Cardio

What Is Cardio?

Just as it sounds, cardio is short for cardiovascular. As you probably remember from basic health classes, cardiovascular refers to the heart, so cardio exercises are those that elevate the heart rate and keep it elevated for sustained periods of time. If your workout has you huffing and puffing, chances are it’s cardio.

Types of Cardiovascular Exercise

One of the best cardio exercises for beginners of all ages and health conditions, including kids and the elderly, is brisk walking. Walking is a low impact activity, so it is easy on the joints. Since it doesn't require any special equipment, aside from shoes, walking is also one of the cheapest forms of exercise around. Other examples of cardio exercise include:

• Jogging
• Jumping on a trampoline
• Aerobics
• Fast dancing
• Swimming
• Spinning
• Rowing
• Running

Benefits of Cardio

Whether your aim is to lose weight or simply to get in better overall health, cardiovascular workouts are beneficial. For one thing, cardio workouts strengthen your heart and lungs. Over time, these workouts also help you increase your stamina and endurance. Cardiovascular exercise also helps to increase your metabolism. While you are working out, you are burning calories, and that is critical for fat burning. When you are working out in the daytime, you sleep better at night. Other benefits include:

• More attractive appearance
• More sculpted weight loss than dieting alone
• Better handling of stress
• More energy

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