| Everybody knows bodyweight calisthenics | | | | - Live better... cardiorespiratory |
| are an excellent way to get a full body | | | | endurance carries over to every aspect |
| workout, or at least they should know. | | | | of life greatly improving your quality |
| However, I want to explore another way | | | | of life. |
| you can use bodyweight exercise to | | | | Cardiorespiratory conditioning allows |
| improve fitness, physique and fat loss. | | | | you to simultaneously keep the doctor |
| Try using bodyweight calisthenics | | | | away and improve your ability to live |
| instead of other "cardio" like jogging, | | | | life to the fullest. |
| biking, rowing, etc. | | | | But did you know, improving |
| Think about your workout program. | | | | cardiorespiratory endurance is more than |
| Normally you'll do some form of | | | | just steady state aerobic activity? |
| resistance training and then follow it | | | | Many people are brainwashed into |
| up with some cardio work. Most people do | | | | believing the only way to positively |
| the "cardio" to improve endurance and | | | | improve cardiorespiratory conditioning |
| burn fat. But let me ask you a question. | | | | is to do steady-state aerobic exercise |
| What do you think is better for helping | | | | for 20-30 minutes in your "target heart |
| you meet your fitness, fat loss and | | | | rate zone". But what if you used |
| physique goals: 20 minutes on the | | | | bodyweight calisthenics for |
| treadmill jogging at an easy pace, or a | | | | cardiorespiratory conditioning by |
| full body, fast paced calisthenics | | | | performing a 10-30 minute workout made |
| attack for 10-15 minutes after your | | | | up of bodyweight exercises without rest? |
| resistance training? | | | | - The bodyweight exercises (anaerobic in |
| I think the answer is obvious, but first | | | | nature) increase your muscular endurance |
| let's talk about cardiorespiratory | | | | while bringing the heart and respiratory |
| endurance. | | | | rates up. |
| Cardiorespiratory endurance is the level | | | | - The calisthenics exercises (aerobic in |
| of ability your body has to gather, | | | | nature) lower the intensity some-what, |
| process, deliver and sustain oxygen to | | | | forcing the body to lower the heart and |
| produce energy needed for the successful | | | | breathing rates while still under |
| completion of activity. Your respiratory | | | | stress... greatly improving |
| system gathers and starts to process | | | | cardiorespiratory endurance. |
| oxygen, your cardiovascular system | | | | - Therefore, using bodyweight |
| continues to process and distributes | | | | calisthenics for cardiorespiratory |
| oxygen and cardiorespiratory endurance | | | | conditioning in this fashion |
| is your respiratory and cardiovascular | | | | simultaneously improves strength |
| systems ability to work together to | | | | endurance, heart and lung power and your |
| sustain oxygen for activity. | | | | body's ability to function as one |
| Cardiorespiratory endurance is | | | | complete unit... with the added bonus of |
| characterized by healthy, effective and | | | | burning calories and fat even after the |
| efficient heart and lung function needed | | | | workout is completed! |
| to gather oxygen for the production and | | | | Don't you agree? Doing bodyweight |
| distribution of energy to the body | | | | calisthenics instead of steady state |
| during activity. | | | | cardio does more to build the strong, |
| Having improved heart and lung function | | | | lean, athletic body you deserve. So, |
| allows you to... | | | | give it a try, but be forewarned. This |
| - Do more, longer... greatly improving | | | | type of muscle blasting, heart pounding, |
| performance abilities in a wide variety | | | | breath taking, fat burning workout is |
| of sport, work and life activities. | | | | intense, and you should work up to it |
| - Perform other physical abilities | | | | progressively. You'll find it is much |
| better... without being winded and | | | | more demanding than the easy cardio |
| exhausted you will be able to produce | | | | workouts you are used to doing while |
| and distribute the energy needed to | | | | watching TV or reading a magazine, and |
| perform better for a longer period of | | | | this is what makes it so much more |
| time. | | | | effective. |
| - Reduce the risk of injury... Fatigue | | | | If you are currently bored with your |
| leads to poor form and potentially | | | | "cardio" training, or don't feel you are |
| dangerous movements that greatly | | | | getting the most out of your |
| increase the risk of injury. | | | | cardiorespiratory conditioning, try |
| - Be healthier... Healthy heart and lung | | | | using bodyweight calisthenics for |
| function can greatly reduce the risk of | | | | cardiorespiratory conditioning... and |
| disease and sickness. | | | | see what you've been missing! |