Cardio without strength training

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to keep on an alternating cardio-strength training-rest schedule throughout the week, but with at-home cardio workouts my muscles are getting sore (unless I'm just doing jumping jacks and I just can't do those for 45 minutes). I have How can I get my heart rate up without doing something that works my butt and legs and arms so much I feel like I'm doing strength training more than cardio? For instance, if I do a lot of mountain climbers, my shoulders get fatigued; if I do a lot of squats, by butt and legs get fatigued, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to keep on an alternating cardio-strength training-rest schedule throughout the week, but with at-home cardio workouts my muscles are getting sore (unless I'm just doing jumping jacks and I just can't do those for 45 minutes). I have How can I get my heart rate up without doing something that works my butt and legs and arms so much I feel like I'm doing strength training more than cardio? For instance, if I do a lot of mountain climbers, my shoulders get fatigued; if I do a lot of squats, by butt and legs get fatigued, etc.

Go running or biking

[Anonymous]

You are not doing cardio workouts correctly. I had been doing HIIT cardio videos and then developed severe neck pain last week. The core is central to even cardio workouts. You need to stabilize it before you execute the move to protect your back and neck muscles from being strained. This will decrease the tempo considerably but is far safer. I say this as a lifelong sloucher with diastasis recti.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are not doing cardio workouts correctly. I had been doing HIIT cardio videos and then developed severe neck pain last week. The core is central to even cardio workouts. You need to stabilize it before you execute the move to protect your back and neck muscles from being strained. This will decrease the tempo considerably but is far safer. I say this as a lifelong sloucher with diastasis recti.

Hmm, I don't think so. I was in physical therapy for a year and I'm pretty sure my form is good. Plus I do easy exercises to activate my core and glutes beforehand. I just think that I am going into the aerobic phase before the aerobic phase because my muscles aren't that strong yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to keep on an alternating cardio-strength training-rest schedule throughout the week, but with at-home cardio workouts my muscles are getting sore (unless I'm just doing jumping jacks and I just can't do those for 45 minutes). I have How can I get my heart rate up without doing something that works my butt and legs and arms so much I feel like I'm doing strength training more than cardio? For instance, if I do a lot of mountain climbers, my shoulders get fatigued; if I do a lot of squats, by butt and legs get fatigued, etc.

Go running or biking

My knees hurt when I run (working on exercises for that but I'm not there yet) and biking is too hard with all the hills around here. And I don't have a bike. But I should get one probably and take it somewhere flat. Know of any places around here?