I hear 'do intense cardio' all the time. What is classified as 'intense cardio'?

Question

I want optimum health, of course, but being human, shallow, and affected by the media i want to look good as well. I don't mean model status or anything, i just want to look good for my size. [toned, ect.] So i want to know examples of intense cardio workouts, and what would be good for my size and age? Im 119, 14, and i have exorcise asthma. [tips on ridding myself of that would be great too.]

Answer 1

I dont know much about athsma, but years ago, a lot of kids in my swim team had it.. so swimming must be helpful.... you are restricted as to when you can breathe... perhaps it improves lung capacity or something.... Anyway... make sure your doctor approves of your proposed exercise routine before you start.

Aerobic exercises simply means exercising with an increased heart rate. You could be walking, rowing, climbing stairs, bike, hop, skip jump etc.... The idea is that it improves your capacity to circulate oxegenated blood to the parts of the body that need it most. Obviously, for example, your brain works better if it has exygenated blood than if the oxygen content is low... so you will practically be smarter too.

As a guide you take the figure 220 and deduct your age then multiply the result by 80% to work at 80% of your safe maximum... so for example... 220 -14 x 0.8 = 165... therefore your "intense cardio" workout should target a heart rate of 165 beats per minute.... which is really only 80% of your design capacity. I think it is difficult to control your heart rate once you get up there so the spare 20% is a buffer if you accidently overwork.

Well that's what I think anyway.

Answer 2

Yes, this is intense. 'Cardiovascular exercise' is usually divided into 'high', 'moderate', and 'low' zones; 50-60% for the low zone, 60-70% for the moderate, and 70-80% for high. Because people like to feel like they are 'really working', the moderate and low zones tend to be unpopular. But in reality, the more work you do, and the lower you do it, the better this is for your body. Recently, the 'fitness industry' (a collection of profiteers who prefer to sell popular products, rather than useful ones) has started to classify two more zones: 'borderline', which is a joke because it's as broad as the others at 80-90%, and 'maximal' which is variously listed as '90%', 'above 90%', '90-95%', or '90-100%', according to how 'crazy' or how 'cautious' the publication wants to seem. This trend is idiotic, because the people who are keen to work in these 'extreme' zones are unwilling to spend enough time recovering beween sessions, or to do the kind of gentle work that can protect them from the ill-effects of working so hard. For example, a vigorous workout will suppress your immune system. The harder you work out, the longer this will last. But gentle daily activity will help to boost your immune system, so that you are less vulnerable during 'recovery' from execise. Your own routine would benefit from the addition of some very gentle exercises (such as yoga, plus some mobilising and stretching, or a mixed Tai Chi session) every morning and night. On Cardio days, this will help to prepare you before, and relax you after, your more demanding session, and on non-cardio days it will help to recover by flushing waste products from, and supplying raw repair materials to, the muscles that you have worked vigorously.

Answer 3

Exercise can be divided into different types. The type that is best for your health is one that increases your heart rate, this is the cardio exercises.

Walking and body building do not increase your heart rate (unless you walk up a mountain or you are so fat that getting up to go to the fridge is hard work).

If you don't exercise your heart then you may be slim but unfit. Some people who are overweight are actually fit because their heart gets lots of exercise and they have little heart disease.

You can lose weight without doing cardio, but cardio exercises tend to burn up more energy. For example if you walk, jog or run the same distance you will burn up the same amount of energy.

Your best best is to adopt a health lifestyle. Play sport regularly (rather than just exercise), don't worry too much about fads and weight lose programs, because generally they don't work.

For Ashmatics one of the best exercises is swimming (many olympic swimmers and gold medal winners have been asthmatics).

Answer 4

There is no specific cardio excersise that is "intense" it's the result of the cardio that makes it intense.
Low cardio- you can talk with no problems.
Moderate cardio- you can talk in short sentences.
Intense cardio- you can talk in one to two word sentences.

Answer 5

cardio is making your heart work being 14 i woulndt worry about it 2 much just stay active

Answer 6

getting your a s s pounded by bubba is classified as intense cardio.