Cardio

Can Too Much Cardio Hurt Your Heart?

Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Video, Greatist, Running, Marathon, Cardio, Heart Health, Fitness and Exercise, Heart Attack, Healthy Living News

By Jeremey DuVall Marathon running has taken off in the last few years, and for good reason. Pounding the pavement offers amazing aerobic benefi...

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Short on Time for a Workout? Maximize Your Time and Go for the 'After-Burn'!

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.19.2012

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Jill S. Brown

If you can only find 30 minutes (or less) to fit in some exercise, what's the best use of your time -- a cardio workout or a weight training session?

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How To Make Your Own Home Gym

Ben Greenfield | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Fitness, Home Gym, Workouts, Cardio, Home Gym Equipment, Home Fitness, Exercise for Home, Home Exercises, Gym Equipment, Exercise at Home, Fitness and Exercise, Fitness Home Gym, Exercise Equipment Home, In Home Gym, Home Exercise, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

What are you waiting for? Why wait until you can get to the gym or afford a gym membership to exercise? Get started now with your own home gym.

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How to Find (And Use) Your Fat-Burning Zone

Ben Greenfield | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Fitness, Weight Loss, Workout, Weight Training, Fat Burning, Exercise, Cardio, Target Heart Rate, Fat Burning Workout, Fat Loss, Target Zone, Fat Burning Exercise, Fat Burning Exercises, Exercise Heart Rate, Best Fat Burning, Fitness and Exercise, Heart Rate Formula, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

Your body's most efficient energy source is fat. Just one pound of stored fat can provide about 3,600 calories of energy, which is far more than most people actually burn in a single day.

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Which Cardio Machine At The Gym Is Best?

Ben Greenfield | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Rowing, Elliptical Trainer, Cardio Exercise, Treadmill, Stationary Biking, Cardio Machines, Cardio, Healthy Living Body, Fitness and Exercise, Best Cardio Machines, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

The vast array of cardio machines is dizzying. But when it comes to getting results, boosting your fitness and shrinking your waistline, the best cardio machine is the one that burns the most calories.

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The Best Way To Burn Calories? Intensity!

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Intensity Burns More Calories Study, Intensity Burns More Calories, Key to Burning More Calories, Burn More Calories, Intensity, Cardio, Healthy Living News

By Julie Upton, RD for Health.com New research suggests that intensity is best for torching calories during your workout -- and for more than 1...

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How Running Changed My Life

Jeff Galloway | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Jogging, Fitness and Exercise, Running, Cardio, Healthy Living News
Jeff Galloway

Before choosing a sport for the next quarter, I asked several of the other lazy kids for their choices and was surprised to hear that many had chosen winter cross country running.

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5 Nutrition Tips To Break Through A Plateau

Jeanette Jenkins | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Exercise, Nutrition, Cardio, Jeanette Jenkins, Slidepollajax, Fatburning, Fat, Hollywood Trainer, Carbohydrates, Weight-Loss, Plateau, Sugar, Healthy Living News
Jeanette Jenkins

Try these five must-know nutrition tricks to bust through your plateau.

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Stop Wasting Energy During Your Workout

Rachel Cosgrove | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Fat Loss Exercise, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Success, Fat Loss, Healthy Weight Loss, Best Workouts, Maximize Workout, Recovery, Strength Training, Not Wasting Workouts, Cardio, Fitness and Exercise, Best Workout You Can Get, Healthy Living News
Rachel Cosgrove

The question I want to ask so many times when I head out for a run or to the stairs to do cardio intervals: What are you doing?

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The Truth About Weight Training vs. Cardio

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Weight Lifting, Weights, Strength Training, Cardio, Weight Training vs Cardio, Fitness and Exercise, Strength Training Myths, Weight Training, Weight Training Myths, Weight Lifting Myths, Healthy Living News
LIVESTRONG.COM

Cardio is not the fastest way to lose weight, and it's certainly not the only way. There is a solution, though, which will allow you to spend less time in the gym and see even better results.

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A Workout That Feels Like A Party (Really)

Rachel Newcomb | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: We Tried It, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Zumba, Exercise, Cardio, Fitness, Dance, Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Living News
Rachel Newcomb

Zumba classes have been described as happy hour without the drinks. "Ditch the workout -- join the party," is the program's trademarked slogan.

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It's All About Cardio, from Jane Fonda

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Fitness, Marlo Thomas, Jane Fonda, Video, Exercise, Cardio, Women News

Jane Fonda talks about the many benefits of cardio. if(typeof AOLVP_cfg==='undefined')AOLVP_cfg=[];AOLVP_cfg.push({id:'AOLVP_us_938590519001','c...

