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Taking care of cardio fitness

The word cardio, as we all know, refers to the heart. As such, it is a word which is often associated with the fear of the possibility that the organ is not functioning correctly, or has something wrong with it. This is only natural, since it is the motor which keeps your body running, and like any motor, it needs fuel and maintenance if it is to continue to run correctly – and care of the heart is known as cardio fitness.

Obviously, anything you can do to help improve your cardio fitness level is good, and anything which causes it to become compromised is bad. However, there are a few misconceptions surrounding ways of maintaining cardiovascular health in general, which often leads to people either not getting enough out of their exercise regime, or have the feeling that they are wasting valuable time at the gym trying to keep their heart in good working order.

If this sounds familiar, then the first thing you should do is borrow a good cardio book from your local heath center or library. The thing to remember is that almost all exercise, from treadmill work right through to weight lifting will improve general levels of heart muscle fitness – so wasting time at the gym doesn’t really come into it, if you’re doing exercise, the chances are good that you are helping your heart.

On the other hand, you probably don’t exercise (weights, rowing, or whatever your main regime is) every single day, because muscles take time to recover and small things like lifting dumbbells do not generally constitute a cardio workout. On these days, you should usually try to fit in around 20 minutes of treadmill or similar exercise.

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