Running gets you toned. Do it right you'll not only burn fat, but build muscle too.

The only thing not worthwhile is low intensity cardio. Don't waste your time doing slow, even paced cardio if you want to lose fat.

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why not???

Interesting question, your metabolism will increase with running which means you can eat more and still lose weight. If you don't do any calorie-burning activities but only restrict calorie intake your body's metabolism will slow down plus you don't get to eat all the good stuff you would be able to eat if you did cardiovascular exercise, There's tons of other benefits twith cardiovascular exercise too. You can make a lot of excuses to avoid cardiovascular exercise, I've seen other excuses, like, cardiovascular exercise decreases muscle mass ,but its no denying the benefits of a good cardio workout

Losing fat is about losing calories.

So, for example, if doing slow paced ( i.e low intensity ) steady cardio burns 250 calories in 30 minutes and ( all other things being equal ) a much higher intensity / paced steady cardio burns 400 calories in 30 minutes...to optimize fat loss over time by doing steady state cardio, you should always opt for the harder 30 minutes. Why ? Because the harder 30 minutes burn more calories and losing fat is about losing calories.

i understand HIIT burns more calories and for a longer period.

but the poster said it was a waste of time doing ss cardio which i do not agree with.

250 calories in half an hour every day is 1/2 lb a week and with a calorie deficit i believe it has its place.

im cutting at the moment and do ss cardio and im seeing gains to say that its not worthwhile IMO is a bit extreme

also i must be doing somthing inbetween as i burn just over 300 cals in half an hour

Running makes you sexy. It's a fact.

well that means i can stop then

If you're doing it simply for weight loss, then no. You can get the same results from simply doing elliptical or other forms of cardio.

Just to note though, most people can't run for more than 10 seconds.

It's certainly not a ' waste of time ' .....per se.

However, if your primary goal is to shed fat and you want to use 30 minutes of steady state cardio to get you there, then the more ' optimal approach ' is to do 30 minutes as hard as you possibly can. Because, if you focus only on the calories burned during those 30 minutes, going the ' hardest you can ' will burn the most calories.

And by ' optimal approach ' I mean, maximize the benefit in the least amount of time or for a given amount of time ( all other things being equal ). So, if you're talking about 30 minutes of steady state cardio - and your primary goal is to lose fat - doing that 30 minutes as hard as you can is the' optimal approach ' IMO.

And you'll lose it a bit quicker if you go harder and burn 350 calories in half an hour instead of 250....that's all I'm saying...in other words, maximum results in a minimum ( or set / given ) amount of time.

Again, nothing wrong with ss cardio.

I'm simply saying, that doing ss cardio as hard as you can burns more calories than doing ss cardio at a easy or moderate pace. And losing fat is about losing calories.

hey man i agree with everything you`re saying

both types of cardio have there merits as my cut progresses i`ll most likely switch to HIIT....at the moment im glad i can run for 30 mins

thanks for the reply wrangell

No problem.....keep up the cardio......and keep shredding that fat !