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Anonymous
Alright, /fit/ people.
I've been lurking for a bit and it seems like the answer to "How do I lose weight?" is: "do cardio" overwhelmingly.

So, I acquired this set of dvd's from a friend. The have one day of cardio, and 5 days of evercises that work other parts of your body each day. It seemed pretty kickass till I checked out this blog:
http://maggiewang.com/2008/03/21/review-is-p90x-right-for-you-requirements-and-overview/
Which seems to state quite the opposite. If I'm 5'7 and about 170 pounds (putting me about 20-30 pounds over what I think would be my ideal weight), what cardio/workout program would you recommend?
>> Anonymous
what do you normally do? How's your food lifestyle looking as well?
>> Anonymous
>>58906

Usually, I just run a mile or two every day or every other day. As the food lifestyle goes, I've been trying to eat healthy and stay under 2000 calories a day.
>> MetlGeer !OhwyBE7dgw
>>58932

Mile or two every day for five days. Then take a break.

What I did for a while is run 3 miles three of those days and then on the in between days, just sprint half miles with a few minutes of rest in between them, five or six times. It keeps it varied. And you don't have to run the three miles fast, just get it done. I saw my running improve quite a bit off that.

As per the 2000 calories a day, make sure that it's good stuff you're eating. 2000 calories a day doesn't mean much if it's made up of unhealthy stuff.
>> Anonymous
>>58943
I see...so no cardio plan?
>> Anonymous
>>58952

Start doing HIIT for a max of 30 min a session. Couple that with weights and you should be good. Try to get into a fun sport too like tennis, MA, swimming, w/e

aim for a 30/30/40 with the fat, carbs, and protein. Break your meals into 6 small meals a day or eat progrssively less with mornings being the biggest. Drink more water as well.
>> Anonymous
>>58955
See as I understood it, I thought that running (HIIT included) and cardio were two different sorts of activities, hence my acquiring of the aforementioned DVD's. Should I be following the cardio routine in them at all, or just go running?
In addition to this, the area around me is mostly paved paths and roads. There's no trail per se. Whenever I do go running, if I go for like, 5 or 6 days consecutively, I get a horrible pain in my shins. What should I do?
>> Anonymous
run, swim, or bike.
>> The Dark One !UYklPQPVhw
>>59239
Anything that focuses on working your heart is considered cardio (so running is a cardio exercise).

Running is all the cardio you really need. You can do the cardio workout on the DVDs for variety if you want.
>> Anonymous
>>59239

do you suffer from shin splints? Invest in a gym it'll do loads of good. Some gyms come with aerobic excercise classes so if youre not too self consious of yourself you can try those out for size.

Running is a type of cardio. same as swimming, sports, excercise bikes, and etc. Switch them up for variety as you see fit. If you incoporate HIIT you'll lose more faster. Lift more to raise your metabolism and stregthen your muscles.