What is cardio?!


Question: What is cardio!?
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With 37% of Americans overweight, it's clear that many of us are not following the latest fitness guidelines that prescribe an hour of exercise a day!. In fact, there was no doubt a collective groan when people realized they would now have to find an hour each day to do something they can't seem to find 5 minutes for!. How important are these guidelines and what can you do to make them fit into your life!?
The Simple Facts About Cardio

Before we talk about how much cardio you should do, you should at least know why it's so important!. Cardiovascular exercise simply means that you're involved in an activity that raises your heart rate to a level where you're working, but can still talk (aka, in your Target Heart Rate Zone)!. Here's why cardio is so important:

It's one way to burn calories and help you lose weight
It makes your heart strong so that it doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood
It increases your lung capacity
It helps reduce risk of heart attack, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes
It makes you feel good
It helps you sleep better
It helps reduce stress
I could go on all day, but you get the point
Bottom line: you need cardio if you want to get your weight under control and get your stress to a tolerable level!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Cardio is short for cardiovascular and in exercise terms if refers to all exercises that work the heart to improve its fitness, though many of the exercises will also help build up muscles as well!. Running, cross-trainer, cycling are just a few of the options!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

cardio is the type of exorciseing that gets the heart moving for an extended period of time!. Exorcises that are cardio are jumping rop, jogging, running, biking, swimming !.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it is short for cardiovascular exercise !.!. anything that exercised your heart and lungs basically !.!. so stuff like jogging, running etc are cardio exercises !.!.!. weight training is the other form of exercise !.!. where you build muscles !.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

is excercise that works out your heart and lungs - running, rowing, spinning, aerobics, etc!.
i think this link will answer the question fully:
http://www!.naturalphysiques!.com/faq/432!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Running!.
Cross-training!.
Step machine!.
Exercises classes e!.g!. spinning!. "Legs Bums n Tums", etc!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Cardio is short for cardiovascular exercise which means really any exercise that benefits the heart!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

cardio means the heartWww@Answer-Health@Com

exercise that makes your heart pump, like aerobicsWww@Answer-Health@Com





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