Print It Cardio: Treadmill Pyramid Intervals


Updated 02/28/11 10:25 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Print It Cardio: Treadmill Pyramid Intervals

Time Speed Incline 0:00-5:00 4.0 2.5 5:00-6:00 5.0 1.0 6:00-7:00 6.0 1.0 7:00-8:00 5.0 1.0 8:00-9:00 6.5 1.0 9:00-10:00 4.0 1.0 10:00-11:00 6.5 1.0 11:00-12:00 5.0 1.0 12:00-13:00 7.0 1.0 13:00-14:00 5.0 1.0 14:00-15:00 7.5 1.0 15:00-16:00 4.0 1.0 16:00-17:00 6.5 1.0 17:00-18:00 5.5 1.0 18:00-19:00 7.0 1.0 19:00-20:00 5.5 1.0 20:00-21:00 8.0 1.0 21:00-22:00 5 Read more

10 Fitness Routines to Work Your Entire Body Fast


Updated 03/15/12 12:07 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Fast Full-Body Workout Ideas

Even if you have all the time in the world to spend at the gym, who wants to? Get in and out and on with your day by doing workouts that will strengthen all your muscle groups in a short time and get the heart rate up as well. Here are 10 do-anywhere total-body workout ideas that will save you time. Celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins developed a belly-fat-blasting workout sequence that is fast Read more

A Reader Shares Her Boredom-Busting Printable Indoor Cardio Workout


Updated 01/17/12 5:55 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Printable Indoor Cardio Workout For Treadmill, Elliptical, or Bike

Reader FitFabCities has a boredom-busting workout for your next stint on the treadmill, elliptical, or bike. She shared it with us in our FitSugar Community. Since you've all had Winter weather for awhile, you might be getting a little bored with your usual indoor-cardio workout. Well, here’s a new printable workout that you can do on any cardio machine, and it’s sure to beat your boredom. Read more

Rehab Treadmill Workout


Updated 09/09/11 4:45 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Rehab Treadmill Workout

Minutes Speed Incline Weeks One and Two Warmup 5 2.5 1.0 Interval Workout 30 minutes total — walk for one minute, followed by 30 seconds of running, repeat Walk: 3.5Run: 5.0 1.0 Cooldown 5 On tiptoes, walk backwards on treadmill while using the sidebars for support. 1.0 Weeks Two and Three Warmup 5 2.5 1.0 Interval 30 minutes total — walk for one minute, followed by one Read more

Get the Most Out of Your Elliptical Workout


Updated 12/17/11 8:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

How to Make the Most of Your Time on the Elliptical

Elliptical trainers are a gym favorite. Not only is this cardio machine joint friendly, it's incredibly versatile — you can go forward and backward, work your arms and legs, or focus on your core while getting your heart rate up. Here are some tips to help you squeeze the most out of your minutes on the machine. If your focus is cardio: Keep your eye on your strides per minute. SPM is the Read more

FitSugar Circuit Workout


Updated 11/06/11 4:25 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 9 comments

Full Body Circuit Workout to Strengthen Legs, Abs, and Arms

Not only is an at-home workout excuse-proof, it is recession-proof as well since it's free and will only cost you calories! Check out this full body circuit workout that fits in your living room. It takes about 20 minutes to do, and other than a chair, it requires no props. Instructions: After warming up with light cardio for five minutes, repeat each three-exercise circuit twice, resting for 60 Read more

The 300-Calorie-Burning Wogging Workout


Updated 03/16/12 9:28 AM · Posted by · 14 comments

The 300-Calorie-Burning Wogging Workout

Last Fall, I was all about the running, and would have been all over the 500-calorie-burning treadmill running workout. But now that I'm prego, doing sprint intervals at 8 mph is just not happening. Instead of running, wogging is more my speed — walking with jogging intervals. It's not only great for those expecting, but a perfect lower impact workout if you're a beginner, or have always run, Read more

Print It: Elliptical Incline Booty Workout


Updated 09/19/11 6:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Printable Elliptical Workout to Work Glutes on the Incline

Time Resistance Incline SPM* 0:00-2:30 3.0 5.0 110-130 2:30-5:00 5.0 7.0 120-130 5:00-10:00 9.0 11.0 130-140 10:00-15:00 9.0 13.0 130-140 15:00-20:00 9.0 15:00 130-140 20:00-25:00 11.0 15.0 120-130 / Go BACKWARD 25:00-30:00 9.00 15.0 130-140 / Go FORWARD 30:00-32:30 5.0 5.0 120-130 32:30-35:00 3.0 5.0 120-130 Read more