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Exercises For Balance, Coordination And Agility

Pooja R. Mottl | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Conditioning Drills, Hopscotch, Healthy Living Body, Cardio, Fitness and Exercise, Conditioning and Calisthenics, Workout Routine, Exercise Tips, Healthy Living News
Pooja R. Mottl

This type of fitness works the neglected muscles in your body -- those muscles that keep you from falling when you trip carrying groceries and keep you on your toes when you've forgotten you're at the end of an escalator!

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Cardio Hora: The New Jewish Fitness Fad

Carin Davis | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Jews, Zumba, Cardio, Fitness, Hora, Judaism, Jewish Workout Plan, Exercise Programs, Jewish Wedding Dance, Jewmba, Passover, Religion News
Carin Davis

Nothing gets the heartbeat going like a good Hora. We could own this cardio dance fitness fad. Move over Zumba, here comes ... Jewmba.

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Exercise Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cardio, Boot Camp, Personal Trainers, Headphone, Diet Pills, Group Fitness Classes, Exercise Etiquette, Pilates, Fitness Center Rules, Gym Clothes, Weight Machines, Yoga, Gym, Identification Card, Weight, Outdoor Exercise, Tennis Shoes, Locker Room, Treadmill, Ipod, Home News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

Don't Weight! The New Year is well on its way to springtime. If you haven't bought into the infomercials about dropping two sizes in a week or taking ...

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See Last Paragraph for the Evildoer Who Invented Leaf Blowers!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ear Muffs, Garage Band, Chester Greenwood, Charlie Watts, Landscaping, Cardio, Environment, Rakes, Leaf Blowers, Laziness, Pollution, Wind Beneath My Wings, Green News
Dave Astor

If you've ever raked leaves while your neighbor blasted his roaring leaf blowers, you know that ear muffs can dull the decibels. Of course, ear muffs don't prevent you from breathing in the fumes.

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Cool New Twists on Cardio Machines

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elliptical Trainer, Elliptical-Bike, Workout, Skating Machines, Skater Mahcines, Cardio, The ElliptiGO, Krankcycle, Fitness, Kranking, G Sycle, Cardiovascular Exercise, New Gym Machines, New Workouts, Cardio Machines, Los Angeles News
Jill S. Brown

For the people who actually design the equipment we jog, pedal or stride on, creating the hot, new machine that every gym go-er and home equipment user will want is priority number one.

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Debunking Cardio Myths for Weight Loss

LIVESTRONG.COM | Posted 11.17.2011

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LIVESTRONG.COM

Numerous myths surround cardiovascular exercise and its ability to burn fat. Instead of looking at cardio's ability to burn fat, shift your focus to how many calories it burns.

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To Wii or Not to Wii?

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weight Control, Family Fitness, Wii Fit, Exercise Tips, Exercise, Cardio, Fitness, Fitness Tips, Physical Fitness, Overwei, Los Angeles News
Jill S. Brown

Just how much better is the Wii Fit than sitting on your couch? Well, it turns out that the amount of exercise you get from the Wii Fit is only a wee bit better than doing nothing.

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Top 10 Tips From a Personal Trainer

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kari Henley

Most of us can't afford a personal trainer, yet the ideas, support and insights are real gems that have me rethinking the investment!

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Hips (and Belly and Butt and Thighs) Don't Lie

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Low-Cal Dieting, Prenatal Health, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga, Health, Cardio, Fitness, Pilates, Motherhood, Weight Loss, Baby Weight, Weight Loss After Baby, Low-Carb Dieting, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

I spent most of 2007 feeling pretty spectacular about myself. For the first time in my life, I had a flat stomach and thighs that didn't rub together when I wore skirts or dresses. Then I got pregnant.

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Look Great Naked: Drop Pounds Fast With Yoga!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sadie Nardini

I dropped 20 pounds when I created my own yoga style specifically to turn the body into a fatburning machine.

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Extreme Exercise, Extreme Mistake?

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011

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Arthur Rosenfeld

Many years ago, my kung fu master warned me that I was over-training. "I show you something and you practice it 5,000 times," he said. I swelled with pride at my teacher's comment, figuring it was a sign he recognized how tough I was, and how dedicated and disciplined too. It took me a long time to realize that his remarks were actually a call to moderation.

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Can Running Hurt You More Than Help You?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Form, Running Techniques, Running, Exercise, Injuries, Avoiding Running Injuries, Cardio, Fitness, Tips, Stefan Aschan, Run, Weight Loss, Healthy Living News
Stefan Aschan

I see individuals running with forward headed shoulders, holding on to the treadmill, not lifting up their heels ... I can go on. Here are some simple guidelines to follow when you run.

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Lighten Up: Step It Up!

Kim Bensen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aeorbic, Weight Loss, Calories, Activity, Exercise, Cardio, Lighten Up, Healthy Lifestyle, Weight Loss Tips, Weight, Obesity, How to Lose Weight, Weight Watchers, Obese, Health, Healthy Living News
Kim Bensen

Despite the fact that I lost 212 pounds, I have to admit that exercise played a barely negligible part in my weight loss.

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