I work second and third shift. I don’t have alot of time for my workouts as of late. I get about an hour a day. I’m getting decent results on this but I can’t seem to squeeze in cardio. I usually have about 5 - 10 minutes left after the workout.
Is 5 - 10 minutes of cardio better than nothing? or should I just not bother?
Any cardio is good. Fact they are now saying that 10 minutes three times a day is as good as thirty minutes straight. If you are trying to loss weight you would be needing a continuous workout. However to exercise the heart and lung anything is better than nothing. If the engine doesn’t work nothing else will. Have fun and do what you can!
[quote]yogaroots wrote:
I work second and third shift. I don’t have alot of time for my workouts as of late. I get about an hour a day. I’m getting decent results on this but I can’t seem to squeeze in cardio. I usually have about 5 - 10 minutes left after the workout.
Is 5 - 10 minutes of cardio better than nothing? or should I just not bother? [/quote]
In terms of improving cardiovascular fitness, 5 minutes isn’t going to do much. If you want to burn a few calories, then go for it. I assume you’re not weight training every day, so why not do cardio on your off day?
Anything is better than nothing but if you only have 5-10 minutes and you are already warmed up try something intense like tabatas. That will get your metabolism cooking.
Chiming in right behind lil. A lot of my cardio workouts after weights only last 5-10 minutes. Just amp it up with some form of interval as lil has stated.
Yes it is worth it if you have time for it, go for it!
I run a lot of sprints, they have really picked up in the last 6 months. Try to run a few 100’s and 200’s outside.
Or, once a week you can do something similar like the 300 workout (Google it). I’ve been doing that 1-2x a week for the last 6 months, and have gotten excellent results with that as well.
Finally, I’ll also hit the rowing machine HARD for like 10-15 minutes after some weight workouts, that gets your heart pumping.
They’ve done studies of aerobics and if you do 1 40 minute session or two 20 minute sessions or 4 10 minute sessions… it gives you the same benefits. So if you sneak a little in here and there, it’s good.