STOP!!! cardio time

Scott Schwab:
The most effective exercises for cardio workouts, depend on your intensity level and the length of time that you do the exercise. With that being said, there are a couple of exercises that will really help your heart and body better than the substitutes. Here are your top 5 exercises that you should do for your best cardio results.

Swimming:
There is no exercise quite like swimming. The water provides resistance that air just cannot produce. For starters, you are dealing with about 768 times the resistance of air depending upon your weight and speed through the water. You will also find that after about 30 minutes you can burn as much as 900 calories. Swimming provides muscle toning, endurance, and strength for the whole body.

Interval Running(training):
Running with this form of training is so good for the heart and body. The reason is that you are constantly changing the pace and therefore changing the difficulty of the workout. By speeding up and slowing down you will also gain great endurance and control. Mentally, this is a great workout and allows you to push harder. This type of running will also help burn many calories. Running for 30 minutes, you will burn around 405 calories.

Cycling:
Reasons that cycling is so effective for cardio as well as fat burning, is the testosterone released from the legs. In general, the largest muscle groups release the most testosterone. Testosterone is one of the key ingredients to helping the body burn fat. Cycling is a full body workout and can easily require a higher level of fitness. Burning calories happens faster than walking and even jogging. In general, riding at a good pace, you can plan on burning 560 calories.

Running Stairs:
The same great fat burning applies to the stair stepper or stadium stairs as it does for cycling. You are releasing testosterone and working your whole body. Not only will you tone your back side, but you will also build your balance, your endurance, and strangely enough your posture. Building leg and butt muscles are relatively easy with a consistent stair climbing routine. If you run stairs or but the stair stepper at a higher level and really move, you will burn 480 calories in 30 minutes.

Zumba(dance):
The things that makes this class so positive is the focus on the music and the camaraderie of the group. Participants feel like they are getting a great workout and sweating profusely, without even feeling like you are working out. For some, this method is most effective, because it keeps your mind off of the rigorous workout. It also incorporates fun, which will help create endorphins and allow for participants to burn even more calories. However, the key is to get into it and push yourself. You will burn 430 calories in an hour.

Exercise and calories burn really depend upon our ability to push ourselves. We will get the best results when we focus and lose ourselves in the exercise. Forget about everything else besides pushing yourself to new limits. These exercises are based on the average person being able to complete these exercises. Boxing and kick boxing is phenominal, cross-fit training is epic, and there is a host of other cardio exercises that could be included. The more you move the better.