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Confused About
Cardio? My Conversation with Dr. Kenneth Cooper
by Lani Muelrath, M.A.
 "Lani,
I am doing 40 minutes of calisthenics. I take water breaks, but I
break a good sweat and get winded. Doesn't that count it as cardio?"
Lauren asked me in an email a few days ago.
Are you, like Lauren, confused about how to get
effective aerobic exercise?
Are you wondering what the standard is for
"cardio", whether you want to lose weigh*t or just increase your
energ*y?
No better person to ask than Dr. Kenneth Cooper.
Yes! I mean THE Dr. Kenneth Cooper.
The father of aerobics. The one who gave birth to the national
"aerobics" movement years ago, that spiraled into a national movement
with everything from jogging to Jackie Sorenson, Jane Fonda, and all
points in between.
Dr. Kenneth Cooper, renowned "Father of Aerobic Exercise"
Correction. INTERNATIONAL movement.
As a matter of fact,
several years ago when I went Dr. Cooper came to speak at Butte College
where I am on faculty, he told us that in Mexico, jogging was being
called "Coopercize".. And in Brazil, fitness fans "get their Coopers".
Now THAT is notoriety.
Since then, I've had the opportunity to travel to Dr. Coopers
Aerobics Institute in Dallas, Texas.
Yet since my conversations with Dr. Cooper at that time, there's
been a recent buzz in the exercise world that I know effects you and
your concerns.
Your concerns about what you need to do in terms of
aerobic training to keep your energy up and your weigh*t down.
You don't have time for endless bouts of exercise,
but you know the payoff solid activity brings you in energy and
productivity - the real currency of any successful business.
It was for your very concerns and my desire to give
you the best information possible that I picked up the phone and called
Cooper Institute. On with my discoveries.
Aerobics, Cardio, What's What?
For awhile now, I've noticed increasing confusion
among women who want to lose a few pounds or step up their energy with
regard to what exactly constitutes cardio. Here are some typical
questions:
1. Is "cardio" training just measured by heart rate?
2. How long do you need to keep the heart rate up to get good cardio
training?
3. What counts as "cardio"! If I just get my heart pounding, can I
count it?
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ISSN: 191-5737
May 20, 2010
Vol. 3, Issue 12
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about Lani
Award winning fitness expert Lani Muelrath,
M.A., "The Fitness DreamMaker" is dynamic coach and vivacious speaker
with some impressive credentials in the realm of exercise, health, and
weight loss.
Her signature system of dietary plan, targeted body shapers, and mindset for mastery is a match made in heaven for busy women looking for a no-nonsense, surefire solution to their weight and energy problems.
With over 30 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and trainer, Lani
is a Guest Lecturer in Kinesiology
at San Francisco State
University,
and is recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in
Instruction. She created and starred in her own CBS TV show, and is the
Healthy Living Examiner at examiner. com. Lani is also the Fitness Expert for Dr.
John
McDougall's Health and Medical
Center.
She is
renowned for her compassionate and knowledgeable approach
combined with expertise, and maintains multiple credentials and
certifications in physical
fitness and exercise disciplines. Her Fit Quickies(TM), targeted
body shapers for people on the go, have just exploded on the
marketplace.
Lani overcame her own lifetime struggle with weight over 12 years ago
when she lost 50 lbs, which she has maintained easily with the tools that she now coaches other women to be successful with weight loss, body shaping, and health.
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