Cardiovascular, ‘cardio’ or Aerobic training done at a steady pace is a terrific addition to your training schedule. Even though resistance training and HIIT might give you a little more ‘bang’ for your training ‘buck’, cardio is still awesome…and it’s critical to be as healthy and well-performing as you can be.
It shouldn’t take the place of strength training or high-intensity work if you’re stretched for time, but a couple of steady-state cardio sessions (jogging, light rowing, power walking etc.) per week will be the ‘icing on the cake’ for fat loss, general movement skills, active recovery, and cardiovascular health. Slow-and-steady cardio is also a great active meditation and can help you to think clearer, be more relaxed, and be more creative.
Do sustained cardio for at least 1 hour per week
From Carb-Appropriate 101 by Cliff Harvey PhD
Carb-Appropriate 101 gives you 101 daily tips to help you achieve the energy, health & performance you deserve. It includes daily tips for nutrition, movement, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, sleep, stress-reduction, and more! These tips are some of the themes that Cliff has written and spoken about over his decades in practice, in ‘bite-sized’ mini-articles.
Read the book from cover-to-cover, applying a tip a day, or simply open the book to any page to find a valuable health and performance tip to help you feel and perform at your very best.
