Cardio workouts

[Sundae]

You don't have to break a sweat for it to qualify, that's just the bit that makes you look exercisey

[monster]

I don't feel the sweat when I swim, or get very out of breath. Next time I'm going to stop in the middle and take my pulse to see........

[Sundae]

My aquarobics instructor used to tell me how red my face was.
Nice, thanks.
But then she always praised how hard I was working, so I would put up with any amount of ridicule...

[Stormieweather]

Originally Posted by glatt

Doesn't feel like cardio. I don't break a sweat. Unless it's August.

Not everyone sweats from exercise. My 16yr old looks completely unruffled after an hour of Zumba, whereas I am a sweaty, hot mess with a bright red face. She says she feels hot and her heart is pounding, but not a drop of sweat. /jealous.

As long as your heart rate is up and stays up for a bit, it's cardio.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I am a sweaty, hot mess with a bright red face.

rawwwrrrrr

On the more serious side.

My son used to sweat something awful. To the point literally NEEDING to shower at least 2x a day.
His feet stunk so bad we had to leave his shoes outside.
Since his accident, he had not sweat at all for over 2 years - ZERO.
After joining a gym and spending an hour lifting weights, boxing & 20 mins on an elliptical ... still nothing for over a month.
We were specifically trying to increase his cardio exercises and bolster the oxygen flow to his brain.
Something about helping the brain reconnect.
Anyway, he came home Tuesday a sweaty mess after his workout. We were all shocked.
Of course, he remembers none of it a few hours later. So we start again.
Can't wait to hear the "professional" explanation for this.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by monster

I don't feel the sweat when I swim, or get very out of breath. Next time I'm going to stop in the middle and take my pulse to see........

Ask the others in the pool how the water tastes.

[monster]

It's salty.......

[Clodfobble]

That's fascinating, classic. Everything is controlled by the brain one way or another...

I voted never, although I suspect that a lot of my around-the-house physical activity would count as elevating my heart rate. But cardio and I have a longstanding feud, wherein certain activities cause my throat to constrict almost immediately. Someone once referred to it as "exercise asthma." I can swim, and I do the elliptical, because those are smooth motions, but running, aerobics, or any kind of fast-moving sports are completely impossible.

[maineiac04631]

I do not do the gym, but I played hockey until I got a steel plate and 7 screws put in my ankle last year. I saw a story on the news once about a guy who was needing to lose weight so he started mowing lawns for the elderly and disabled for free, so not only did he lose the weight it was a damn nice thing for him to do.

[monster]

Originally Posted by maineiac04631

I do not do the gym, but I played hockey until I got a steel plate and 7 screws put in my ankle last year. I saw a story on the news once about a guy who was needing to lose weight so he started mowing lawns for the elderly and disabled for free, so not only did he lose the weight it was a damn nice thing for him to do.

ha! I mow my neighbor's lawns at the slightest chance -I pretend it's because I'm nice and I know they are out of town/sick/whatever, but really I like mowing lawns and it's a great workout (and I know they both hate it). Same with shovelling snow. Ok I admit this to them too, but they think I'm just being coy. No snow to shovel this winter.... ;(

...maybe that's why i suddenly have excess pounds? Maybe it's not middle-aged-spread after all? We usually have to shovel at least once a week for thre months and have three or four storms that require several hours work. This year, I've shoveled twice in the entire season, no more than 2 inches.

[monster]

I learned:

1) It's very hard to take your pulse when you are wet
2) It's really hard to see the second hand of the clock with my goggles on
3) I have a good recovery rate

I'm guestimating my heartrate immediately after swimming is 110-130 maybe it could be higher -I counted 100 (50 in 30 seconds), but I had to stop, remove my goggles, dry my wrist and fingers...... and while I was discovering this I realized the rate is rapidly reducing -I was counting high 20 beats in the first 15 seconds and low 20s in the second 15. Meh, it's definitely cardio enough.

[BigV]

do you take a raidal pulse? or a brachial or carotid pulse? The last two are almost certainly easier to take while in the pool (I've done it countless times).

[monster]

depends on your body . I'm really not all that bothered, I was just curious.