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Cardiovascular Training for Fitness: Step-by-step Fitness Conditioning from Warm-ups to Workouts, Shown in 370 Photographs

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom Anness Publishing 01/04/2011Description: 160 PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781844769704
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.71
Summary: Whether you are an exercise novice or are involved in a regular fitness plan, you will benefit from a program of cardiovascular exercise and resistance training. When combined with a healthy, nutritious diet, body fat will be lost and there will be an increase in lean body tissue; while conditioning the heart, blood vessels and lungs help them to work more efficiently. The exercises in this highly practical and easy-to-use guide can serve as the foundation for every other fitness regime and athletic sport. As well as physical improvement, cardiovascular conditioning can create a feeling of wellbeing, relieve depression, improve sleep patterns, and equip you with more energy. Here are chapters on getting started, cardiovascular exercises, information on flexibility and how to avoid injuries, as well as basic workouts to improve core stability. Whatever your goal, there is a training plan tailored to suit you; from weight loss to wedding dress, and travel to triathlon. This is a practical guide to cardiovascular conditioning to help you lose weight, gain flexibility, and strengthen bones and muscles. It includes training advice for improving your performance in sports such as running, cycling, rowing, swimming and boxing. It helps learn how to work the muscles to achieve core stability and how to make every movement strong and active. It includes targeted training plans: lose weight plan, gain muscle plan, tone up for your wedding plan, travel exercise plan, triathlon training plan, and golf plan.
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Whether you are an exercise novice or are involved in a regular fitness plan, you will benefit from a program of cardiovascular exercise and resistance training. When combined with a healthy, nutritious diet, body fat will be lost and there will be an increase in lean body tissue. The right exercise can condition the heart, blood vessels and lungs to help them to work more efficiently and become stronger. This practical and accessible guide explains how taking regular cardiovascular exercise can strengthen the bones and increase their density. Sustained fitness will boost heart function, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and help to regulate sugar and insulin levels in the blood. The exercises also serve as the foundation for every other fitness regime and athletic sport. By improving the strength and efficiency of your cardiovascular system, you will be well equipped for activities such as running, cycling, swimming and boxercise. As well as physical improvement, cardiovascular conditioning can create a feeling of wellbeing, relieve depression, improve sleep patterns, and equip you with more energy to enjoy the challenges of life. There are sections on getting started, cardiovascular exercises, information on flexibility and how to avoid injuries, as well as basic workouts to improve core stability. Whatever your goal, there is a training plan tailored to suit you and your stage in life, from weight loss to triathlon.

Whether you are an exercise novice or are involved in a regular fitness plan, you will benefit from a program of cardiovascular exercise and resistance training. When combined with a healthy, nutritious diet, body fat will be lost and there will be an increase in lean body tissue; while conditioning the heart, blood vessels and lungs help them to work more efficiently. The exercises in this highly practical and easy-to-use guide can serve as the foundation for every other fitness regime and athletic sport. As well as physical improvement, cardiovascular conditioning can create a feeling of wellbeing, relieve depression, improve sleep patterns, and equip you with more energy. Here are chapters on getting started, cardiovascular exercises, information on flexibility and how to avoid injuries, as well as basic workouts to improve core stability. Whatever your goal, there is a training plan tailored to suit you; from weight loss to wedding dress, and travel to triathlon. This is a practical guide to cardiovascular conditioning to help you lose weight, gain flexibility, and strengthen bones and muscles. It includes training advice for improving your performance in sports such as running, cycling, rowing, swimming and boxing. It helps learn how to work the muscles to achieve core stability and how to make every movement strong and active. It includes targeted training plans: lose weight plan, gain muscle plan, tone up for your wedding plan, travel exercise plan, triathlon training plan, and golf plan.

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