Keeping Up With The Cardio's

Are you keeping up with your Cardiovascular fitness? Is it part of your New Years resolution, or healthier lifestyle adoption?

If you find yourself falling behind in cardio, just remember these simple points...

• To maintain a healthy cardiovascular system, all you need to do is keep your heart rate up for 30 minutes per day. And it doesn't even have to be all at once. 15 minute walk to work, and 15 minute walk home. There's your 30 minutes for one day.

• No access to a gym? That's not a problem. Do you have a set of stairs in your primary residence? Take the stairs. Or as I like to call it; "DO the stairs"!!... Or take the stairs at work - both ways, up and down. If you're looking for a more intense cardio workout on the stairs. Run them up and down until you cant do it any longer. Take a break. And do it all over again until exhausted. Cheap and easy cardio.

• Want to loose some body fat? You'll need to push harder, and reach your second wind. Maintain a moderate to high cardio level for 45 minutes.

• Walking. Walking is one of the best exercises you can perform. Walk anywhere you can. It's also very very good for your skeletal strength, and joint resistance.

• If you do have access to a gym. Hop on that treadmill. Or for a change of pace, take a aerobic fitness class. They are fun and exude energy!