How to: Increase Your Cardio Strength
Building Aerobic Capacity through Exercise
These are simple routines to condition the cardiovascular system and increase your aerobic capacity without depending on complicated equipment or attending a gym class five times a week. Go with whatever method appeals most to you and you’ll be much more likely to stick with it and build greater strength.
Lengthen Your Workouts
This is a simple trick that many people underestimate. By increasing your workout by fifteen minutes you can burn up to one hundred additional calories and give your metabolism a stronger boost as well as require your cardiovascular system to hang in there longer and increase capacity. If your typical workout lasts about thirty minutes, increase it to forty-five minutes three times per week. You should start to notice a difference within three weeks. Adding more time to every workout will bring results faster.
Get Wet to Build Strength
Swimming is one of the least appreciated workouts today. Few people understand exactly how challenging an underwater workout can be. Swimming requires you to learn how to pace your breathing and rely on your aerobic capacity to support you when you are underwater and cannot take a breath. Since the water supports your weight and makes you more buoyant, you are able to work more of your muscles, thus requiring more air to drive your system. Start doing one swimming workout of thirty minutes twice weekly and you will feel a difference in less than three weeks. Most people are truly amazed at the changes in their bodies and breathing capacity when they add swimming as a regular workout.
Use the Arms to Increase Lung Power
If you are a dedicated walker or runner, this is one of the simplest changes you can make to your regular program and it doesn’t even require equipment or special locations. Simply add arm movements as you move your legs. This works best for walkers, who move at a slower pace than runners and can more easily incorporate arm motions into the walk. Try raising your arms over your head for two beats and then back down. It may look funny but your heart rate will increase and start building the capacity in your lungs.
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