Swimming and running both excellent, walking at a quick pace, really pushing it, is also excellent cardio and easier on the joints than jogging.
Another excellent option is jumping rope, if you can get the co-ordination and find or make a rope of the right length. Also excellent for developing calf strength to keep you light on your feet. Thus why boxers do it.
For my part I find it almost impossible, but I'm getting better with practice. Frusterating as all hell really, but totally good exercise.
I've tried power walking, but it always turns into a strole as my mind wanders. I think I'd like it if I could stay focused. Rope jumping I used to love as a kid, that's a damn good idea since it's pretty safe, doesn't take much room and very little equipment. Hrmmmm. How long should I do it for (where "it" is defined as whichever exercise) to get what are my goals from it?
I've found walking fast with a bag full of books to be good, if smelly exercise any thing up to an hour 4-5 times a day. Takes up lots of time though, but some days its so much better than public transport like when they break it for 2 weeks in summer.
As far as skipping specifically is concerned, I'm not really sure. We do it in class friday for about 5 or 10 min usually, as part of other stuff as well.
In general I'd say a 20 min or, better, a half hour is a good start for maintaining cardio activity. I think they generally say to maintain the target heart rate for 20 min or more, you'd probably be best to look that up somewhere.
If I wanted to look stuff up and not have other people do all my research for me why would I be on the internet! I mean, yes, I should look that up. And I should buy good shoes for this sort of thing too.
Another excellent option is jumping rope, if you can get the co-ordination and find or make a rope of the right length. Also excellent for developing calf strength to keep you light on your feet. Thus why boxers do it.
For my part I find it almost impossible, but I'm getting better with practice. Frusterating as all hell really, but totally good exercise.
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Rope jumping I used to love as a kid, that's a damn good idea since it's pretty safe, doesn't take much room and very little equipment.
Hrmmmm.
How long should I do it for (where "it" is defined as whichever exercise) to get what are my goals from it?
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Takes up lots of time though, but some days its so much better than public transport like when they break it for 2 weeks in summer.
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In general I'd say a 20 min or, better, a half hour is a good start for maintaining cardio activity. I think they generally say to maintain the target heart rate for 20 min or more, you'd probably be best to look that up somewhere.
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I mean, yes, I should look that up. And I should buy good shoes for this sort of thing too.
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Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
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