How much can I exercise?

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Aiden'sPapa

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How much is too much. Can I do heavy cardio every day? I do 30 minutes at lunch on the eliptical trainer, random level 8. Same most evenings. i lift wieghts 3 nights a week. I know I should rest between lifting weights. But is it ok to do cardio every day? I am at 240 now when I started I was at 260. I have hit the wall so I was wanting to step it up some.
 
Doesnt sound bad to me.

I think if you are eating right and not in terrible pain afterwards I don't see why you cant do a little cardio everyday. I started small with walking, a little more each day, to the point I now have been running home 5km everyday this week for the first time ever, plus walking each lunch time for 30 minutes and still doing weight training and taebo on off nights. At this point the only pain or burn I am feeling feels genuinely good and I haven't been injured yet. I pay a lot of attention to warming up and stretching and so far so good.

One thing to consider. I did pretty much the same as you. I dropped from 297 to 272'sih and hit a wall myself. I ramped up the exercise big time, but it wasn't working. Then I really decided to pre-plan all my meals and take 100% control of my daily eating, with one day off a week, and the pounds started and continue sliding off again at 2+ pounds a week.

As for the exercising, if its just cardio, I say why not? As long you you aren't in pain or hurting yourself. Bike couriers pedal their asses off 5-7 days a week like madmen, and they don't take days off work in between. Nor do other people working physically intensive jobs. I have been working out 7 days a week in different ways for months and am getting to new places I never thought I would go. Personally I feel, if it ain't broken, why fix it?

Go hard and have fun!

sirant
 
Good advice

Thanks for the great advice. I especialy like the advice on the dieting part. How many calories a day did you take in when the pounds started to come off again? Was it mostly veggies or did you eat smaller portions of regular food? Right now I eat a bowl of cherrios for breakfast, fruit at 10:00 am with a handfull of almonds. I protien smoothy from the gym at lunch. A fruiit snack at 3:00 pm, and then a light dinner of real food. I am not sure if I am eating too much or too little.
 
I've been also doing cardio 7 days a week and lifting weights 4 days a week with fantastic results (then again, i'm only 20 :D).

If you are eating right, getting enough sleep, drinking a lot of water, and if your body is up for it (it isn't fatigued, tired, etc), I say, the more, the merrier! ;)

And with your diet, if u say real food is meat, you should be doing fine. And if the protein smoothy isn't that filling, i suggest having a better lunch, but i'm not expert ;)
 
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