What to do instead of cardio?

Question

I want to loose about 10lb. but I have a small child and my husband is away for a few months.I don't have anywhere to leave my kid to go run and is too cold to take him with me.What other excersize can I do instead of cardio,beside weights?Also I live in a apartment and I can't really jump or make too much noice

Answer 1

how bout yoga, meditation, and watching what you eat. You need to be active, so i guess you could go walking in the malll, or push your child around the mall.

Just try and find something active whether its walk or jog or stretch out. Then you can do yoga and change your diet. good luck to you.

Answer 2

Cardio exercises are the best way to go about weight loss, but if you don't have the equipment available you could always conduct calisthenic type exercises in a circuit-style fashion.
I work with athletes and often have to come up with alternate exercises based on injury and available resources. A favorite of mine is to have athletes with lower extremities injuries perform 10 sets of 25 situps and 10 push ups with no break in between. I get on them if they pause at all while turning over, etc. I generally use this one while the rest of the team is running at the end of practice so that they get their wind up even though they can't participate in sprints. You could mix it up adding in pull ups, tricep dips, lunge walking, wall squats, etc... just remember to use proper form and keep up the pace! I would advise picking at least two or three exercises that work varying muscle groups so that you're able get your heart pumping and keep your pulse elevated without your muscles fatiguing too quickly.

Answer 3

That's pretty difficult. In order to lose 10 pounds, you need to sweat by raising your heart beat for 20 minutes.

Try taking the kid to a mall before they open and join one of the walking groups (usually elderly).

Do a trial membership at a gym that has child care.

Turn to FiTV or Lifetime and do low impact aerobics.

Answer 4

May sound stupid, but you can try dancing. Don't play the music too loud or use an MP3/Ipod and just dance. It doesn't have to be any set style of dancing, and since it's just you and baby, you can be as silly, wierd, untalented or talented as you want to be:) I don't remember where I read it(it was in a recent women's magazine, I just don't remember which one it was) that 20 mins. of dancing is just as good as 20 mins. of jogging. Hope it helps.

Answer 5

There are a lot of options. I would suggest getting one of those steps and get a stepping exercise video. That way you can get your cardio without making noise, going outside or spending a lot of money.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

play Dance Dance Revolution, thats what i do... after you play it a few times its a hell of a workout... i can run over a mile and not sweat... ddr makes me break a sweat. Unless your floors are really thin, you can buy a thick soft play matt and you wont bother anyone.

Answer 8

Try Pilate's, they have cheep videos you can pick up...it gets you moving but not jumping around etc..

Answer 9

read tips on weight loss and exercise programs to help you more on this site

Answer 10

i have heart problems, i do aerobic cardio, it doesnt involve you leaving anywhere. stand in one spot and do any motion really fast, your heart will pump, it will grow stronger and youll loose weight. also salsa dancing or any dancing will help you shred weight. it also FUN!

Aerobic exercise
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In physical exercise, aerobic exercise is complementary to anaerobic exercise. Aerobic literally means "with oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen in muscles' energy-generating process. Aerobic exercise includes any type of exercise, typically those performed at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time, that maintains an increased heart rate. In such exercise, oxygen is used to "burn" fats and glucose in order to produce adenosine triphosphate, the basic energy carrier for all cells. Initially during aerobic exercise, glycogen is broken down to produce glucose, but in its absence, fat metabolism is initiated instead. The latter is a slow process, and is accompanied by a decline in performance level. The switch to fat as fuel is a major cause of what marathon runners call "hitting the wall."

Anaerobic exercise, in contrast, refers to the initial phase of exercise, or any short burst of intense exertion, in which the glycogen or sugar is consumed without oxygen, and is a far less efficient process.[citation needed] Operating anaerobically, an untrained 400 meter sprinter may "hit the wall" after only 300 meters.[citation needed]

There are various types of aerobic exercise. In general, aerobic exercise is one performed at a moderately high level of intensity over a long period of time. For example, running a long distance at a moderate pace is an aerobic exercise, but sprinting is not. Playing singles tennis, with near-continuous motion, is generally considered aerobic activity, while golf or doubles tennis, with their more frequent breaks, may not be.

