Cardio exercise workouts
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First and foremost I would like to say that this website was built for the many people around the world who
are like me.Too lazy to exercise,too busy with work and all types of other excuses available.Based on personal
experience,I've found easy workouts which can be done easily at home and is not time consuming.Some exercises just
need 5-15 minutes a day to keep you healthier.So STOP killing yourself by finding excuses and let start BUILDING A
HEALTHIER LIFE!
Some people call Cardiovascular exercise workouts as an aerobic exercise, some people call it
'cardio workout" for short.What it means is exercises that involve the large muscles of the
body like legs and help make your heart and lungs stronger. Cardiovascular exercise has lots of health
benefits like making you feel more alert, lowering your blood pressure, and it comes with a bonus of
burning lots of calories!
Cardiovascular exercise is activity involving the large muscles, such as your legs and trunk. The word 'aerobic'
refers to something that needs oxygen. During cardio or aerobic exercise oxygen gets continuously delivered to
your muscles. This keeps your muscles well oxygenated and causes your muscles to be able to store more energy.
A Healthy
Mind + A Healthy Body= A
Healthy Life
How to achieve a proper cardio workout?
To give your heart a proper cardio workout you need to make sure that you do your cardiovacular exercise
with a certain amount of intensity, but you don't want to overdo this workouts. One way measure the amount of
exertion while doing the exercise is by monitoring your cardio / heart rate.
You can measure your cardio / heart rate manually or with a heart rate monitor. Its easier using a heart
rate monitor, but more about that later.Cardio / Heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per
minute. Everyone has a resting heart rate, which is just what it sounds like - the rate your heart beats per minute
while you are resting. Everyone also has a maximum cardio / heart rate, which the maximum amount of times your
heart can beat in a minute. Your 'target cardio / heart rate zone' is a range of cardio / heart rate that
is considered to be the best rate to be in to give your heart a good workout. This range is between 50% and 85% of
your maximum cardio / heart rate.
Your maximum cardio / heart rate can be determined by a doctor, or you can use a formula to calculate a
rough estimate.The table below shows you how :
For women: 226 - (your age) = your maximum heart rate
For men: 220 - (your age) = your maximum heart rate
Example,if you are a 40 year old man:
1)220 - 40 = 180(this is your maximum heart rate)
Then take that number and multiply it by .5, to get your lower end of your target
zone.
multiply that same number by .85 to get the upper end of your zone.
For the lower end of your target cardio zone : 180 x .5 = 90
For the upper end of your target cardio zone : 180 x .85 = 153
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with the mind body and soul
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