Exercise Newbie

Cardiovascular fitness can be defined simply as your body’s ability to get oxygen and blood to the muscles. The slang term “wind” sums it up nicely.

* When you do physical activity and your pulse quickens and your breathing gets deeper, you are using your cardiovascular system.
* You can improve your cardiovascular system’s efficiency through regular training.
* The short term used when referring to cardiovascular exercise is Cardio.
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There are probably a lot more positive effects to cardio and endurance training than you may think. Sit back for a minute and think about it. How do you feel when you’re done with a 30 minute - 1 hour run? How does it make you feel? Do you feel happy? Do you feel you have accomplished something? Do you feel good about yourself? Think about it for a minute or two.

Now, if you’re still wondering what some of the psychological and physical effects of good endurance / cardio training are, I won’t hold you back from the answer.
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