Does running help a lot?

[Anonymous]

Will running in intervals (slow, then fast, then slow down a bit and walk uphill, then slow down a bit, then run fast again) on the treadmill for about 20 minutes, combined with the elliptical/stairmaster/bike and some weights (about 30-40 minutes of that stuff) make me lose more weight?

Right now I generally just do an hour of those machines and weights, but no treadmill. I do it about 4-5 times a week.

Basically I want to know if running on the treadmill will make me lose more weight than sweating on the other cardio machines, since I hear running is very healthy.

Thanks.

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By the way I am not overweight I wear a size 4-6. And though my diet is not perfect, I am pretty good. I just treat myself here and there. I don't eat so many carbs and try not to eat that much cheese either.

[Chris_52]

I would suggest HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) for cardio. It could be any type of cardio, running, biking, elliptical, etc. The key is to have intervals of high intensity cardio with little rests in between. Such as, one minute sprinting with 30 seconds of walking to catch your breath, and repeating this over and over.

And for weights, if you are wanting to tone up, I would suggest high reps at a lower weight. Such as, if your max for a curl is 20lbs or so, put up a 10lb weight and do 15 reps or so for 3-5 sets. Also you won't have to rest much in between these sets either.

What I do personally is I ride my actual bike from anywhere between 5-20 miles a day (I ride my bike where ever I need to go), and I hit the gym about 5-6 times a weight for lifting and other things. At the gym, I do max weight I can do for about 6-8 reps, 30sec. to a minute rest between sets, and I do 3-4 sets. I also alternate my days between different parts of my body to give my muscles days to rest.

And lastly, one main thing is make sure to eat enough food. Though you want to lose weight, you still need to eat a good amount a food, especially if you are doing weight lifting (make sure to include some protein in your meals).

Keep up the great work, staying active will definitely help with losing some weight.

[martyfellow]

That's a lot of stress on ankles and hips, if you're overweight, so include some rest days when you do lower impact things like flirting.

Er, I mean, swimming, or weights.

[Stacyzee]

Yes, it will def help. So will eating a well balanced diet. They go hand in hand when it comes to losing weight.

[WeaponZero]

Sounds like a pretty solid plan, although the way you place more emphasis on resistance training than cardio looks to me like you're trying to add shape to certain areas as well as tone. If I'm wrong about your goals, then you probably need to readjust your plan to do more cardio less (but stilll a fair amount) resistance.

[Asker]

Resistance as in weights? The weights are only about 10 minutes of my workout.

[NonchalantBro]

interval training + some strength exercises= max fat burn ...for strength do exercises that use a lot of muscles at once..and no it won't make you look butch unless you do it for like years...

[Ezmotts]

That's high intensity interval training. It works, but it's tiring and gets boring really fast. As long as you eat a balanced diet, any type of cardio for 30 min to an hour will help you lose weight.

[joshuaty2010]

This is a good step to maintain your health in a good condition.

[WoIIie]

Running is always good.

[slipslender]

yep. it certainly won't hurt.

[Ugliness]

Running gets you there faster.