Is this excercise Good for Cardio? Bike plus Dumbbell Session

[abokhari]

Last week at the gym I created my own exercise for cardio. Maybe others do it too but I never see anyone trying it at the gym. What do you guys think of this exercise for cardio.

So on the stationary bike at the 4 setting I go for 3 minutes to warm up.

I switch the setting to 8 now and I add light (5lbs) dumbbells to the cardio.

20 secs as i ride the bike I do a punching motion, push-pull repeatedly. Left, Right, Left, Right, etc. as I pedal. Then I stop the punching and just pedal on the 8 setting for 40 secs. I continue doing this 10 times, so for 10 minutes Total, with 20 secs pedaling + the dumbell and 40 secs just pedaling alone.

Then 2 minutes on setting 4 to cool down.

So this 15 minute cardio session gets me soaking wet from sweat!

So is this a good idea for cardio? Anyone ever try it? Thanks!

[Birddog6424]

I'm sure it works.

You could also try an elliptical.

[abokhari]

I'm sure it works.

You could also try an elliptical.

Issue with elliptical compared to this is that when you move the pedals on elliptical the hand rows move too. With this approach there is no assistance