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The Keys To Health. Cardiovascular Fitness. What Activity Do You Like To Do?. Let's start with the basics. You don't get like this. by doing this!. Cardiovascular Fitness:. 3 days a week 15-20 minutes 30+ to burn stored fat Target Heart Rate (THR) 150-190 teens 130-160 adults.
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The Keys To Health Cardiovascular Fitness
Let's start with the basics. You don't get like this... by doing this!
Cardiovascular Fitness: • 3 days a week • 15-20 minutes • 30+ to burn stored fat • Target Heart Rate (THR) • 150-190 teens • 130-160 adults Fitness for your heart!
Why 3 Days? The positive stress to your heart from exercise must be consistent enough in order for the heart to adapt and get stronger.
Why 15-20 minutes? Working out less than 15 minutes will not change the strength of your heart.
What about weight loss? • 15-20 minutes will guarantee heart benefits. • 30+ will start burning stored fat.
What is THR? The working heart rate needs to be high enough so that your heart will adapt. 150-190 for teens 130-160 for adults
What else? • Strengthen heart • Self esteem • Metabolism • Endorphins • Muscle mass • HDL (good cholesterol) • Look better as you shape up! Benefits
The rate at which your body burns calories Metabolism: Chemicals released during exercise that work as an anti-depressant. “Natural High” Endorphins:
There's more? • Chance of a heart attack • Stress • Blood pressure • Cholesterol (LDL) • Stored fat Benefits
Cholesterol (fried food, animal fat, genetic)(exercise) LDL's = BAD! HDL's = AWESOME!
It's that simple? 3 days a week YES! 15-20 minutes THR
Body Types Mesomorph: muscular build Ectomorph: thin frame Endomorph: thick frame
The key to maintaining weight... Calories taken in must equal the calories burned up to maintain weight.
One step at a time! You Can Do It!