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Better Cardio Workouts
The Cardio KingChange it upOne of the most important aspects to a cardio workout is changing it. Most people get bored with exercise simply because they pop these DVD's in and do the same thing everyday. Imagine if you had to read the same book everday, would that be fun.Read more…Cardio Enthusiasts: Discover a More Effective Training Method for Fat Loss and Heart Health!
It is common to hear fitness professionals and medical doctors prescribe low to moderate intensity aerobic training (cardio) to people who are trying to prevent heart disease or lose weight. Most often, the recommendations constitute something along the lines of "perform 30-60 minutes of steady pace cardio 3-5 times per week maintaining your heart rate at a moderate level". Before you just give in to this popular belief and become the "hamster on the wheel" doing endless hours of boring cardio, I'd like you to consider some recent scientific research that indicates that steady pace endurance cardio work may not be all it's cracked up to be.Read more…The Fitness Cardio Secret That Propels Lance Armstrong
What is Lance Armstrong doing that you can do to improve your results?Most people exercise to lose weight, focusing solely on that one single goal. But wait, it is not only about looking aesthetically pleasing, getting in those tight jeans, or losing ten pounds.Read more…Using Nutrition to Boost Your Cardio
So, you’re doing cardio religiously and you’re not getting any results…What’s the deal?! Good news.Read more…The Best Cardio Workouts
The benefits of exercise are abundant and well documented, and the best cardio workouts can increase your quality of life. One can hardly read a magazine or watch the news without stumbling across a study or doctor claiming a new benefit from exercise.The research into exercise is conclusive enough, but we all know people in our lives that have their own testimonies to the virtue of exercise and the benefits it creates.Read more…Playing Your Cardio Right
To many, that half-hour a day is the most enjoyable, most therapeutic part of your agenda. To others, it’s as dreadful as taking out the trash and doing the dishes. Yet, like your household chores, you know it’s something you simply must do.Read more…A Cardio Snob's Workout
As I peruse the pages of various holiday issues of my favorite fitness/womens magazines I notice many articles about the benefits of practicing yoga at this stressful time of year. At the risk of sounding like a cardio snob, if I have 30 minutes a day (if I’m lucky) and i have to get into a special outfit in about a month and a half. I am not spending that 30 minutes taking cleansing breaths and stretching.Read more…Maximum Cardio
Depending on your goals and body type, different amounts of cardio may be required. A lean “hard-gainer” trying to add mass may benefit from only one or two cardiovascular sessions per week. On the other hand, someone like myself who is extremely prone to storing fat and sensitive to carbohydrates may require 3 or more sessions in order to maintain peak physique.Read more…Are You Making This Cardio Mistake?
Are you exercising for long periods of time to try to burn fat? If you’re like most people you probably are, but there is a better way. It’s called “high intensity interval training” (HIIT) and lately it has started to become pretty famous for its obvious health benefits.Read more…Exercise: Quick Cardio
Most people are well aware of the importance of performing cardiovascular exercise (cardio) with regards to overall health and burning body fat. It is this latter benefit, namely fat loss, that keep individuals engaged in cardio, also known as aerobics.Unfortunately, cardio cannot only be quite boring, but also time consuming.Read more…Should You Just Stick To Cardio & Lift Light Weights To Transform Your Physique?
Another gym myth I hear too often. The only thing thats going to transform is the look on your face when you see you're not getting the results you expected. Now look...Read more…Cardio Impact: Effects of Popular Cardio Methods
Cardiovascular activity is difficult to enjoy and it is even tougher when you do the same exercises every day. This article is going to give you an insight of the most popular methods of cardio available. You are going to learn all about walking, jogging, sprinting, dancing, cycling, swimming, and rollerblading.Read more…Adding Variety To Your Cardio Routine
Keeping up with an cardiovascular exercise over a long period of time involves finding new ways to enjoy your workouts and to challenge yourself– both physically and mentally.In fact, pushing yourself to try new activities is critical to prevent plateaus in progress, boredom, and burn-out. Varying your cardio routine ensures you'll have more fun– and stay more consistent– with the habits required for lifelong health and fitness.Read more…Make Your Cardio Fun
Being bored is not fun and it`s even worse when you know that you have another thirty minutes left on the treadmill. The minutes seem to go by like seconds and you hit the stop button because you simply cannot go on any longer. So what happened?Read more…Cardio Smardio, What is Smart Cardio?
