Cardiovascular Exercise - In this article I will be detailing cardiovascular exercise. Cardiovascular exercise is important for a number of reasons: Firstly, it improves the efficiency of your heart and lungs and enables your body to uptake and pump greater amounts of oxygen. If your body is able to absorb and pump more oxygen then you are less likely to get out of breath so quickly. You will be able to continue physical activity for longer durations and your heart and lungs will generally be healthier. This is described as cardiovascular fitness.
If we look past the obvious then there are additional benefits to training at higher intensities. If we use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is too easy and 10 is almost impossible then you should ideally exercise at a minimum of 7. At 7 it should be hard and you will sweat, but you should be able to maintain the intensity for a minimum of 20 minutes. When you exercise at this intensity, changes begin to occur in your body.
I want you to imagine this is a ladder and you are trying to climb to the top. Each time you slip (perhaps you miss your training for 2 weeks), just get back on the ladder and keep climbing! Remember in my last article I told you that you have to be in this for the long haul? Well, missing a few training session does not mean you failed, it just means you lost your footing! You know that you can achieve your goals if you commit to it!
There is another school of thought that implies you should exercise at a difficulty of 6 out of 10, as this is the 'fat burning zone'. Let me just clarify this: you DO NOT burn more fat working at an intensity of 6 out of 10 than you do at an intensity of 7 out of 10! PERIOD!
However, if you cannot sustain at least 20 minutes at higher intensity then you should reduce your level of difficulty to achieve the full amount of time. In my opinion this is the only time you should exercise at a lower intensity (other than warm ups and cool downs). Working at 6 out of 10 will NOT encourage your body to adapt and become a fat burning machine!
That said, only work up to greater difficulties as your fitness develops. You should be in this for the long haul, so don't over-train in the first few days! Start with what you are capable of doing and aim to advance over time. Also, seek advice from your GP if you have any health conditions or concerns.
If we look past the obvious then there are additional benefits to training at higher intensities. If we use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is too easy and 10 is almost impossible then you should ideally exercise at a minimum of 7. At 7 it should be hard and you will sweat, but you should be able to maintain the intensity for a minimum of 20 minutes. When you exercise at this intensity, changes begin to occur in your body.
I want you to imagine this is a ladder and you are trying to climb to the top. Each time you slip (perhaps you miss your training for 2 weeks), just get back on the ladder and keep climbing! Remember in my last article I told you that you have to be in this for the long haul? Well, missing a few training session does not mean you failed, it just means you lost your footing! You know that you can achieve your goals if you commit to it!
There is another school of thought that implies you should exercise at a difficulty of 6 out of 10, as this is the 'fat burning zone'. Let me just clarify this: you DO NOT burn more fat working at an intensity of 6 out of 10 than you do at an intensity of 7 out of 10! PERIOD!
However, if you cannot sustain at least 20 minutes at higher intensity then you should reduce your level of difficulty to achieve the full amount of time. In my opinion this is the only time you should exercise at a lower intensity (other than warm ups and cool downs). Working at 6 out of 10 will NOT encourage your body to adapt and become a fat burning machine!
That said, only work up to greater difficulties as your fitness develops. You should be in this for the long haul, so don't over-train in the first few days! Start with what you are capable of doing and aim to advance over time. Also, seek advice from your GP if you have any health conditions or concerns.
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