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What is good cardio?

Submitted by admin on Sunday, 1 August 201025 Comments


What is “good cardio”? Thats of the most frequent questions I get asked. People are always asking if some specific machine or activity is good cardio or not. Before we go into what IS good cardio, lets review WHY cardio is so important •#1 lose fat! – want 6-pack abs? Only way is to lose fat thru cardio and nutrition. •#2 Cardio can improve your mood and significantly reduce depression. Its been prooven by study after study, cardio can make you happier! •#3 Perform better at school or work! Daily cardio reduces mental fatigue and gives you more energy. A recent study from the U of G showed that daily cardio reduces fatigue by 65%! •#4 Tons of other health reasons – oreduce risk of heart disease oreduce blood pressure oreduce risk of diabetes olive longer – 2hrs longer for every 1hr of exercise You’ve heard me say this before and I will repeat it again – cardio is much more important than lifting weights and if you only have 20min a day for fitness, you should spend the whole time doing cardio. Its clear that there is a lot of confusion about cardio, its really quite simple. In this video I’m going to tell you how to know what is good cardio and how to tell at a glance if a piece of cardio equipment is good or not. Lets start with the basics. The purpose of cardio is to elevate your heart rate and keep it target zone for at least 20 minutes. How elevated does your heart rate need to be? Depends on your goal, your age, and your health. If you have medical conditions, ask

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  • breakboyA said:

    the 40 mins cardio, is it ok to
    10 mins run ( jog ) 5 mins walking ( bit faster than normal tempo )
    another 10 mins run, again 5 mins walking and the last 10 mins run but a bit faster previous runs…?
    also about another vid, you say with the push ups 2 secs down and 2 secs up, is it also good to go 2 secs down, stay that position for 2 secs and back 2 secs up??
    thx

  • EvanQuinn1 said:

    is scooby gay? jw, cause if he is, that’s fucking gay. and gay is not cool. repeart, not cool.i mean i dont think he is gay, but he talks too proper and nice.

  • thesaucyknave said:

    very good if you really play

  • DJ52xx said:

    scooby, i saw another video about nutrition from you where you talked about 5 meals a day…. i have a question about that? i cant bring meals to school so i could really only eat breakfast lunch and dinner…. im probly gonna try to fit one meal in inbetween the lunch and dinner do u have any other suggestions

  • LuCcyCharms said:

    it is a great cardio. but you have to do it for at least 20 minutes a day

  • fusselm12 said:

    ja ne is klar

  • gorey121 said:

    Sprinting is cardio, cardio stands for cardiovascular which is to do with the heart, so if your heart rate goes up because of sprinting, it is cardio.

  • gorey121 said:

    Generaly how you work out a safe max heart rate is to take your age from 220.
    Eg. 220-13(your age)=207 <– this is your max safe heart rate unless your overweight or have a heart condition.

  • xdxkxexr said:

    is basketball a good cardio?

  • hanxopx said:

    fusselm12: you are a faggot

  • allamericanfag said:

    i read that excessive amounts of cardio will lower ur muscle mass… is it true? if it is should i do cardio every other day? once a week? 3 times a week? help =

    p.s. smiley :)

  • strider06 said:

    i go to the gym every second day and i do running 10-15 mins cycling 5-10 mins and rowing 10-15 mins i was wondering if rowing is a good cardio exercise cause if its not ill put my time rowing into the bike or the treadmill..

  • amityaadav said:

    Very Informative. Your emphasis on a minimum of 20 min has motivated me to keep my Cardio around 20-25, I am really bad at cardio, but I know I’ll get better. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

  • goskoo04 said:

    nice video

  • fusselm12 said:

    yes i know this

  • aleterra said:

    and you are an idiot.

  • fusselm12 said:

    ur jokes are so bad
    and u are so extremely gay,
    ……….only gay XDXDXD …….soooooo gay

  • kingjacke321 said:

    i fucking love you man!
    You have helped me lose some extra fat kilograms and gaing muscles, Cheers to you Scooby!! :D

  • y2jfanlol said:

    You’re awesome.

  • Y2ANJ said:

    i’m going to use that 9 months/9 women line.

  • coonish28 said:

    I love this man….I wish I lived with him ….I wish I could live his life…..he is my idol.

  • TGMONEYproductions said:

    do any type of martial arts as well. its freakin killer cardio workout. exspecially taekwondo!

  • Zaitsevsz said:

    Man, go sprinting in a track, is way better than cardio. Do your research If you are not overweight you should do Sprints.
    Just google about sprints.

  • Desecutive said:

    Uhh… im 13 and after doing my cardio, I got up to 180 BPM. Is this healthy by any chance?

  • kennymax12 said:

    don’t use thumbs use finger !! lol
    a thumb is a finger Hans :O

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