Need some motivation to get in
your cardio? Here are five good
reasons to do it!
1. Burn
calories. Cardio does not mean
that we can go out and eat all the cookies, but it does mean that we are
burning off our healthy breakfasts.
Using up calories is an important component of both weight loss and
weight maintenance.
2. Improve
metabolism. Interval work while
doing cardio ramps up our metabolisms so that we burn more calories all day
long. Who doesn’t want to burn
more calories even while slumped in front of the television?
3. Torch
stress. Cardio improves our moods
and gets us out of our funks.
4. Focus. When we need to concentrate on an important
project, we can improve our performance by getting our hearts pumping
first. (More on this on Friday,
when I post my book report for the week.)
5. Fun. There are so many kinds of cardio that
I’m sure we can all find at least one that amuses us. (Yes, sex counts, if you aren’t just lying there thinking of
England.) Maybe, in a gym context,
that means zumba or a HIIT class or treadmill intervals with our favorite disco
tunes. Whatever it is, let’s find
it!
Go!
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