Why you should do Cardio With a large percentage of Canadians overweight, its clear that many of us are not following the most recent exercise guidelines prescribing up to an hour of exercise each 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 cant 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 its so important. Cardiovascular exercise simply means that youre involved in an activity that raises your heart rate to a level where youre working, but can still talk (aka, in your Target Heart Rate Zone). Heres why cardio is so important: Its one way to burn calories and help you lose weight It makes your heart strong so that it doesnt 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.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:16:58 +0000
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