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Originally Posted by Billay
Does anyone bike ride for cardio? I got this cheap mountain bike from Wal Mart. I can probably run faster than this thing goes but I do peddle a lot and it's more fun than jogging. I can also go further.
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This is where I'm your expert and everybody else needs to Tait. I am the goddamned undisputed King of Cardio. I will out-cardio your heart doctor AND his personal trainer.
Ahem...
So, the best cardio and most effective cardio is natural cardio, such as biking or running. That said, if your gonna machine, I recommend the old-school Life Fitness "skier/elliptical", ROM chips and all. No other machine gives you more burn for the time, and you can really dig in to one of those.
In second place comes the elevated elliptical. These come in several makes and models, but the concept is the same: your riding a stand-up bike and moving through elevation changes. You just have to find the sweet spot resistance-wise. And it's always best to start a few resitance levels lower to get your legs warmed up, then gradually move in to higher settings.
Always stretch before cardio.
b00m.