Have you ever been told cardio is "too stressful" or wonder how much of it you should really be doing? So much emphasis is put on building muscle (and for good reason) that sometimes the cardiorespiratory element of exercise is overlooked.
If the term "cardio" has you repulsed because all you imagine is heaving, burning lungs, and feeling like you're going to barf, don't worry. While that is also cardio, you by no means need to do anything even close to that to care for your heart and lungs.
In this episode I get a little sciencey. I break down:
+ the cardiovascular and respiratory system
+ how they interact
+ short and long term adaptions your body makes for cardio
+ if a lower heart rate is really better
+ how much cardio you should be doing
+ ideas of how to do that in a way that doesn't take over your life
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