Cardiovascular Workouts - arguably the
cornerstone of Health Related Fitness

Cardiovascular Workouts (otherwise known as Cardiorespiratory or Cardiovascular Fitness) are an invaluable part of not only Health Related Fitness, but also of Total Physical Fitness.

Before proceeding any further, it is opportune to clarify that one can also refer to the terms Aerobic Workouts, Fitness and/or Routines to similar effect. While Cardiovascular (cardio for short) denotes clearly that it has to do with the heart and lung function, "Aerobic" implies that it has something to do with oxygen - or more precisely, to do with physical activity requiring energy which is released in conjunction with the intake of oxygen. So literally, aerobic means "with air."

Cardiovascular training is also covered with particular attention to the Sensible Physical Fitness Program, on the page entitled "Cardio Workouts."

In the meanwhile, check out this useful Target Heart Rate calculator below. It is a great resource for planning cardio workouts and knowing what your heart rate or "zone" should be while performing cardio exercise.

The calculations provided by this THR Calculator are based on the "Karvonen formula."

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