Cardio for Weight Loss

Cardio

For the record, cardio exercise simply means that you're doing a rhythmic activity that raises your heart rate into your Target Heart Rate Zone, the zone where you'll burn fat and calories.

The Benefits of Cardio;

1. ·         It helps you burn fat and calories for weight loss
2. ·         It makes your heart strong so that it doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood
3. ·         It increases your lung capacity
4. ·         It helps reduce risk of heart attack, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes
5. ·         It makes you feel good
6. ·         It helps you sleep better
7. ·         It helps reduce stress
8. ·         It improves your sex life

If you're trying to lose weight, cardio exercise is just one of the things you need in your weight loss, but which exercises are best and how much do you really need for weight loss?
The truth is, there really is no best cardio exercise. The best activity is the one you'll do on a regular basis. So, finding something you like is critical to reaching your weight loss goals.

• Impact activities: Exercises that involve some impact, like walking, will usually boost your heart rate quicker than no-impact activities like swimming or cycling.
• High impact activities: High impact, or exercises that involve running or jumping, will often burn more calories than lower impact things like walking.
• Whole body activities: When you involve both the upper and lower body, as in cross-country skiing, it's often easier to get the heart rate up and burn more calories.