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How much do you weight? 1500 kcals per day sounds very low. In about 200 lbs it is a muscle killer to eat less than 2000 kcals.
I prefer to do short periods of cardio with high bpm than looong tiring sessions with low bpm. Remember, in the end all that counts is the calories taken versus calories burned. Short periods of cardio with high bpm will not take away your muscles. Also, it will boost your metabolism better than low bpm workout. After a high bpm workout your body will "run" faster longer than after a low bpm workout. The exact time of doing the workout is not the ONLY time you burn calories.
ya, the diet is not straightened out as much as i thought. i should be eating 2200.
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IMO think running outside is THE BEST, because it seems like the whole body gets worked, but that is my opinion. Swimming sucks to me because my MP3 player can't get wet.
Lol. Agreed with the mp3 player comment.
Still, if you make the swimming intense enough with intervals, it could be a shorter, better workout?? Maybe?
I'll stick to jogging.
I've always had good luck dropping some percentage points with doing wind sprints or "monsters" as my high school coach called them. Great for improving agility too.
Hard to do if you don't have a fairly big open area outside or a basketball court though. Need a good 50-100 yards to do them right.
IMHO try working a heavy bag some. I can run miles and never work a sweat like hitting a heavy bag. Total body and fun too.. If nothing else you can relieve a little stress while your at it. The more affluent you become with the bag the more fun it becomes as well. If you feeling really froggy throw in some leg kicks if you have access to big enough bag. Great cardio.
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How long does everyone that runs, run in the morning? When I manage to find the energy to do it, I run for around 40 minutes each time. Is that to much to be doing on an empty stomach?
I want to try to run outside in the morning about 3 times a week. Maybe replace one run with some jump roping every once in a while.
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