More breathtaking activities that will strengthen the heart
While we’ve already shared a few activities that hold numerous benefits for the heart, here’s a follow up blog on a few more challenging, fun, and quite effective exercises. Get your gear ready, and steady your nerves because these exercises will pump up your heart like nobody’s business.
Boxing
The huge misconception about boxing is that it only involves punching, thus only tones the upper body. The truth is people who go to boxing gyms will make use of their legs so much more than they originally thought. Using legs in an aerobic exercise such as boxing burns tons of calories and keeps the blood pumping for well over an hour.
Since the heart is a muscle, having it pump faster for a period of time strengthens it. And the blood pumping also does well for the arteries and veins, as well as the liver.
High intensity interval training, or HIIT for short, is not for the faint of heart (pun intend-ed). It hasn’t been around as long as some of the regular exercises, but it’s popularity and impact on general health suggests that it’s here to stay.
It will take a person a number of days to get his body used to the HIIT routine. Once he does, he can expect to have increased physical capabilities and reduced body fat. This all bodes well for the heart, which will be fortified along with the lungs.
Before trying any of these however, it would be best to consult with your cardiologist, es-pecially if you are dealing with cardiovascular issues.
Dr. Ian Weisberg is a Cardiac Electrophysiology specialist based in Pensacola, Florida. He has the distinction of having performed more than 200 procedures for Ablation of Atrial Fibril-lation. He completed his Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Chica-go. For similar articles, visit this page.
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The huge misconception about boxing is that it only involves punching, thus only tones the upper body. The truth is people who go to boxing gyms will make use of their legs so much more than they originally thought. Using legs in an aerobic exercise such as boxing burns tons of calories and keeps the blood pumping for well over an hour.
Since the heart is a muscle, having it pump faster for a period of time strengthens it. And the blood pumping also does well for the arteries and veins, as well as the liver.
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HIIT
High intensity interval training, or HIIT for short, is not for the faint of heart (pun intend-ed). It hasn’t been around as long as some of the regular exercises, but it’s popularity and impact on general health suggests that it’s here to stay.
It will take a person a number of days to get his body used to the HIIT routine. Once he does, he can expect to have increased physical capabilities and reduced body fat. This all bodes well for the heart, which will be fortified along with the lungs.
Before trying any of these however, it would be best to consult with your cardiologist, es-pecially if you are dealing with cardiovascular issues.
Dr. Ian Weisberg is a Cardiac Electrophysiology specialist based in Pensacola, Florida. He has the distinction of having performed more than 200 procedures for Ablation of Atrial Fibril-lation. He completed his Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Chica-go. For similar articles, visit this page.
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