There are many overweight people who need to lose weight for a variety of different reasons. It could be that you need to lose weight to fit into your nice clothes or you need to become a little bit healthier. Either way, you embark upon your exercise journey with diet, cardiovascular training and weight training. The majority of exercise programs are heavily weighted with cardiovascular training with a dabble of weight training thrown in there. So, if the majority of your exercise program will be cardiovascular training then you need to know the benefits of cardiovascular training.
The benefits can be broken down into three main parts. These include, weight loss, cardiovascular health and improved mood. There are other benefits, but the above three are the ones that have the most impact in all aspects of your life. Therefore, let's breakdown each component.
The most obvious benefit of training is for your weight loss, because most people are working out to lose weight. If you have ever tracked your calories on a treadmill you know that to lose weight takes time. To lose 1 pound of weight you need to drop 3500 calories through dieting and exercise. Depending on your efforts you can burn 300 - 500 calories per 45 - 60 minutes of treadmill work. As you can see that will take some time to get that first pound off your body and you should not rely on your exercise regimen alone. If you cut 300 calories per day dieting and then do a 300 calorie workout per day you will drop 600 calories per day. If you work out 6 days per week then you will roughly drop one pound per week.
The next benefit would be an improvement in your cardiovascular health. This obviously means that your heart is becoming healthier and more efficient to keep you alive. Typically you cannot measure this, but your doctor will be able to measure this over time with diagnostic studies. Just remember that with any exercise program you are training your heart and leading to a more efficient and healthier heart. Furthermore, as your heart becomes healthier and efficient you will be able to increase your cardiovascular training and ultimately burn more calories. This will lead to an increase in your weight loss. Just like above, you really need to be aware of your diet as fattier foods can lead to an increase in cholesterol plaques in your arteries and sabotage your training efforts. Not to mention fattier foods tend to have more calories and therefore it will be harder to drop calories per day if you are consuming high calorie food.
The final benefit we are going to address is the psychological factor of cardiovascular training. It has been shown through case studies and research that when people are active in an exercise regimen their signs of depression improve. This is because your body releases hormones called endorphins when you exercise. These hormones can lead to a euphoric effect and can improve your mood for days to come. This can really help in the colder months as there is a decrease in the amount of sunshine during those months and lack of sunshine has been shown to increase the incidence of depression.
As you begin your weight loss program it is nice to understand the benefits of cardiovascular training. Keep in mind that there are many benefits to cardiovascular training, but the three listed above have the greatest impact on peoples health and wellness. Remember that weight loss takes time and cardiovascular health is something that cannot be easily measured but is improved with your training. Finally your mood can improve dramatically and boost your overall health and wellness.
Dr. J Begovich is a physician that is involved in all aspects of fitness and weight loss. He writes many articles for Ezine Articles and frequently provides workout & nutrition tips on his website http://www.healthyweightlossasap.com/
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