what is cardio?

Question

its a gay question, what types of cardio can i do to lose belly fat?

Answer 1

Cardio, also known as cardiovascular or aerobic exercise, is any exercise that is designed to work the circulatory system (heart and lungs). It does so by elevating the breathing and heart rate for a sustained period of time.

Although people normally equate it with running, cycling, etc, any exercise which increase your breathing rate and heart rate for a sustained period of time can qualify as cardio. This can include circuit weight training or plyometrics.

If you want to lose fat, resistance training (weight lifting) is actually more effective than cardio because it increases your lean mass and burns extra calories 24 hours per day. Also, proper nutrition is more important than both types of exercise combined.

Here is a link with some useful info along with weekly workout and a sample meal plan.

Answer 2

Try rotating cardio workouts with weights..lite of course. On the days you don't do cardio,, do abs.
Other than that, do aerobics 2X a week, then do lite weight-lifting and some core work(abs and back) everytime you work out. You'll see results in no time!

Answer 3

Aerobics, running, power walking, dancing or bike riding. Any continuous activity that gets your heart rate up for 20 minutes or more. You will need to do this several days per week.

Answer 4

You have to get your heart rate up and your oxygen intake elevated and you can start burning fat. It doesn't matter where it is, you have to exercise vigorous enough in order to burn the stored fat. Jog, treadmill, run in place just get moving and keep going. To tone your abs, try leg lifts.

Answer 5

cardio is to raise your heart rate, but its also good to build quad muscles and lose calories.