One of the most important things for a person’s health is fitness. Everyone needs some physical activity everyday, but for stay at home mom’s staying fit is a very hard task. Taking care of a little one or multiple children, and finding the time to “work-out” can be challenging. A lot of mothers may not be able to afford a pricey gym membership, so having ways to stay fit at home can be life changing for these mom’s.
One workout that mom’s can do is cardiovascular. Cardiovascular exercise is measured as the amount of oxygen transported in the blood and pumped by the heart to the working muscles, and as the efficiency of the muscles to use that oxygen. It helps build your endurance so you can be active for long periods of time. There are several health benefits of cardiovascular fitness besides weight loss, and any of them include decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases, lower blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, along with other diseases. The recommended amount of cardiovascular fitness is 20 to 30 minutes, 3 to 4 days a week of a moderate level.
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A good example of a cardiovascular work out:
- Jumping Jacks
- High Knee Run
- Long Jump & Shuffle Back
- Butt Kicker Run
- Burpee
- Cross-Jack
- Lunge Skip
- Mountain Climber
- Side Skater
- Step Up
- 20 Minute Run
There are even chores that are good cardiovascular workouts. Vacuuming can be a vigorous workout that helps keep your mind off actually working out, which helps keep the boredom stay out of fitness. Other great examples would be gardening, power walking, a dance party with your children, and utilizing stairs.
http://exercise.answers.com/cardio/home-cardio-workouts-without-equipment-for-stay-at-home-moms
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