February is heart month and it is the perfect time to boost your aerobic exercise and give your heart the best gift you could ever give.
Aerobic exercise will strengthen your heart and lungs and make your body more efficient in using oxygen. Over time, aerobic exercise will decrease your heart rate and blood pressure at rest, and will improve your breathing.
Use the month of February to get yourself on the right track. Aerobic exercise has the most benefits for your heart and some of these benefits include:
- Strengthening your heart and cardiovascular system
- Improving your circulation, which helps your body use oxygen better
- Increasing your enegry level
- Lowering blood pressure
- Strengthening bones
- Reducing stress, anxiety and even depression
- Helps reduce body fat and hekps you reach your healthy weight
- Improves your balance and joint flexibility
- Helps reduce your risk for the common cold
- Helps you sleep better
- Makes you feel more confident and fit
Aerobic exercise includes, walking, jogging, bicyclng (stationary indoor or outdoor riding), hi or low-impact aerobic group classes, water aerobic classes, zumba, kick-boxing, Any type of physicial activity that causes you to increase your oxygen level, is aerobic.
To acheive the maximum benefits of aerobic exercise you should do so 3-4 times per week at a minumum of 30 minutes or more per day.
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