Cardio Exercises

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Cardio training is an important part of your training routine whether your goal is fitness, strength, or sports. Cardio doesn't just burn calories, it supports heart health, increases your baseline fitness, and gives you feel-good endorphins.

Incorporating cardio exercises into your gym routine will improve your endurance and stamina, reduce your risk of health issues, and help you maintain a healthy body composition.

Doing cardio gym exercises like plyometrics or skipping is a great way to get all the health and fitness benefits of cardio in a short space of time.

• Improve heart health: cardio strengthens the heart and lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

• Burns calories: a tool to manage your weight and maintain healthy body composition.

• Wellbeing boost: cardio releases endorphins which can improve your mood and reduce stress.

• Increase lung capacity: consistent cardio makes other forms of training feel easier.

• Support recovery: cardio training improves blood flow and keeps you moving which can reduce DOMS.

There are lots of ways to add more cardio into your routine, so choose something you enjoy and have fun with it.