Cardio Tucson AZ

There are a few simple guidelines you can follow when determining how much cardio work you should do. Basically, it all comes down to your goals.

• If you are trying to lose fat, you need to do more cardio than if you are trying to gain weight. For fat loss, three to five times per week at 20 to 40 minutes per session is plenty. Start conservatively if you are just starting training, e.g. three times per week, 20 minutes per session.
  
  
• If you are trying to gain weight, you will find that goal easier to achieve if you don't do any cardio at all, though you will still maintain health benefits without much effect on your weight gain if you do light cardio work twice a week for 20 minutes.
  

• For improving cardiovascular fitness in general, three or four times per week for 20 to 40 minutes per session (depending on your current level of fitness) will yield good results.

• Your maximum heart rate (HR max) is the theoretical number of beats per minute that your heart is capable of producing.
  
  
• This is found by subtracting your age from 220, e.g. if you're 40 years old,
  220 - 40 = 180 HR max.
  
  
• This is simply an estimation, not an absolute limit.
  
  
• To measure aerobic exercise intensity, percentage of HR max (%HR max) is often used. If you want to exercise at 60% of your HR max, your heart rate should be, using the example above, around 108 beats per minute.
  
  
• Your heart rate is your guide for cardiovascular exercise intensity.