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Cardiovascular, or aerobic, exercise, is motion that increases your heart rate and breathing rate. Doctors suggest between 150 and 175 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise per week, or 75 minutes of intense cardiovascular exercise, such as running. You should always increase your cardio workouts in small increments, so that your body can adjust and muscles can stay healthy. However, there are many ways to add cardio exercises to your existing workout, in order to boost your metabolism. First, prepare for your new cardio exercise, try new workouts and/or add a few new fat-burning exercises to your existing program. This article will tell you how to add cardio to your workout. | Cardiovascular, or aerobic, exercise, is motion that increases your heart rate and breathing rate. Doctors suggest between 150 and 175 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise per week, or 75 minutes of intense cardiovascular exercise, such as running. You should always increase your cardio workouts in small increments, so that your body can adjust and muscles can stay healthy. However, there are many ways to add cardio exercises to your existing workout, in order to boost your metabolism. First, prepare for your new cardio exercise, try new workouts and/or add a few new fat-burning exercises to your existing program. This article will tell you how to add cardio to your workout. | ||
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# Add small weights to your workout. Many cardio exercises simply workout your legs. Add 1 to 5 lb. (0.5 to 2.5 kg) hand or wrist weights. Pump your arms, sway them back and forth in exaggerated motions or do press ups or bicep curls while on an elliptical, cycling or treadmill machine. You can also get a weighted bar and hold it over your head for intervals of 1 to 3 minutes, in order to increase the intensity of the workout and work your arms, obliques, back and abdominal muscles. Make sure you have good balance before trying this. | # Add small weights to your workout. Many cardio exercises simply workout your legs. Add 1 to 5 lb. (0.5 to 2.5 kg) hand or wrist weights. Pump your arms, sway them back and forth in exaggerated motions or do press ups or bicep curls while on an elliptical, cycling or treadmill machine. You can also get a weighted bar and hold it over your head for intervals of 1 to 3 minutes, in order to increase the intensity of the workout and work your arms, obliques, back and abdominal muscles. Make sure you have good balance before trying this. | ||
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