|  Cardio
workouts are indispensable to an effective training program and general
good health. By definition, cardio workouts can be any exercise—jogging,
running, biking, swimming, elliptical machine, stairs, even jumping rope—that
raises and maintains your heart rate over a predetermined amount of time.
By doing so, you strengthen your heart and lungs and lower your resting
heart rate, which means that over time the same effort that produced a
10-minute mile will produce a 9-minute mile. Cardio workouts burn fat.
And cardio fitness is what gives you endurance and the ability to persist
in sports and in life.
The Benefits of Cardio
- Increases metabolic rate
- Increases growth hormone secretion
- Reduces stress levels
- Increases blood flow to the brain increasing alertness
- Improve cholesterol
levels
- Improves digestion
- Boosts immune-system
function
20-Minute Aerobics Solution™ — The Official Body-for-LIFE Cardio Plan
- Warm up the first
2 minutes at Intensity Level 5
- Minutes 2-3 move
from Intensity Level 5 to 6
- Minutes 4-5, 6-10
and 11-14 work your way from Intensity Level 6 to Level 9, maintain
for one minute.
- Minutes 15-19 work your
way from Intensity Level 6 to Level 10 (High Point at Level 10), maintain
for one minute.
- Minute 20 cool down to Intensity Level 5 for one minute.
Alternate weight-training and cardio workouts for six consecutive
days and rest on the seventh day.
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