I lost 100 lbs – my secret is ‘cozy cardio,’ it healed my relationship with working out and brought joy back to moving
A FITNESS fan has shared that she wasn’t always fond of traditional workouts.
She claimed that opting for what she calls “cozy cardio” has healed her relationship with exercise, losing 100 pounds to date.
Hope Zuckerbrow (@hope_zuckerbrow) filmed herself doing the workout in a video on TikTok.
“Reminder: Exercise doesn’t have to be done in a cold and sterile environment.
“It can be sensory-friendly and fun. Cozy cardio has healed my relationship with exercise and brought joy back to movement again,” she said.
In another video she went into further detail about her cozy cardio routine.
“It is 5am on a very rainy Texas morning. So let’s do some cozy cardio.
“First, we need to fill up our water, now we’re going to make our protein coffee.
After eating some homemade protein granola balls and making her coffee, she set the mood with her favorite scents.
She put on some comfortable pajamas and grabbed some water for hydration as her cats cuddled near her.
“Let’s do some cardio. I like to warm up on three while I find something to watch. Going to finish 27 Dresses. I love this movie.
“Then we’re going to bump this up. Now we’re going to drink our coffee and watch our movie and walk,” she said.
After some time on the treadmill watching her movie, she began her cool down portion of her workout.
“Sweating but feeling good. Last five minutes. We’re going to cool down a little bit, ending at 30 minutes.
“I walked about two kilometers, burned about 130 calories. Clocking out. That was another fabulous cozy cardio session,” she said.
Viewers praised her approach to fitness, with one commenting: “Doing this makes exercise feel like a reward rather than punishing myself with a hard workout. I’m all for cozy cardio.”