Recent Fitness Blog | Cardiovascular Posts

Row, Row, Row Your Boat - The Rowing Machine

by Heather Long

Are you familiar with the rowing machine? It's a popular piece of equipment that utilizes a flywheel, a cable and a fan and that requires you to pull two handles towards yourself against the resistance.

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7 Ways to Break out of a Rut

by Heather Long

The way we exercise goes in cycles. The average cycle is about 12 weeks, but of course it varies for different individuals. The 12-week cycle begins whenever you start a new exercise regimen or routine. You'll get going.

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Fitness Funnies: Cardio Fun

by Heather Long

Cardiovascular exercise is a great way to give you a healthy heart, but it's about more than just your heart - it involves your entire vascular system and your lungs.

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10 Reasons to Do Your Cardio Every Day

by Heather Long

I enjoy my cardio workouts on a level that I have never enjoyed strength training.

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Fitness Tips: How to Use the Heat to Your Advantage

by Heather Long

With temperatures soaring as high as 109 degrees here, the heat is one of the first things on my mind in the morning and the last before I go to bed. Let me preface the following thoughts with the following cautions. Exercising in the heat can be dangerous.

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You Can't Do That on Television - Nickelodeon is...

by Heather Long

With so many networks available for kids to watch these days, Nickelodeon is making good on a very old promise from their own infancy.

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Aerobic versus Anaerobic

by Heather Long

You may have heard these terms used interchangeably when it comes to exercise. So what is the difference between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise? A one word answer to that question is oxygen. Let's explore what is meant by aerobic and anaerobic.

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Understanding Your Blood Pressure & Heart Rate

by Heather Long

There are always blood pressure and heart questions on any questionnaire related to your health with regard to fitness. These are key questions because your heart and blood pressure are going to be affected by any exercise that you do.

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Working Out with Cancer

by Heather Long

Today's cancer patient is discovering that rest isn't always the best prescription. In fact, a growing body of thought has indicated that walking, yoga and other forms of exercise can help a cancer patient endure their treatments including chemotherapy both psychologically and physically.

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Rebound Exercising

by Gillian Markson

What is rebounding and how does it work? Rebounding is the term used for exercises which are performed on a mini trampoline which allows the individual to get a total overall cardio workout. The exercisers who use mini trampolines have bean termed as rebounders.

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