Cardiovascular Training on a New Horizon

Fitness professionals have many traditional and creative options for developing cutting-edge cardio programming. But, they must first assess clients correctly before designing a program.

Cardiovascular programming, if implemented properly, offers a wealth of health benefits, such as increased metabolism, reduced resting blood pressure, increased HDL cholesterol, improved sleep and many more. The implementation of appropriate cardio programs for clients is crucial to their health and achieving fitness goals. If the program is implemented improperly, your trainers might put their clients at more risk for injury than when they started to become active. Keeping this in mind, the updated American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines are a good place to start when designing a program. Also, you should offer cardiovascular assessments, depending on a client's current health status, review traditional and non-traditional/creative forms of cardiovascular programming and use equipment to develop revenue-building programs within your facility. Note: Throughout this article, the terms aerobic, cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory will be considered synonymous with "cardio." They all refer to exercise that involves the heart, blood vessels and lungs.

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