Will 2 Hours of Cardio Help Me?

[peace-love-couture]

Will 2 hours of cardio help get rid of my muscular legs and thighs?

I know it's recommended to get 30-60 minutes of cardio a day, which I do, I do running intervals 3 days a week(30-40 minutes), the other 2 days I do Tae-bo which is 45 minutes in total,but I'm thinking of increasing my workouts to 2 hours each day...will that help rid my legs of the muscle and make them thin or SLIM for those of you who feel the need to lecture me?

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I have been eating really healthy by the way, it wasn't until today that I slipped a little:( But healthy diet+exercise=yay for prom:)

[nermalinda]

The only proven method I know of for slimming bulky thighs is to do squats and lunges with a weight you can do for 8-12 reps *5-6* days per week. Doing it almost every day is crucial, because it breaks down the excess muscle without allowing it rest time to build back up. I would replace the intervals with this because intervals are known to build muscle. That's why sprinters tend to be more muscular and dancers tend to be more elongated.

[peace-love-couture]

I don't sprint, I run for distance...distance runners tend to have the lean,slim runners legs as opposed to sprinters legs,but thank you!

[nermalinda]

yeah, it's weird because a lot of distance runners are very thin, but I've seen a lot of girls who run distance that have REALLY muscular thighs, so maybe some women are predisposed to that. my guess is the weights will slim you if the running is bulking you :)

[taster]

proving once again that it is not easy to be a female, is it?...i suppose that most of us guys don't really have any idea... hang in there...

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. Where do you tend to carry your weight? I'm a runner also. I'd suggest not doing the intervals three days a week. Instead, do a hill work out one day, a interval/spring work out another day, and then go long distance on a different day. Feel me?

[peace-love-couture]

uh because I care about how I look and thanks?

[Opinion Owner]

scuse the typo. I meant a sprint workout, not spring work out

[Opinion Owner]

huh

[WeaponZero]

The same weight/resistance exercises that build muscle mass also decrease it. What makes the difference is how much rest you give in between workouts. Doing it everyday without giving ample time to fully rest/rebuild will break them down and decrease mass. Giving 48-72 hours rest in between workouts for that muscle group adds mass.

[peace-love-couture]

Ok, I will start doing cardio 2 hours everyday next week

[WeaponZero]

I think resistance training would work better than pure cardio. Just do the exercises everyday.

[nermalinda]

yesssssss

[WtfIdiot]

I'm not sure, as for myself, I try to gain muscle..

But I am wondering how thin is it you want them? Because you've been trying to get them thinner for a long time.. I would've thought they'd be quite thin by now.

Too bad you've no pics, at least not public.

[peace-love-couture]

I HAVE been very inconsistent with working out and when I did I never did the right exercises.dunno how thin haha, I'll just follow my heart.I'm also going by my weight, which I've lost 6 lbs so now I'm around 118lbs but that was water weight:( 18 lbs to go!

[thomas1993]

Why would you wan't to lose weight if you weigh 118 lbs?

I'd say that's the border line...

Please don't go become a walking set of bones... despite that I think it's nice if a girl has muscular legs..

[thomas1993]

I'm not saying that you should get fat/chubby I'm just saying that it's in no way sexy for a girl to be 100 lbs...

Most of my girl FRIENDS are 110-130 and I'd be scared if they decided to aim to be a 100 lbs...

[peace-love-couture]

And I've said time and time again I don't care what is sexy to y'all and I don't like my muscular legs