Cardiovascular Fitness Archive

Swimming for Cardio

The treadmill, elliptical machine or the static bike are all good for cardio, but if you want to break the monotony and change things up, you should try swimming for cardio. Swimming is a great whole body exercise that works upper and lower body ...Read More

My Early Spring Conditioning Workout

Cardiovascular Fitness

I usually “enjoy” steady state cardio in the mornings or right after a weightlifting workout so I can rip the fat loss benefits when my glycogen is depleted, but there are also times when I experiment with myself and do some more intense stuff ...Read More

The Benefits of Low Intensity Cardio Sessions

Cardiovascular Fitness

Low intensity cardio can be very beneficial for your health. It is primarily used as a way to increase long term endurance, so athletes can take part in marathons or other very lengthy competitions. There are several programs that you can use to increase ...Read More

6 Training Tools That Will Get You in Mixed Martial Arts Shape

Build Muscle, Cardiovascular Fitness

Mixed martial arts are gaining enormous popularity these days, although they have existed for centuries now. When watched on television they may seem like brutal fighting and noting more, but in the background there is a lot more to them than just fighting. To ...Read More

Jumping Rope to Lose Weight

Cardiovascular Fitness

Jumping rope to lose weight is one of the best aerobic exercises. It burns a lot of calories, it doesn’t require expensive equipment and can be done at home. There is a good reason why boxers and MMA fighters use it to stay in ...Read More

Bodybuilding Workouts or Strength and Conditioning

Build Muscle, Cardiovascular Fitness

Reading about a guy that changed his training from bodybuilding type of workouts to MMA/strength/conditioning workouts, made me think about myself and how my training evolved throughout the years. There was a time when I was a teenager and I did mostly classic bodybuilding ...Read More