Never skip these Cardio Exercises

Cardio exercises is a simple way to loose weight, burn fat, improve health or be physically fit. In other words it's cardiovascular exercise which improves your heart rate and blood flow. It is similar to aerobic exercise which means use of oxygen to meet the demands of the body during exercise. Only running to be in shape sometimes is boring. There are many types of cardio exercises. The main target of these exercise is to have a good control on heart rate.

BEST CARDIO WORKOUTS FOR ANY BODY TYPE:

Sprinting on ground

1. SPRINTING

Sprinting is the best form of cardio an individual can perform. It burns good amount of calories. Sprints can be done on treadmills, race tracks or various other outdoor places.

Sprinting is different from jogging. In jogging a constant pace is maintained whereas in sprinting the explosive power is under action. Sprinting is best to maintain the shredded look or loose body weight.

The sequence of sprinting can be as : initially sprinting for 1 min and then jogging for 1 min. After that continuing the same cycle. Sprint on treadmills or outdoor it's your choice.
Personally I love sprinting outdoors in the nature that too early in the morning.

Exercise bikes

2. CYCLING

Cycling is a good alternative for sprinting. There are few people who suffer from knee pain or joint pain while running or jogging for a period of time. So they find difficulty in running. Cycling is the best solution for this.

Now you may even use your personal cycle or exercise bikes in your gym. I have observed that people in gym don't even pedal properly. They continuously use their smartphones while cycling. Isn't that a signal to laziness? Instead go for a good RPM and maintain that speed.

Always keep the intensity high. You may slow down for 30-60 sec. And again continue with the same speed.

HIIT - Battle rope figure 8 slams

3. HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING

HIIT is also one of the most important type of cardio exercise. It is also known as HIGH INTENSITY INTERMITTENT TRAINING. HIIT burns more calories than workouts or sprinting. HIIT is a training with shorter recovery period.

It requires less time and there is very less chance of muscle loss. So no worries about muscle loss. Just keep your exercise to rest ratio constant. Minimum the rest period better is the result.

HIIT workout includes planks, squats, push-ups, burpees, pull ups, battle rope figure 8 slams, high knee, side lunges and many other variations.
You may check out some benefits of common mistakes and advantages of HIIT workout.

Rowing

4. ROWING

Rowing machines are available in gym or any fitness centers. Rowing machine involves your upper body muscles as well as lower body muscles. Specially your back muscles, hamstrings and forearms. This machine is very beneficial as it does not put stress on your joints.

Number of calories burned totally depends upon your intensity with which you perform your rows and for what duration. Just keep the correct form and maintain the pace. If the form is not proper then the chances of back pain increases.

Skipping

5. SKIPPING

Skipping is a very common exercise. I assume that everyone once in their childhood has played games and skipping was surely one of them. Let it be solo skipping or skipping with the help of friends. It was a memorable moment.

Skipping is also very beneficial cardio exercise. In other words jumping rope helps in reducing weight and improves balance. Skipping can be done anywhere at any time. You just need a skipping rope. Also the cost of the rope is very less.

Infact skipping burns more calories than running. As you continuously need to jump. It also improves body coordination. It's a good cardio exercise to perform at home.

Elliptical

6. ELLIPTICAL

Elliptical is better than normal treadmill as your heart beat is more while using elliptical machines. But many people find elliptical boring. That's not right.
Instead get used to it. Elliptical involves both legs and arms muscles. Elliptical is the best way to warm up.

There are many modes in elliptical machines which you can change according to your workout plan.

These were some cardio exercise which you can perform for your cardiovascular improvement.


There are also few interesting ways which will act as your cardio exercises:

Football

1. SPORTS

It is the best way which involves your cardio exercise. Sports activities like football, basketball, handball, cricket or any other game helps in many ways.

These sports activities improve your stamina, hand and eye coordination, social adaptability, endurance, etc.

Also these sports activities act as a source of recreation. Means you would be surely enjoying your play time. Sports is also a best cardiovascular exercise.

Dancing

2. DANCING

It also has the similar result as those of cardio exercise. Though here your ideal goal would be to learn dance. But trust me you would surely end up loosing weight, burning calories and at the same time becoming a good dancer.

The body state also remains same like raised heart rate, improved blood flow, better body parts coordination, etc.

Advantages of Cardio exercises :

• It burns fat and calories hence reducing weight.
• It improves your lung capacity.
• It reduce the chances of diabetes, heart diseases, high blood pressure and many other diseases.
• It improves blood flow throughout the body.
• It even sometimes boost your confidence as you become physically fit and active.

Cardio exercise is really very important. So start including these in your routine. Just keep your goal fixed and begin slowly.
The results would be there - "slowly but surely".

Also include the other workouts for all round development like the core workout, compound workout and isolation workouts.

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Stay fit and stay good !😁