Is this cardio or resistance???? - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

Kelly4tado · 10-07-2003, 09:48 AM

I started using the treadmill and doing a program on it. It makes me walk fast then run and then incline to 10% and back down a few times.
I burn 450 calories and my heart rate is around 175, so it says.It is 40 mins long. I feel very challenged by this routine and I like that.
Is the incline routine cardio or resistance?
I go for a 20 min bike ride after,
I am trying to slim and tighten my lower body, do you think this is ok for a daily workout?
I work out 6 days a week,all similar to this workout.

lungbuster · 10-07-2003, 11:29 AM

Conventionally exercise is classified by what the exercise machine targets.

But bear in mind (after reading this) that if you're a happy bunny and its working all good for you, have no qualms about plugging away on the treadmill whichever ole way you feel like.

Although it is possible to use cardio equipment anaerobically and weights equipment aerobically, as in dumbells in power-walking and a stairmaster at full-whack, it's too close to the distinguishing lines if you're going for a particular type of workout (cardio/resistance).

From muscles point of view it's possible to use same equipment and do both cardio and weights. In fact muscles are'nt pure slow-twitch(cardio) or only fast-twitch(strength), there is a ratio of both in each muscle.

To make them work anaerobically I would work harder ( higher heart beats/min), and shorten the session. There are weights machines that target the same muscles that are focused on by the treadmill. Its a matter of intensity. My take is that you would be training for endurance at high intensity levels those cardio muscles in the legs.

To answer your question - it IS resistance (in a cardio exercise).

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HTH

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Kelly4tado · 10-07-2003, 01:41 PM

Thanks, but I have no access to weights, so do you think I can slim down and tone up w/o any weights?

Evl316 · 10-07-2003, 02:24 PM

Cardio is the best way to lose weight, not using weights. What you are doing is a great routine for losing weight.

Your routine is cardio, not resistance. If you want to get technical like the other poster did then yes there are elements of resistance in that routine but then again gravity is resistance so there are elements of resistance in any thing you do including standing still.

What is a cardio muscle in the leg? The only cardio muscle in the body is the heart and last time I checked that was located in the chest, not the legs. I understand you are trying to indicate that there are both types of muscle fibers in all muscles which is true but they are called slow twitch muscles, not cardio muscles.

lungbuster · 10-07-2003, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by Kelly4tado:
Thanks, but I have no access to weights, so do you think I can slim down and tone up w/o any weights?

Yes, you can slim down (and tone) without weights.

And looking at your current regime it works out to about an hour per day. If you want to be losing weight this will work great.

I personally would add some light resistance work for all muscle groups. It won't make you gain mass. It would bring your whole body into shape. And it will also increase your metabolism.

Incidently weights equipment can be much cheaper than treadmills, stationary cycles etc. A set of dumbells or stretch-bands is all that's needed, for quite some while. And will round off the good amount of cardio that you now do nicely.

Make sure that amount being eaten daily is less than what's being expended, if you want to see weight loss.

Here's a good website that's comprehensive, women-friendly and in plain english [url="http://www.netfit.co.uk/netfit.htm"]www.netfit.co.uk/netfit.htm[/url]

Was just using the equivalent words interchangeably (aerobic/cardio/slow-twitch). Not necessarily referring to the heart muscle itself, rather the muscles used during cardio-vascular type of exercise.

Er, um, sorry if I gave the impression the heart is found in the legs somewhere, it is'nt

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