Does this have the same effect?

[EazyE1]

Instead of doing 1 hour of cardio a day all in one, would you get the same effect from doing 6, 10 minute sessions of cardio at different parts of the day?

I would have thought it would be better, as it keeps spiking your metabolism throughout the day rather than just at one period.

Please reply.

 

[partiky]

i was thinking the same thing...does anyone know the answer?

 

[Raina1]

I'm no expert, and I'm not sure if i'm qualified to answer this, but I think the answer is no. The goal of cardio is to keep your heart rate up long enough to get a good sweat. According to all the shows I've seen, and books I've read they usually list a few reasons why you should at least work out for 20 minutes.

I wish I had a more scientific explanation.

I hope someone else helps you out. I'll check in to see if I was right or wrong.

 

[josephcole]

Hi EazyE,

I read one study which showed that splitting a 30 minute cardio session into two 15 minute sessions per day, seperated by at least six hours, is almost twice as effective. In other words, you can almost double the amount of calories you burn this way.

I also know that many bodybuilders do cardio twice a day during "cutting" phases before competitions.

As for 6 times a day, I personally don't think this is practical but if you think you can hack it…..

Warmest,

Joseph Cole

 

[Crazybecka88]

Hi there,

Some physical trainers will maintain that doing multiple shorter sessions per day may be better than one 30-40 minute session. This is because your metabolism stays elevated for a short period even after you finish your cardio. So elevating your metabolism 3 times a day may result in more overall fat utilization than one 40 minute session. This article may be of interest to you:


Most importantly, You need to do what works for You and for Your lifestyle- if you have time to do two separate cardio sessions, then try it and wait for results- If not, one 40 minute session is still more than sufficient! Good luck!

 

[EazyE1]

Hi EazyE,

I read one study which showed that splitting a 30 minute cardio session into two 15 minute sessions per day, seperated by at least six hours, is almost twice as effective. In other words, you can almost double the amount of calories you burn this way.

I also know that many bodybuilders do cardio twice a day during "cutting" phases before competitions.

As for 6 times a day, I personally don't think this is practical but if you think you can hack it…..

Warmest,

Joseph Cole

I heard it takes 30 minutes at least until you even start burning fat though.

 

[Crazybecka88]

I question the validity of that statement put forth by some 'experts'. Perhaps it takes 10-20 minutes to warm your body up in order to begin 'burning fuel' but if you do a 10 minute light warmup, that should take care of this time period. Again, I'm no professional but I'm not sure if I agree with that statement.

 

[Korrie]

I've read a few times lately that splitting your workouts throught the day is every bit as effective as one long workout! I think they say to keep your heart rate up for 20 min's at a time for best results.

Mind you, am I strictly speaking from which I've read, i have no actual education on the matter.

 

[josephcole]

I heard it takes 30 minutes at least until you even start burning fat though.

You don't need to specifically focus on burning "fat". The purpose of aerobic/cardio exercise is to use up calories, which in turn will result in fat loss. Many believe they have to burn fat calories only but the simple fact of the matter is that to lose weight you simply need to use up more calories than you consume.

On a related note, another myth is that low intensity exercise such as walking is more effective for burning fat, but this is completely false. While it’s true that the majority of calories burnt during low intensity exercise come from fat, it’s also true that low intensity exercises burns relatively few calories in comparison to moderate and high intensity exercise.

The higher intensity exercises not only burn a lot more calories, but on top of that, also speed up your metabolism after the workout far more than walking could ever do, which means that despite a smaller percentage of the calories being fat, a greater number of fat calories are being burnt overall.

In other words, moderate to high intensity aerobic exercise is the most effective way to lose fat, and not low intensity exercise. The key, however, is to exercise long enough at that intensity to burn enough calories.

Hope that clears that up.

Warmest,

Joseph

 

[EazyE1]

You don't need to specifically focus on burning "fat". The purpose of aerobic/cardio exercise is to use up calories, which in turn will result in fat loss. Many believe they have to burn fat calories only but the simple fact of the matter is that to lose weight you simply need to use up more calories than you consume.

On a related note, another myth is that low intensity exercise such as walking is more effective for burning fat, but this is completely false. While it’s true that the majority of calories burnt during low intensity exercise come from fat, it’s also true that low intensity exercises burns relatively few calories in comparison to moderate and high intensity exercise.

The higher intensity exercises not only burn a lot more calories, but on top of that, also speed up your metabolism after the workout far more than walking could ever do, which means that despite a smaller percentage of the calories being fat, a greater number of fat calories are being burnt overall.

In other words, moderate to high intensity aerobic exercise is the most effective way to lose fat, and not low intensity exercise. The key, however, is to exercise long enough at that intensity to burn enough calories.

Hope that clears that up.

Warmest,

Joseph

Yea that makes sense.

Basically anything which makes your heart beat faster is going to burn calories. Running being one of the best methods.