Some people refer cardiovascular exercise as aerobic exercise, or cardio as simplified term. It has been shown that cardiovascular exercise brings a number of health benefits when performed on a regular basis. However, please beware of cardio if you are being overweight and joining a program for weight loss.
An article “Baby Boomers Stay Active, and So do Their Doctors” published in The New York Times in April 2006 stated that baby boomers today, who are the first generation to embrace cardiovascular exercise as the main exercise, break down much earlier in life. It is hard to believe but it is true to say that the number 2 reason that baby boomers visit a doctor’s office is because of sport injuries.
A famous orthopedic surgeon compiles all exercise-related injuries cases. It has been found that knees, hips, shoulders and lower back have vulnerabilities that surface over time, and it is exactly these vulnerable joints that are used and abused when we do most of the cardiovascular exercises. Why does this happen? In fact, intensity must increase for cardiovascular exercise in order to burn the same number of calories over the time, as your heart becomes more fit. Normally, an increase in intensity will lead to overuse which cause the sport injuries.
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