Intensity in Cardio
I started to do six days of cardio a week last week. I’ve really come to understand the meaning of intensity in cardio. Although I don’t believe the calories lost in the digital readout, it’s a great way to guage my progress.
I’m following the Body Code prescritption. I’m currently at Level 5 of 6 which calls for 43-48 minutes of cardio with 5 bursts per session once a week. I love HITTS so I do them three times weekly. Once during the week, I do 50 minutes of endurance. This week I actually went outside and jogged. I really enjoyed being outside and am seriously considering running a 5K! But…it’s just a thought. I don’t want to get ahead of myself here. It’s only been two weeks! I can’t believe how spot on Cooper is. The adrenal types really do get a lot out of cardio.
Another aspect of Adrenals is having a lot of restless energy. With all the cardio I’m doing, I feel a lot calmer. It’s a great contrast to my daily meditations, which are short sessions throughout the day. At this point I don’t require long meditations as I can focus on the here and now about 60% of the day.
Yesterday was weight day, so I didn’t do a HITT. Here are my results:
Elliptical Machine
Time: 45 minutes
Level: 7
Incline: Two minutes on 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, four minutes on 20 then two minutes on each again back down.l
I then went back up to 20 and worked my way back down and then finished on a pace.
Calories burned: 436
Miles: 4:30
What I’m learning about this is that the more efficient the workout, the more calories burned. I’m beginning to understand the more conditioned I am, the more calories I’ll burn. When I first started cardio in February, I burned about HALF this amount. It’s an incredible realization. Couple that with an intense weight training session, then wow…that’s A LOT of energy spend in less than ninety minutes.
