minimal available time, what cardio exercise would maximize my time

[hawaiinate]

between the academy workouts which are basically lots of pushups, situps, crunches leglifts and varsity sailing team workouts which is all manner of weightlifting led by the ex spec ops guy on our team I'm covered for strength training. What I need to do though is lose more weight. I try my best to eat healthy (lots of veggies, trying to minimize fat and calories from fat) but I have probably an hour per day 3 days a week to do cardio to augment that. We have rowing machines, elliptical machines, and stationary bikes in the school gym and plenty of country roads to run on. what I'm asking is what would be most beneficial for cardio to help me lose weight?

[pierini]

It's all good Nate. I suggest that you mix and match the various cardio activities as well as cardio duration and intensities for best results.

Once a week, get a cardio activity in for a longer-duration and steady state pace, such as 30-45 minutes on the elliptical machine or running or brisk walking.

Once a week, get a shorter-duration and high intensity workout in, such as doing interval training of either fast-paced running distances for one minute with about the same amount of time recoverying with walking. Do this for about 20-30 minutes.

Once a week go all out, such as 500 meters on the rowing machine as fast as you can, or running a mile as fast as you can, or seeing how many strides you can complete on the elliptical trainer for 5 to 10 minutes. I like to set the elliptical trainer at a resistance of 10 and an incline of 10 (with 20 being max).

Just hit it 3 times a week and be steady.

Don't be afraid of fat and don't deny your body good fats, concentrate on total calorie consumption.

Start a training journal here in the Online Journal forum so we can help you and cheer you on.

What is your diet like more specifically? Go through a typical day of what and when you eat. Perhaps we can tweak something.

As far as cardio goes, I agree with what Mr P. said.

Got 16 minutes? Give Max OT cardio a try. It's basically HIIT done to the point that if you've got anything left after 16 minutes...you didn't work hard enough.

Don't wanna get bored? Alternate burpees with jump rope...that'll make you vomit. A real man's (or woman's) workout...definitely not for slackers.

Walk and run everywhere Mr