i remember reading a long time ago that working out stresses your heart the same way that cardio does.
if it is necessary,how much of it should be done to remain 'heart'-healthy. sorry, if it has been asked before. edit: let me state that my goals are just to keep heart health. aesthetics and heart health.
Posted Aug 10, 2011, 5:08 PM UTC · edited
IMHO nothing makes you feel so alive like a regular outdoor cardio workout, and it's good for you!
What is your fitness goal?
If you are looking just to get big, then maybe not. If you are looking for something like the crossfit goal (being as fit as you could be in a variety of different of measure for strength), then yes it is.
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Zyzz didn't think cardio was necessary...
He also didn't think moderation as it pertains to certain unmentioned "supplements" was necessary, either.
Cardiovascular exercise is necessary for overall health regardless of goals from what I've read.
Did you know that Hitler ate potatoes? They must be evil.
Nah Brahman, cardio mess wit yah gains jus do HIIT once or twice a weak....damn I feel dirty now, I need to shower
if you lift it is a must, unless you want a heart attack at age 40.
wha... huh?? how does lifting make cardio a requirement?
from what the docs tell me all the muscle mass makes the heart work harder. Thats why you see a lot of body builders with heart attacks at a young agearound 40-50, even when they eat healthy. My doctors recommend lifting but adding running, swimming or something with cardio to it to exercise the heart also.
if bodybuilders are dying, it's because of drug use... not big muscles.
It depends on what your goals are.
For overall heart health, 30-60 minutes of cardio 3-5x per week is probably a good idea.
The stress on your circulatory system is different when losing weight vs. doing cardio, as lifting weight provides short term bursts of increased heart rate and blood pressure, while cardio provides a longer period of increased heart rate without the same blood pressure spikes.
For weight loss, strength gain, etc., it's not absolutely necessary.
If you enjoy it or your doctor has indicated that you need it, then do it, if not then don't worry too much about it.
(FWIW, my resting heart rate went from 84bpm to 60bpm over the past year via a low-carb diet and weightlifting with fairly minimal cardio.)
i'm talking about an absolute necessity. if i remember the article addressed strength training and likened to sprinting.
think about it: an intense bout of stress laden excersize for a short bursts. kidna of similar to sprinting.
if i do do cardio i was going to do HIIT. I thought its pretty much established that its superior to long distance,steady state jogging?
i want to be aesthetic but i want to have my insides match my outsides.
Pretty much nothing but food, water, oxygen, and moderate warmth are absolute necessities, and depending on your foods, you can scratch water from that list.
Again, it depends on your goals: want to run a marathon? yeah, you need cardio. Want to lose fat? No, you can live without it.
scratch that, let me rephrase.
is it required for having good hearth health. lets say i just want to be healthy and aesthetic.
For example a certain amount of protein is required to keep my muscles and resistence is required to build them, in the same way is cardio or w/e required for good health?
For the most part, no. Though you may have or develop a condition that could be improved by doing cardio. For that, I defer to your doctor.
On the flip side, it wouldn't hurt you to add it in either. It's not like it will DESTROYZ ALL UR GAYNZZZ!!!
It depends on your goals. If being healthy is your only concern then eating healthy and having an active lifestyle is all you need. Many people workout because they have a sedentary lifestyle which they're compensating for, others just want to look better and some people want to be athletes.