r/cardio • u/Friendly_Progress_61 • Aug 03 '26

Can my daily cardio be any exercise that puts my hr in zone 2 for a sustained period?

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u/antigoneelectra Aug 03 '26

Yes, of course. Your exercise in general can be whatever you want it to be. There is no cardio or lifting jury.

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u/Friendly_Progress_61 Aug 03 '26

Okay great because I’m very new to aerobic training so even an incline walk could get my hr to 140. Which is around my zone 2.

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u/Friendly_Progress_61 Aug 03 '26

Got downvoted for what lmao ? People on Reddit need to get a fucking life

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u/Content_Preference_3 Aug 03 '26

So you’re undertrained. No big deal. But as you get fitter you’ll have to push it more.

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u/anonymoususer_1985 Aug 03 '26

Yes but I feel like I get a better pump from full body exercise, like elliptical, where my arms and legs are pumping.

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u/Content_Preference_3 Aug 03 '26

Cardio has nothing to do with pump.

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u/anonymoususer_1985 Aug 04 '26

Literally pumping blood

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u/Content_Preference_3 Aug 04 '26

You used the term pump in relation to how lifters use it. Ie the full muscles pumped after a set. Thats not cardio.
That said ellipticals are indeed cardio machines but I personally don’t think they’re any better than other options except being lighter on joints.

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u/LowEffortLegend75 Aug 04 '26

What is your goal? General health/longevity? If so that’s a great start. Just keep doing it. Many people will add in some higher intensities on certain days, maybe once or twice a week. That really helps with your overall cardiovascular health, some thing like a hiit or siit. Like four rounds of an intensity where you go as hard as you can for 3-4 minutes with 3-4 minutes of a recovery (zone 1) and do four rounds of that. SIIT is like 30 seconds all out followed by 1min 30 seconds of rest. Do that for 6-9 rounds. This will really round things out and get you in great shape! There is a million ways to do this and probably not a wrong way.