Cardio

Cardio Exercise

I once had an old car that worked pretty well. It didn’t have any major problems. But I accepted a position at new hospital and we moved to a house about a mile away! I started biking pretty much all the time and rarely used my car. The few times I did use my car, it started to have problems with the clutch. It sure seemed that once I stopped using the car regularly it started to fall into disrepair. Remember our bodies behave similarly, but are much more important that any material goods we possess! Be encouraged to take care of your bodies, and cardio is one of the most important ways to do that:

1. Aim for at least 15-30 minutes of zone 2 cardio (HR around 100-120 bpm for most people) per day.

2. Be easy on your joints — rotate running, cycling, swimming, and elliptical if you can. Also trail running is softer than pavement but slow down and be careful — no rolled ankles please. 😉

3. If you don’t regularly do weights, just incorporate a set of pushups (e.g. 10-20) and air squats (e.g. 20-30) at the beginning and end of your cardio.

4. We encourage you to make cardio a part of your daily life if it is not already. 😄