Bodyweight Calisthenics For
Cardiorespiratory Conditioning...
Give Steady State "Cardio"
A Kick In the Pants!

Cardiorespiratory Endurance is the level of ability your body has to gather, process, deliver and sustain oxygen to produce energy needed for the successful completion of activity.

Your respiratory system gathers and starts to process oxygen, your cardiovascular system continues to process and distributes oxygen and cardiorespiratory endurance is your respiratory and cardiovascular systems ability to work together to sustain oxygen for activity.

Cardiorespiratory endurance is characterized by healthy, effective and efficient heart and lung function needed to gather oxygen for the production and distribution of energy to the body during activity.

Cardiorespiratory Conditioning is any activity used to improve cardiorespiratory endurance and "condition" the heart and lungs.

Having improved heart and lung function allows you to...

Cardiorespiratory conditioning allows you to simultaneously keep the doctor away and improve your ability to live life to the fullest.

Cardiovascular Conditioning
Is All About Energy

Effective heart and lung function is necessary to gather, process, deliver and maintain oxygen for the energy the body needs during all human activity.

Unfortunately... most people only train the heart and lungs, and the distribution of energy, by the use of steady-state, monotonous, aerobic activity.

The truth is, the challenges of sport, work and life are unpredictable and varied and use different energy pathways for the distribution of energy depending on the circumstances.

Each pathway must be trained for the best possible fitness and the most effective heart and lung function.

Therefore, using bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning is a much better option... because you can simultaneously increase muscular strength, improve heart and lung power and burn unwanted fat!

The Aerobic Pathway 

Aerobic means in the presence of oxygen... and any activity that is performed at a low to moderate intensity for more than 90 seconds, allowing oxygen to release energy through metabolism, is usually called an aerobic activity.

The benefits of aerobic activity are...

Well, that sounds pretty good, but the negatives of excessive aerobic training are...

While the benefits are much needed for over-all fitness, the negatives make it hard to believe that aerobic training is the most popular form of cardiorespiratory conditioning... often being used exclusively.

While I believe aerobic training has a place in a well rounded fitness training program... a better option would be to use bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning!

The Anaerobic Pathway 

Anaerobic means in the absence of oxygen... and any activity that is performed at a medium to high intensity for less than 2 minutes, where energy is derived without oxygen, is usually called an Anaerobic activity.

There are two anaerobic energy pathways...

The Anaerobic System (ATP-CP) is where energy is derived from the re-synthesis of Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) from Creatine/Phosphate (CP) until the stores are depleted... about 5-7 seconds.

The Anaerobic Lactate System (Glycolytic) happens after the (CP) stores have been depleted where the body resorts to the breakdown of glucose for energy.This results in the production of lactate and hydrogen ions... ultimately leading to fatigue.

The benefits of anaerobic activity are...

Since many of the activities of sport, work and life are activities that happen in short bursts of intense activity... cardiorespiratory conditioning should trained in this manner as well.

Using bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning allows you to stimulate all energy pathways... bring about the a greater improvement in heart and lung power than steady-state aerobic exercise alone.

How To Use Bodyweight Calisthenics
For Cardiorespiratory Conditioning

Many people are brainwashed into believing the only way to positively effect cardiorespiratory conditioning is to do steady-state aerobic exercise for 20-30 minutes in your "target heart rate zone".

But what if you used bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning by performing a 20-30 minute workout made up of bodyweight exercises and calisthenics exercises without rest?

The bodyweight exercises (anaerobic in nature) will increase your muscular endurance while bringing the heart and respiratory rates up.

The calisthenics exercises (aerobic in nature) will lower the intensity some-what forcing the body to lower the heart and breathing rates while still under stress... greatly improving cardiorespiratory endurance.

Therefore, using bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning in this fashion will simultaneously improve strength endurance, heart and lung power and your body's ability to function as one complete unit... with the added bonus of burning calories and fat even after the workout is completed!

And you won't even have to do a separate "cardio" session!

This type of muscle blasting, heart pounding, breath taking, fat burning workout is intense, and you should work up to it progressively.

If you are currently bored with your "cardio" training, or don't feel you are getting the most out of your cardiorespiratory conditioning, try using bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning... and see what you've been missing!

Workout Without Weights shows you how to use bodyweight calisthenics for cardiorespiratory conditioning, strength building and fat burning... step-by-step! Systematically progressing through the 6 different Progression Phase Workout strategies allows you to get all the fitness, health and physique RESULTS in a short workout that doesn’t require expensive equipment or costly gym memberships. Give this powerful PLAN a try for a full 8 weeks today... risk free!

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Tabata Protocol And Calisthenics... A Fast, Effective Workout
Using the Tabata Protocol with bodyweight calisthenics exercises can provide an excellent, and lightning fast workout targeting both muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory endurance. Try it when your fitness level permits.

Tabata Calisthenics Workout... Are You Prepared?
The Tabata Protocol is an effective way to improve cardiorespiratory endurance in under 4 minutes. The Tabata Calisthenics Workout teams the Tabata Protocol with bodyweight calisthenics for a quick, effective, full body workout.

What A Bodyweight Calisthenics Cardio Workout Can Do For You
A cardio workout does not have to be steady state aerobic exercise on a treadmill or exercise bike. Bodyweight calisthenics can be used as an effective cardio workout that improves the entire body.

Tired of Boring Cardio? Use Calisthenics Intervals To Burn Fat And Build Your Body!
Calisthenics intervals can be used during steady-state cardio to greatly improve cardiorespiratory endurance and burn more fat. Combining calisthenics exercise with bodyweight exercise can even replace the aerobic session.

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