Thread: How/ what cardio should I do without having access to cardio Equipment??

Run intervals. I work out in my basement, and that's what I mostly do. Mine are very simple, more of fartlek: I sprint to the end of one block, jog to the next, repeat anywhere from 10-15 times. (It takes me 20 minutes to half an hour.) I hate cardio equipment; it makes me feel like a lab rat.

I also garbage-picked a heavy bag, and that's chained to one of the beams in my workout room. I sometimes do boxing intervals when I'm sick of running.

Jump rope....very cheap and a killer cardio workout.

you have to be coordinated enough to jump rope tho! Which i struggle at!

Go, uh, for a run outside? :\

Jogging, sprinting, jump roping, jumping jacks, and swimming if you have pool access.

I'm not too sure on the dangers of burning off your freshly built muscles. Not something i've ever worried aobut. I'm a great lover of running. Then I get home and feel stuffed....but jump on the mountain bike instead.
Uses a few muscles that you probably won't do too much with when running.

I also invested in a floor to ceiling ball almost a year ago....wow.
If you can manage 25 minutes at max effort on one of these things, you will be absolutely stuffed. It takes a couple of weeks to get a good technique/timing down pat, but it's worth it. I reckon this is one of the most enjoyable cardio workouts you can get.