30 Minutes of Cardio a Day Keeps the Dr. Away....
Cardiovascular fitness/Cardiovascular exercise is a very important component to a healthy lifestyle. If you are trying to achieve weight loss, the easiest,healthiest and most certainly the surest way to do this is to increase your physical activity.A great way to begin your journey is to check with your health care professional.Make sure you are healthy enough to begin a daily exercise routine.Once you've gotten the okay,start off a little at a time.Be careful,too much activity too soon may have a negative effect and may lead to early burn-out or even injury.
Cardiovascular exercise is any activity that involves the large muscles of the body,raises the heart rate, and is continuous and rhythmic.This may include,but not limited to walking,jogging,swimming,biking,and dancing.These exercises can be done at a park,pool,gym or at home. Any physical activity can be very helpful.Even a low-intensity activity like housework,gardening,or stair climbing will help your cardiovascular fitness level.
Start off slowly to insure you stick with your new exercise routine.If you have not exercised in a while, you may want to start off with a 5 minute routine and gradually increase your cardiovascular activity.Over the course of a week or so increase your activity level by 5 minutes every other day until you reach 30 minutes. Three to four (3-4) weeks of 30 minutes of cardiovascular activity equals healthy weight loss, lowered blood pressure and improved cholesterol levels.
I hope this tip helps you to begin a new exercise routine and stick with it.
