That’s my aerobic exercise, walking. Adding aerobic exercise or “cardio” to your workout routine has numerous health benefits including building endurance and strengthening your heart, reducing the risk of heart attacks and high blood pressure. Aerobic workouts also help you burn calories and lose weight. Other forms of aerobic exercise include but are not limited to jogging, running, cycling, swimming, and so on.
Aerobic exercise is physical exercise of relatively low intensity. You should be able to carry out short conversations while doing aerobic exercise. If you are having trouble getting enough air while you’re talking, you are most likely performing anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise is medium to high intensity exercise that concentrates on building strength, speed and power. In some cases anaerobic exercise occurs simultaneously with aerobic exercise.
I carry stress in the muscles surrounding and associated with my spine, when affected I get incredibly tense and painful. Sometimes I’ve had to start walking slow until the muscles start to relax and pick up speed as I go. No matter how I feel when I first start walking, I always feel great when I’m finished. I suggest cardio for at least 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week.
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I walk whenever I can. I park reasonably far from the entrance of the building I'm going into so I got a good 2 minute walk to the front and also I get good exercise chasing after my niece and nephew lol... and that's on top of my normal workout and let's face it I could use more cardio I' guys have a tendency to spend too much time in the weight room and not enough time doing cardio... and I'm guilty of that
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Everyone that can should make efforts like that. Another good one would be to take the stairs instead of the elevator (unless of course you are visiting the empire state building and you're on a schedule).
DeleteBurns more fat than jogging? Thank god, I hate jogging with a passion.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my granddad has been walking a mile every morning since his last marriage. What are the odds that he still got Alzheimer's? Man, my family sure is unlucky in some ways...lol
I am not a fan of jogging either, I blame my boobs. I'm sorry to hear about your grandpa...
DeleteGreat advice!
ReplyDeleteI walked briskly for about 2 miles last night and was surprised how much my stress levels went down afterward and I slept much better! It's my first week at college so that was perfect to help the stress from classes - and to get over the uncomfortable dorm beds.
Thank you! Yes I need to try to do it every day, I get off work so late sometimes I just want to get home and eat dinner! I must work on my willpower...
DeleteAerobics improve the flow of oxygen to the lungs, heart and muscles throughout the body and increase the efficiency of the cardiovascular system.
ReplyDeleteAny exercise or activity (usually rhythmic) that requires the body to maintain a consistent and moderate heart rate over a long period of time while using a large group of various muscles is considered to be aerobic exercise – think dancing or jogging, for example.
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