Die treadmill!! Die!

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Okieslims

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Hi. I'm 26 years old, a tall 5'7", and a miserable 265 lbs! I have recently started a workout routine. I joined the biggest loser contest at my local gym and have a lot of motivation.

My problem is that I dont feel like Im pushing myself enough in my cardio. I do the bike, the treadmill, and the dreaded stair stepper. My routine is 10 mins on the stepper of death, 30 mins on the deathmill, and then 15 on the bike. I'm not getting winded because my muscles are fatiguing long before my lungs are. I attribute this to my recently added vitamin suppliment program. I'm taking all kinds of vitamins but the B6, B12, and Vitamin E are assisting with my increase in using oxygen efficently. 3 weeks ago I was getting winded from walking up one flight of stairs. Anyways-Im a rambler if you havent noticed - my legs turn into noodles long before I get winded and I end up walking the majority of my 30 minutes on the deathmill. My heart rate ramains in the 160 range.
1. Is this going to be enough to help me lose weight reasonably fast when mixed with a good diet?
2. Any suggestions on how I might add stamina to my legs? I want to be able to jog a mile without stopping.

Thanks
 
Okieslims said:
1. Is this going to be enough to help me lose weight reasonably fast when mixed with a good diet?
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This is plenty of cardio if you are keeping your heart rate in the right range. If you have a good (healthy) diet (plenty of great programs out there) and stick to it consistently, you will lose. You should be losing a maximum of around three pounds per week, but if you are losing anything consistently, you are on the right track.

If not - your diet needs to be reconsidered.

Okieslims said:
2. Any suggestions on how I might add stamina to my legs? I want to be able to jog a mile without stopping.
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You are running with a lot of weight - and to be honest, there is a lot of chance for injury. I would focus more on losing the weight before you focus on hitting the mile. When you get down to a decent weight, and you can finally run a good distance strong - your knees will thank you for your patience :D

My suggestion would be to add in (if you haven't already) alternating days of weight lifting.

Good luck!

Spoomonkey
 
Yeah your right. I would hate to get derailed by injury. The last thing I need is another excuse to waste another year of my life.
I'll set smaller goals. Maybe I'll work on killing the deathstepper a bit more. Thats pretty safe.
 
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