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cardio

cardio

35 3.2
Exercise that raises your heart rate and helps your heart and lungs
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːrdi.oʊ/
translation icon : ejercicio cardiovascular
  • Running, swimming, and cycling are all effective forms of cardio that can boost your endurance.
  • cardio-respiratory endurance
  • cardio fitness
  • cardio training

Everyone start doing cardio right now, he said.

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Examples

  • So I do most of my cardio training these days on a bike.

  • Next year, I'm gonna focus on doing more cardio.

  • This is pretty much the only cardio that I actually enjoy doing.

  • Is strength training more important than cardio for health?

  • So first I like to start off with some cardio to get my heart rate up.

  • There is no 'right' cardio exercise, and the best choice is the one you enjoy most, I think.

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  • Does too much cardio stop you from burning fat?

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  • Try to do cardio exercises for 30 minutes, three or four days each week.

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  • If you want to get some good cardio in, try jumping rope.

  • The best workouts are completed at least three times a week and combine cardio and resistance.

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Synonyms

workout
vscardio
236 2.0

A time when you do exercise to get fit

is the specific act that raises heart rate and improves heart and lung health
exercise
vscardio
142 1.0

Regular training to improve skill or physical strength

is specifically activity that raises heart rate and improves heart and lung health
aerobics
vscardio
56 3.2

Exercises done to music that make your heart and lungs stronger

is broader focusing on raising heart rate without music or choreography
aerobic exercise
vscardio
5 2.4

Physical activity that raises the heart rate and improves heart and lung fitness

aims mainly to raise heart rate and improve heart and lung health
cardiopulmonary exercise
vscardio
  • Specialized
4.9

Exercise that makes the heart and lungs stronger and helps blood and breathing work better

focuses on raising heart rate for general heart and lung fitness

How Intense

fartlek
  • Specialized
1 9.8
running
108 1.0
cardio
35 3.2
jogging
41 1.0

Surface Forms

cardio singular
cardios plural

Etymology

The word cardio for exercise comes from the old Greek kardia meaning 'heart'. So cardio means activities that make your heart beat faster and help your heart stay strong.