If i dont consume excess calories do i need/should i do cardio?!


Question: If i dont consume excess calories do i need/should i do cardio?
People do cardio to burn calories and i dont consume a lot of calories at all!!? I get that cardio helps the blood circulation and stuff but if im just eating healthy will i still look and feel healthy even if i were not to excersise?

Answers:

Whether or not you are trying to burn calories, doing cardio is good for you. A trainer explained it to me this way: your heart is a muscle that needs exercise (by doing cardio workouts) as much as your other muscles (whether you lift weights or do resistance exercises for them). If you want to burn calories, you would need to do more cardio (either by increasing intensity or duration), but I think that the idea of a brisk walk for 20-30 minutes 3x per week is good for just basic cardio exercise. Doing only that might get boring though, so you can mix up what you do.
Whether you will look and feel healthy by just eating healthy and not exercising is a tough question to answer. Overall health takes so much more into account than just diet and exercise. Like stress, sleep habits, smoking/drinking/other, risks for certain diseases, etc. etc., the list could go on forever.
I would be willing to bet that you would feel and therefore look healthier if you incorporated some light cardio into your lifestyle (like the walking I mentioned above). Exercise has been proven to relieve stress, increase an overall sense of well-being, and so much more, even if you don't have to burn excess calories.
Now, I am not a doctor, and I am certainly very bad at following my own advice (I know I should be doing what I am telling you!!!). BUT, based on all the information I've read about being healthy in general, some exercise (or even things disguised as exercise, like physical play) is always a part of that (as long as you don't have any kind of injury or health condition to take into consideration!). Check with your doctor if you are unsure, and I think they always say to consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. Again, I am not a doctor!
Good health!



You may look and feel healthy for now, but some cardiovascular exercise is necessary for everyone. People don't do it just to burn calories, they do it to strengthen joints, burn fat, build lung and heart capacity, improve circulation, lower blood pressure, increase endorphin levels, fight Alzheimer's disease, stroke, depression, and cancer. I could go on, but you get the point.

With that being said, if you are eating healthy, there is no need to do very strenuous workouts. Simply walking at a moderate pace will probably be enough for you. You may even do this already as part of your daily activities.

Just remember that fitness is a lifelong goal. You will be most likely to live a long, healthy life if you do exercise, and not just because you are burning a few extra calories.



Just think about this, without the exercise, your body is technically weak. By the time you get older, just being thin means nothing. The cancer patient living down the block is also very thin. Cardio helps build muscles and keeps you healthy. And it's better to start now so that you are still healthy when you get older than be old and weak.



You might look and feel healthy if you just eat a healthy diet, but you'll look and feel a lot healthier if you also do cardio and strength training. Cardio keeps your heart, blood vessels and lungs strong and healthy. Strength training builds lean muscle mass and gives you a firm, toned body.



good question. but cardio makes you more toned, and sets your metabolism higher for a few hours. it makes your body working again.




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