Let’s face it, there’s just nothing like a good, challenging, sweaty cardio session to get the blood pumping, torch calories, and boost your mood!

If you’re feeling a little bored of your current cardio routine and want something new and fun to try, I’ve got it for you! Or, maybe you are new to cardio and don’t know where to start, problem solved! Either way, you’re sure to enjoy these three cardio options! I’ve included one for the treadmill, bike, and elliptical, so there’s a little something for everyone! Enjoy!

Elliptical Cardio Tempo Workout: (suitable for any duration, my recommendation is 30-60 minutes, suitable for beginner to advanced - beginners you may simply perform this workout at a lower resistance and work your way up)

This is currently my FAVORITE cardio workout! I love it. It’s fun, effective and the time just flies by! I will tell you that I always and only listen to worship music during my cardio workouts. For me, it transforms my physical workout into a time of filling my spirit and refreshing for my soul. This workout can be done with any type of music, but if you’re not accustomed to working out to worship music, I’d highly recommend giving it a try!

I also recommend using the radio or a music app like Pandora for this workout versus a playlist. The reason being that not knowing what the next song will be is part of the fun! The random play keeps you engaged and challenged.

Here’s how it works. It’s really as simple as it sounds. Begin with a 5-minute easy warm-up. Then, you simply keep the pace of your movement in step with the tempo of each song for the duration of the song. As the beat of the song changes, you match your pace – during fast beats you go hard, then rest on slower tempos. The song totally dictates the pace of the workout. I’m telling you it’s fun and the time flies by because you’re so focused on listening to the song (another reason why I recommend worship music) and staying with the beat that you hardly notice the time passing. In a flash you’re done and feeling amazing!

Treadmill Cardio Workout: (suitable for any duration, my recommendation is 30-60 minutes, suitable for beginner to advanced)

This treadmill workout is a great way to challenge yourself physically and, again, makes the workout go by really fast! Here’s how it works:

Warm-up for 5 min.

Increase your pace to one that you will maintain for the entire workout, you should be at a very fast walk (probably somewhere between 3.5 – 4mph)

Begin at a low incline (somewhere between a 4-5), at a fast walk for one minute. At each minute increment, you will increase the incline by one level, but maintain your speed throughout the entire workout. Increase the incline every minute until maxed out (most treadmills max out somewhere around a 15-16). Then, you back out of the incline in the same manor. Every minute you DECREASE the incline by one level, maintaining your steady speed, until you’ve returned to your beginning incline. Repeat if you desire a longer duration. Enjoy this challenging work out!

Stationary Bike Cardio Workout: (suitable for any duration, my recommendation is 30-60 minutes, suitable for beginner to advanced)

I like to call this workout the “Bounce” – first because it’s fun to say, but also because you’re bouncing all over with different movements, up and down, and from slow to fast. Click Here for the Spinning Bounce Workout! Turn up your music and get your bounce on!