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If you were doing cardio strictly for cardiovascular health what do you feel is most effective in regards to duration and heart rate??
I personally think doing HIIT works best , basically on the track I sprint the straight away then walk the curves , I find that an all out 100yd sprint really gets my rate up then a brisk walk allows it to drop back into a reasonable range before the next sprint.
Being lazy and not having access to the track this year due to the COVID bullshit I've been just doing 10min on the stepmill to get my heart rate up into the 75% range , BUT I have noticed that when doing squats or a bug session of heavy dead lift that I'm not recovering as quickly as I use to when I was doing sprints so it has me wondering if I'm not getting in the best cardio.
Being in my mid 40's now and deciding to stay on a but more gear than just TRT through the "off season" I want to make sure I'm doing all I can for cardiovascular health.
So what is everyone opinions on this or what have you seen or read that indicates one way or another
I personally think doing HIIT works best , basically on the track I sprint the straight away then walk the curves , I find that an all out 100yd sprint really gets my rate up then a brisk walk allows it to drop back into a reasonable range before the next sprint.
Being lazy and not having access to the track this year due to the COVID bullshit I've been just doing 10min on the stepmill to get my heart rate up into the 75% range , BUT I have noticed that when doing squats or a bug session of heavy dead lift that I'm not recovering as quickly as I use to when I was doing sprints so it has me wondering if I'm not getting in the best cardio.
Being in my mid 40's now and deciding to stay on a but more gear than just TRT through the "off season" I want to make sure I'm doing all I can for cardiovascular health.
So what is everyone opinions on this or what have you seen or read that indicates one way or another