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Benefits of Cardio Exercises

Benefits of Cardio Exercises

Regular cardio exercises provide immense benefits. Find out how a daily Cardio regimen improves your overall health and helps you to stay fit.

Cardio workouts are alternatively termed as aerobic exercises. It serves its purpose by increasing the heart rate of the individual. Cardio exercises give the individual a feel of a comprehensive workout, as he or she experiences extensive sweating and an alteration in heart rate. There are different modes of Cardio exercises like brisk walking, jogging, swimming and various kinds of sports.

The Cardio benefits involve in improving the functioning of the heart, enhances the state of the breathing system, and the overall metabolic state of the body. You definitely help yourself feel better, fitter and healthier. Some of the benefits of regular cardio are mentioned below:

The Cardiovascular Health Improves

The benefits of regular cardio exercise is an extensive one, as mentioned earlier, it improves the overall health, but it renders a special benefit to the state of your heart. There are many researches that have mentioned that cardio benefits involve in effectively lowering the LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol levels. Simultaneously it enhances the HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol levels thereby resulting in a drop in blood pressure levels.

Research studies indicate that a regular regimen of cardio exercises leads to a longer, healthier life. The heart is strengthened and enlarged in the process, which is good. The process whereby the heart muscles enlarge through regular cardio is called Hypertrophy. This is ensured by the strengthening of the lungs and improving the blood circulation.

Enhances Immunity

Regular cardio exercises can help you to keep off a lot of lifestyle diseases like weight gain, diabetes and also osteoporosis. Research proves that regular cardio reduces the risk of bone loss effectively. Cardio thus proves to be more beneficial especially when you are aging. Cardio enhances flexibility and the strength of your muscles, thereby reducing back pain to a great extent. Diabetes is prevented or the risk is reduced as the insulin sensitivity is enhanced with regular cardio.

Induces Weight Loss

Regular cardio helps you to maintain the ideal body weight, thereby causing weight loss if you happen to be over-weight. It can burn off calories very readily and you can burn off more calories than you consume with the daily cardio regimen. It has been experienced by many that when regular cardio is combined with other exercise regimen like regular walking or a certain sport along with a balanced, low-fat and high in fiber diet, weight loss becomes easier.

Improves Mood

Regular cardio exercise makes one feel better, and you can keep feeling good for the entire day. The brain releases certain chemicals that are known as serotonin and endorphins. With regular cardio, these chemicals are released by the brain which results in inducing the feel-good factor. This helps you to ward off possibilities of depression and boosts self confidence too. With a fit body and mind, you also get a good night’s sleep as an added bonus. Adequate physical workout is considered to be an effective sleeping aid, and if you have issues with sleeping, regular cardio will help you overcome stressful sleep or insomnia.

Finally, cardio benefits include not only the well being of your physical condition, but mental as well. It is a mood enhancer and when you feel good, you are likewise filled with positive thoughts too. You develop a better outlook towards life and this induces a feeling of positivity around your entire atmosphere also. You lead a stress-free and happy life!




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Bhaskar
Bhaskar.12 years ago
Great article highlighting the benefits of cardio. I think everybody should incorporate some form of cardio in their regular routine to remain healthy.
 
 
 
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Rakshanda
Rakshanda.12 years ago
Dancing is also a great form of cardio. It is fun and it does not cause boredom. Switching on my favourite music, I dance my blues away.
 
 
 
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Roshan
Roshan.12 years ago
I go for brisk walks every morning. It helps me to remain active throughout the day and also to be in a happy mood.
 
 
 
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