Why is cardio training so important? Cardio training plays a vital role in human health and performance. With regular cardio training, one can expect numerous metabolic changes. These include: - Increased cardiac output
- Increased oxygen uptake
- Increased blood flow to active muscles
- Decreased sub-maximal respiratory rate
- Increased blood volume
- Improved thermoregulation
- Increased mitochondrial size and density
- Increased oxidative enzyme concentrations
- Increased capillarization in muscle bed
- Lower rate of all-cause mortality
- Lower rate of cardiovascular disease
- Lower incidence of type 2 diabetes
- Lower rate of total body fat
- Lower rate of colon cancer
- Lower rate of breast cancer
- Lower rate of osteoporosis
Introducing just a small amount of regular cardio training can greatly improve health (see chart above right: health benefit increases as baseline activity status increases).
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