Cardio Exercise

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How to Warm Up for Cardio Exercise

A warm-up simply means 5 to 15 minutes of aerobic exercise at a very easy pace. The term cardio is often used interchangeably with aerobic. Aerobic exercise is any repetitive activity that you do long [more…]

How to Cool Down after Cardio Exercise

After a cardio workout (aerobic exercise such as brisk walking, jogging, bicycling, swimming, or stair climbing), you should always remember to cool down before resting. Don’t stop suddenly and make a [more…]

Monitoring Your Heart Rate during Cardio Exercise

You can monitor your heart rate to ensure that you're exercising at the right pace during a cardio workout. Your heart rate (also called your pulse) is the number of times that your heart beats per minute [more…]

How to Find Your Target Heart-Rate Zone

Typically, your target heart-rate zone is between 50 percent and 85 percent of your maximum heart rate, the maximum number of times your heart should beat in a minute without dangerously overexerting yourself [more…]

Using Cardio Exercise for Good Health

If your goal is to feel better and live a longer and healthier life, a little aerobic exercise goes a remarkably long way. The people in the bottom 20 percent of the population, fitness-wise, are 65 percent [more…]

Using Cardio Exercise for Weight Loss

Cardio exercise is only one part of a weight-loss plan. You also need to revamp your eating habits and embark on a weight-training program. In order to lose a pound in one week, you need to create a 3, [more…]

Knowing Which Activities Burn the Most Calories

When planning an exercise program, choose an activity that you can sustain for at least 10 or 15 minutes. Sure, running burns more calories than walking, but if running wipes you out after a half mile [more…]

Using Cardio Exercise to Maximize Fitness

As you progress with a cardio fitness program and get the hang of the exercise thing, you may find that you want more of a challenge. Instead of being satisfied with a boost in energy and a decrease in [more…]

How to Get a Cardio Workout by Walking

Can you really get fit by walking? Absolutely — as long as you walk long enough, hard enough, and often enough. Sure, walking burns fewer calories per minute than jogging, but most people last longer on [more…]

Running Your Way to Fitness

Like walking, running provides a fitness workout that you can take with you anywhere. You can work up a great sweat, burn lots of calories, and your muscles feel invigorated after you finish. You don’t [more…]

Bicycling on a Mountain Bike or Road Bike

Cycling outdoors on a mountain bike or road bike is perfect for people who can’t take the relentless pounding of running or find the slow pace of walking or running a real drag. Cycling is the best way [more…]

Getting in Shape with In-Line Skating

In-line skating — often called Rollerblading— is enjoyed by more than 15 million people. Skating is fun because it isn’t as linear as running, walking, and cycling. You can curve, turn, glide, sprint, [more…]