Cardio

Cardio

Cardio is short for cardiovascular, which refers to the heart. Cardiovascular exercise is exercise that raises your heart rate and keeps it elevated for a period of time. Another name for it is aerobic exercise. The kinds of exercise that are associated with cardiovascular workouts are things like jogging, fast walking, and swimming where there is no break in the routine.

Here are many health benefits of cardiovascular exercise. It can also have a number of psychological benefits - it can help you feel stronger and more capable, happier, more energetic, etc.

• It strengthens the heart
• It strengthens the lungs and increases lung capacity
• It boosts the metabolism, burns calories, and helps you lose weight
• It helps reduce stress
• It increases energy
• It promotes restful sleep

Cardio workouts

1. Step Aerobics

one of the most favorite cardio exercises preferred. Step Aerobics mainly target your legs, hips and gluteus, and can burn approx. 400 calories in 30 minutes.




2. Bicycling

A stationary or outdoors is a great cardio exercises, depending on resistance and speed can but 250 to 500 calories in 30 minutes.





3. Running

Running is an excellent cardio exercises because all you need is a pair of quality running shoes. Running burns serious calories. A person can easily burn 300 calories in 30 minutes.






4. Elliptical Trainer

It is an excellent cardio exercises and a great way to build endurance. A person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.






5. Rowing

It is both a cardio exercises as well as giving your arms an incredible workout. person can burn about 300 calories in 30 minutes.





6. Walking

Brisk walking is a less strenuous form of cardio exercises. Walking can burn up to 180 calories in 30 minutes. Sprinting, adding hills or an incline can increase amount of calories burned.