Cardio exercises that don't fukk up your joints

[Donnie Dopeflow]

Running supposedly gets to your knees right? What other exercises are great cardio workouts (without the damage)...

[Psutopshotta]

Running supposedly gets to your knees right? What other exercises are great cardio workouts (without the damage)...
Eliptical machine holmes

[Donnie Dopeflow]

Thanks.

What about other stuff swimming, rollerblading and anything else like that (list em)?

Are there any positives and negatives to them?

(Thinking out loud)

[caramellady85]

Thanks.

What about other stuff swimming, rollerblading and anything else like that (list em)?

Are there any positives and negatives to them?

(Thinking out loud)

swimming is really easy on your joints

"Swimming isn't only a great form of general exercise, it can also be therapeutic for particular conditions and injuries. Even animals can benefit: for a dog, a five-minute swim is said to be the equivalent of a five-mile run. (To find an animal pool near you, visit www.natural-animal-health.co.uk.)
Fat burning

Just swimming a few lengths can involve most of the major muscle groups

Swimming is a great way to tone up and trim down, because to swim you need to move your body against the resistance of the water. Just swimming a few lengths can involve most of the major muscle groups, giving your body a great work out. If you crank up the pace, you'll get a brilliant aerobic workout too.

As the resistance in water is more than ten times that of air, you're also burning up more fat - American research suggests you use up 25 per cent more calories in water than you would if you were swimming through air.

Because you can swim at your own pace, slowly if you wish, you can keep swimming for much longer than if you were going for the burn on a bike, for example. Maintaining your staying power is a vital goal in fat-burning exercise.
Low impact

The other big advantage of swimming is that water supports your weight and takes the stress off your joints, so you can put your body through a good workout without your knees, hips or spine paying the price. Research shows that exercising in waist-deep water reduces the pressure on joints by 50 per cent , while exercising in chest-deep water reduces it by as much as 75 per cent.

However, although swimming is great if you have joint problems such as arthritis, it won't build up much protection against the brittle bone disease osteoporosis because it's not a weight-bearing exercise.

Swimming is a wonderful exercise in pregnancy. The weight-supporting effect of water means it's especially good in the late stages when you're struggling to get about."

[Donnie Dopeflow]

Interesting. Thank you...

[Illiptical360]

stairclimber
elliptical
swimming
rowing machine
bike
recumbent bike

[gotti capone]

stairclimber
elliptical
swimming
rowing machine
bike
recumbent bike


stair climbing is some serious shyt. have you gasping for major air. my problem with the elitptical machine is i can never tell if it's workin' .