Whats your favorite cardio exercise? What is the most effective in your opinion?

Cadet PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:06:22 -0500

Response by TSgt Joe C. made Jan 22 at 2017 11:07 PM

TSgt Joe C. — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:07:33 -0500

Circuits would be mine....sprinting between circuits mostly. It certainly helped me prepare for my last PT test back in November.

Response by SFC George Smith made Jan 22 at 2017 11:10 PM

SFC George Smith — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 23:10:01 -0500

at My age, the Elliptical and "Cardio-glide" still Kick My butt but, work well ... but yo need to Find what works for you...

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 23 at 2017 1:14 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 01:14:00 -0500

Cadet PVT Private RallyPoint Member running to the fridge is my favorite between sets of vegging on the couch. Most effective is probably running or Insanity Max 30.

Response by CSM David Heidke made Jan 23 at 2017 11:16 AM

CSM David Heidke — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:16:19 -0500

Walking... Great fat burner. Put on a weight vest or a ruck and walk 5 miles. It will do wonders!

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 23 at 2017 12:01 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:01:56 -0500

Elliptical is great on the off days, but for better or worse nothing beats running for cardio.

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Jan 23 at 2017 12:14 PM

SFC Pete Kain — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:14:58 -0500

As you are a cadet, learn to embrace the suck........and run.
For some reason the Military thinks it is a good thing.

Response by SPC Erich Guenther made Jan 23 at 2017 3:16 PM

SPC Erich Guenther — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:16:38 -0500

Swimming is the best, IMHO.

Response by MSG Steve Wiersgalla made Jan 23 at 2017 8:49 PM

MSG Steve Wiersgalla — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:49:36 -0500

Eating bacon while drinking bourbon! Fat old retired guys really like not having to worry anymore.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2017 12:06 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:06:11 -0500

Cadet PVT Private RallyPoint Member My goal is tp walk 10,000 steps a day. The most effective cardio exercise is one that you can fit into your schedule and do on a regular basis.

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Jan 24 at 2017 12:39 AM

CPT Jacob Swartout — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:39:25 -0500

For myself, it's just running 4-6 miles and sometimes more if I can squeeze it in the PT hour. Most effective for me is when I switch to 30/60s sprints and repeat that workout 10x.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 24 at 2017 4:12 AM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 04:12:32 -0500

Rucking is surprisingly good exercise as long as you don't overdo it or run the whole time. Swimming is also good, it uses the whole body and won't murder your joints.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2017 10:35 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:35:17 -0500

Sparring. </taekwondo-black-belt>

Response by MAJ Raúl Rovira made Jan 25 at 2017 5:20 PM

MAJ Raúl Rovira — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:20:06 -0500

Swimming. On average I swim between 6 to 8 miles per week.

I am in better shape when I mix, swimming, cross country skying (Winter) or Hiking (Summer) and some bicycle.

Response by SPC Brian Mason made Jan 26 at 2017 3:53 PM

SPC Brian Mason — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:53:41 -0500

Long distance running at a somewhat slow pace with intervals of PU and SU; at least 10 to 20 each time.

Response by SSG Laurie Mullen made Feb 7 at 2017 5:38 AM

SSG Laurie Mullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:38:28 -0500

When I was stationed at Ft Lewis, WA I got into cycling. I spent most of my time on my road bike. My rides were never less than 10 miles and were normally about 30. I made sure to get in some hill work, going up and down the same hill(s) a few times. The hill work sucked, but I always maxed the run on my PT test.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 19 at 2017 11:18 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 23:18:21 -0500

Anything explosive. Sprinting. Kickboxing. TaekwonDo. Stair running.

Response by SGT S. Ivey made Oct 19 at 2022 11:47 PM

SGT S. Ivey — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 23:47:15 -0400

One of the most effective and safest is rebounding on a mini-trampoline. Not to mention it's a lot more fun than anything else!