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