[SupaStar]

Hi Guys!

I have 70 pounds to shed and in addition to weight training, I would like to do cardio. My question is .... I don't own a tredmill and won't buy one until I can save for it instead of charging it, so I am looking for another effective way to do cardio. I know..."you can use the sidewalk" BUT...in the mornings here it's really dark and then time for work and in the evenings, it's soccer, gymnastics w/the kids 5 days a week so the evenings are out.

Do you guys know of a great way to get the heart to pumping say...in my garage in the mornings so that I can be inside and safe rather than walking alone in the dark?

I have heard about Leslie Sansone's Walk Away The Pounds but don't quite understand how effective that would be. Anyone here use it? I tried walking in place one mornign but was so extremly bored, I stopped after 5 minutes.

Thanks for the advice!

-Sandy

[Dinahgirl]

Hi Sandy, you can do it indoors or out. You can do it on a treadmill, an exercise bicycle, marching or walking place with Leslie Sansone or George Foreman, dancing, or even waving your arms around like an orchestra conductor for 20 minutes a day. (I read today that conductors have extremely strong hearts because of all their upper body movement).

I would suggest that you check out some dvds or videos from your library so you can get an idea of different cardio/aerobic workouts. Another idea is to go to collagevideo.com where you can see video snippets of the different ones they sell.

[jmuns79]

I've never tried the Walk Away the Pounds videos, but I know that they're HARD. I post on the Weight Watchers boards and there are fitness fanatics (who weigh less than 120 pounds and work out like a few hours a day) who use them. It's not just walking in place. You jog, you do weights and you also do other resistance exercises. I would recommend also checking out ebay. You can get videos for cheap there.

[flipafart]

okay this will sound weird but it does work add in a few jumping jacks.