

I exercise every day but I MUCH prefer the sculpting types of workouts over cardio. I'm doing cardio 3-4 times a week but I'd cut it out if I can still lose weight without it. I do some sort of video in the mornings Monday-Saturday (TaeBo, the FIRM...cardiosculpt, bodysculpt, abs...Kathy Smith, etc.), and I do Pilates every night. Do you think I could just focus mainly on toning and leave out the cardio or do I really need it for weight loss? I haven't been losing anything lately anyway so I'm wondering what difference it makes.

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Old Thu, Apr-10-03, 08:43
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I am also wondering if it will make a difference. I've been doing light weights since January. I recently started BFL and now am doing 20 MAS cardio 3 times a week. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if there is a difference when the 12 weeks are up.

I'm thinking about looking into Body Rx when I'm done with these 12 weeks though...I heard it doesn't use any cardio.


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Old Thu, Apr-10-03, 08:49
Akiwican Akiwican is offline
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Hey Beth, I was just going to suggest BodyRX. I did that for a few weeks when I was just starting out on weight training. It was good but I ended up missing cardio. Here's a link to the site.

http://www.bodyrx.com/home.htm

IMHO the 20 - 30 mins high intensity is great. and I include it in my workout routine after weights 4 times per week.

Lesley
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