It may be the one type of exercise dreaded most of all. . .Read more…Cardio Workouts or Weight Training - Which Is Best?
At some point in your exercise life, you'll ask yourself whether you should be focusing more on a cardio-only program, or a weights-only program. Most likely this will be when you hit a plateau in one of them, and feel that the time could be spent in the other type of exercise.Does it really matter if you only do one type?Read more…Cardio Interval Training for Superior Conditioning
Cardio Interval Training can help you reach new cardiorespiratory endurance levels, burn more calories, increase speed, improve power and generally improve over-all fitness performance.Cardio Interval Training is a series, or repeated segments, of intense activity, alternated with periods of recovery that can be either reduced activity or complete inactivity.For example...Read more…The Cardio Body Building Fallacy
Most workout programs, in my opinion, are examples of cardio body building and are wrongly based on bodybuilder isolation movement exercises and marathoner extended aerobic training.This is NOT the path to optimum fitness excellence!The cardio body building combination is actually the biggest training mistake you can make.Read more…Designing an Exercise Program for Beginners Using Home Cardio Equipment
Perhaps you are planning on purchasing a treadmill, elliptical machine, stationary bike, or some other home cardio equipment. How can you be sure you get the maximum fitness and weight loss out of your equipment?Assuming you have talked to your doctor and have been approved for exercise, here are some tips for designing your workout routine for maximum benefits and years of success!Read more…You Don't Have to Strain for Cardio Fitness Gains
Quantity may beat quality when it comes to exercise and heart health. Adults who engage in mild exercise -- such as walking briskly for 12 miles or exercising moderately for 125-200 minutes over the course of a week -- can improve their aerobic fitness significantly and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in Chest."The classic exercise regimen has a component of intensity up to 80 percent of someone's maximum for health benefits," says lead author Brian D.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Cardio category
- Lunch Break Burn - By: Sandra Prior
If you're keen to get fit but don't have the time, try this lunch-hour gym or park workout. - Blood Pressure Kit: Your Doctor At Home - By: Roberto Sedycias
A blood pressure kit helps you keep an eye on your health and potentially saves your precious life. Read on to know more about it. - Are You Confused By The Enormous Number Of Blood Pressure Lowering Medications? - By: Donald Saunders
We take a look at the large number of drugs which are presently used for treating high blood pressure. - Is Your Kid Heading for a Heart Attack? - By: Sandra Prior
The combination of moderate elevations in several risk factors can put you at high risk for heart disease. Some risk factors you can’t do anything about are: growing older, being male, or having a family history of early heart disease. - High Carbs/Low Fat Diets and Cardio Vascular Disease - By: Dr. N. Rowan Richards
For the past 20 years, the American public has been bombarded with the message: "Fat is bad!" As a result, our food supply is now inundated with "low fat" foods, engineered foods and foods processed to remove natural fats. In every instance, low fat foods are loaded with carbohydrates. - Weights Before Cardio: Stop Working Against Yourself - By: Tony Hale
Just because you’re working hard, doesn’t mean that you’re working smart. I see it every day. People come into the gym and hop on a treadmill for 30-60 minutes and then head over to the weights to do their resistance training. - Fat Burning Secrets For Cardio Workouts - By: Gerald Gore
Lets face it, most of us live pretty busy lives and the amount of time spent exercising does eat up what little free time a lot of us have. I don’t like to waste my free time anymore than anyone else so if I am going to use it up on an activity, I feel the rewards of the activity should out way the cost.That being said, one of the activities that I add to my workout routines is a cardio program. - The Exact Reason Why Cardio is Essential: Avoiding The Starvation Response - By: Nathan Latvitis
Cardio, Calories, and the Starvation ResponseMost of the time, when someone decides that they want to lose fat, they inevitably head for the nearest fad diet. However, 95% (closer to 100%) of the time, these fad diets fail. The reason they fail is because exercise is rarely incorporated into the program. - Cardio or Weights First for Best Fat Burning? - By: Gina Paolino
Exercise smarter, not harder for fat-burning. Cardio or weights first for best results? The answer is here! - Cardio for Rookies - By: Zach Bashore
Weight training is an important aspect of the bodybuilding process, but what about the forgotten exercise commonly known as cardio. Cardio is just , if not more important than weight training itself and should be at the top of every trainee`s to-do list. In this article, I am going to give you a run down on the different types of cardio that can be done and the benefits of doing cardiovascular exercise.