Among the recognized benefits of doing regular aerobic exercise are:

Strengthening the muscles involved in respiration, to facilitate the flow of air in and out of the lungs
Strengthening and enlarging the heart muscle, to improve its pumping efficiency and reduce the resting heart rate
Toning muscles throughout the body, which can improve overall circulation and reduce blood pressure[citation needed]
Increasing the total number of red blood cells in the body, to facilitate transport of oxygen throughout the body[citation needed]
Increased storage of energy molecules such as fats and carbohydrates within the muscles, allowing for increased endurance[citation needed]
Neovascularization of the muscle sarcomeres to increase blood flow through the muscles[citation needed]
As a result, aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of death due to cardiovascular problems. In addition, high-impact aerobic activities (such as jogging or jumping rope) can stimulate bone growth, as well as reducing the risk of osteoporosis for both women and men.[citation needed]

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1 Aerobic exercise versus aerobics
2 Aerobic capacity
3 History
4 Critiques
5 Commercial success
6 References



[edit] Aerobic exercise versus aerobics
"Aerobics" are a particular form of aerobic exercise. Aerobics classes generally involve rapid stepping patterns, performed to music with cues provided by an instructor. This type of aerobic activity became quite popular in the United States after the 1970 publication of The New Aerobics by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, and went through a brief period of intense popularity in the 1980s, when many celebrities (such as Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons) produced videos or created television shows promoting this type of aerobic exercise. Group exercise aerobics can be divided into two major types: Freestyle Aerobics and Pre-choreographed Aerobics.


[edit] Aerobic capacity
Aerobic capacity describes the functional status of the cardiorespiratory system, (the heart, lungs and blood vessels). Aerobic capacity is defined as the maximum volume of oxygen that can be consumed by one's muscles during exercise. It is a function both of one's cardiorespiratory performance and of the ability of the muscles to extract the oxygen and fuel delivered to them. To measure maximal aerobic capacity, an exercise physiologist or physician typically directs a subject to exercise on a treadmill, first by walking at an easy pace and then, at set time intervals during graded exercise tests, gradually increasing the workload. The higher a cardiorespiratory endurance level, the more oxygen transported to exercising muscles and the longer exercise can be maintained without exhaustion. The higher aerobic capacity, the higher the level of aerobic fitness.


[edit] History
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Both the term and the exercise method were developed by Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., an exercise physiologist of the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Cooper, an avowed exercise enthusiast, was personally and professionally puzzled about why some people with excellent muscular strength were still prone to poor performance at tasks such as long-distance running, swimming, and bicycling. He began measuring systematic human performance using a bicycle ergometer, and began measuring sustained performance in terms of the ability to utilize oxygen.

His groundbreaking book, Aerobics, was published in 1969, and included scientific exercise programs using running, walking, swimming and bicycling. The book came at a fortuitous historical moment, when increasing weakness and inactivity in the general population was causing a perceived need for increased exercise. It became a best seller.

Cooper's data provided the scientific baseline for almost all modern aerobics programs, most of which are based on oxygen-consumption equivalency.


[edit] Critiques
When generalized fitness is a professional operational requirement, as for athletes, combat services, police and fire personnel, aerobic exercise alone may not provide a well-balanced exercise program. In particular, muscular strength, especially upper-body muscular strength, is usually neglected. Also, the metabolic pathways involved in anaerobic metabolism (glycolysis and lactic acid fermentation) that generate energy during high intensity, low duration tasks such as sprinting, are not exercised at peak rates. Aerobic exercise is, however, an extremely valuable component of a balanced exercise programme and is good for cardiovascular health.

Some persons suffer repetitive stress injuries with some forms of aerobics and then must choose less injurious "low-impact" forms or lengthen the gap between bouts of aerobic exercise to allow for greater recovery.

Aerobics notably does not increase the resting metabolic rate as much as some forms of weight-training, and may therefore be less effective at reducing obesity. However, this form of exercise also allows for longer, more frequent activity and consumes more energy when the individual is active. In addition, the metabolic activity of an individual is heightened for several hours following a bout of aerobic activity.

Aerobic activity is also used by individuals with anorexia as a means of suppressing appetite, since aerobic exercise increases glucose and fatty acids in the blood by stimulating tissues to release their energy stores.[citation needed] While there is some support for exercising while hungry as a means of tapping into fat stores, most evidence is equivocal. In addition, performance can be impaired by lack of nutrients, which can impair training effects.


[edit] Commercial success
Aerobic exercise has long been a popular form of weight loss and physical fitness, often taking a commercial form.

Tennis and jogging gained prominence and popularity in the 1970s
Judi Sheppard Missett largely helped create the market for commercial aerobics with her Jazzercise program in the 1970s
Richard Simmons hosted an aerobic exercise show on television, beginning in the 1980s, and continued with a variety of exercise videos.
Billy Blanks's Tae Bo helped popularize cardio-boxing, workouts that used martial arts movements in the 1990s
The Nia Technique, also called Neuromuscular Integrative Action, was developed in the 1980s as a form of "non-impact" aerobics (the original words in the acronym). This is in contrast to popular "no pain no gain" attitudes, and attempted to combat the problem of impact injuries.