Is Your Cardio Workout Boring? Time To Change It up!
August 30th, 2009
Let’s face it…cardio can be boring. But as important as it is to get your heart rate up on a consistent basis…the thought of one more session on the elliptical can sometimes be the sole reason for neglecting it all together. Here are a few workouts I have tried and fallen in love with… they work to challenge me at every level. They are high intensity interval training that combine glute-focused cardio work with lower body exercises. Let me know how you do…I want to hear from you!!!
CRAZY CARDIO I
Treadmill Power hike at 5% incline x 5 minutes
Squat Jumps x 20 reps
Treadmill Power hike at 10% incline x 5 minutes
Alternating Jump Lunges x 20 reps
Treadmill Power hike at 15% incline x 5 minutes
Jumping Jack Squats x 20 reps
Hill Runs on treadmill at 8% incline x 5 minutes
Run on treadmill at no incline x 10 minutes
Step Mill x 15 minutes with a weighted vest
CRAZY CARDIO II
Do three sets of the following exercises with little to no rest between exercises. Push yourself!
Reverse Lunges (off a step with one riser) x 50 reps with up to 20 pd dumbbells
Single Leg Lying Hamstring Curls x 10 reps 
Step Mill x 200 fast steps
Alternating Jump Lunges x 20 reps
Sumo (Plie) Squats with dumbbell x 20 reps
Stiff-Legged Deadlifts x 15 reps
Jumping Jack Squats x 20 reps
Tags: boring cardio, cardio, change routine, high intensity exercise, new cardio routine
August 31st, 2009 at 12:27 pm
You are so right! I find conventional cardio boring as well.. 30 minutes of steady state cardio seem not to end.
Crazy Cardio 2 looks really tempting.
I think I am going to give it a go!
One question:
If after all these sets you still feel capable of doing more should you continue with something else like a little session of interval training on the thread mill or is it overdoing it?
I am trying to lose fat and am doing weight training 3 x week and cardio & abs work the other 2..
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 am
Thank you for your comment! 15 minutes on the step mill or hiking on the treadmill (at an incline, of course…8% minimum) would be a great way to end this routine. I always say…”listen to your body”. If you have the energy and stamina to go at it a bit longer, than by all means do!!
February 14th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
that’s definitely a way to crank up the cardio. Wow that’d definitely leave you with that jelly legs feeling after doing those Candace – I like!