All the 411 on Cardio

Cardio should be used as tool for weight loss. and improve your heart health. Unless, your an endurance athlete, your workout should NOT only focus on cardio. You should be doing weight training and cardio.

Being in the gym for 2 hours doing cardio because your body has hit a plateau is not healthy. You should never get your body to that point. When nutrition alone is no longer providing fat loss then you can start manipulating your cardio. And what I mean by that is increasing frequency and duration of cardio as well as changing up the type of cardio you do. 

There are TWO main types of cardio: LISS & HIIT

• LISS

LOW INTENSITY STEADY STATE CARDIO. This type of cardio is done for a longer duration, let’s say 30 minutes, and your speed and heart rate stay constant throughout stays the same throughout the session as well as your heart rate. It is fairly easy to do.

• An example: 30 minutes walk

• HIIT

HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING. This is something I put in my Weekly Workouts. It should be done 2-3 times a week and last no longer than 20 minutes. The reason for this is that you are really taxing the body if you are performing it correctly. One thing that is extremely beneficial of HIIT experience is that you will continue to burn calories after the activity is done. 

• An example: 20 seconds sprint, 40 seconds rest. Repeat for 5 times.