Cardiovascular Fitness and its Importance

Cardiovascular Fitness and its importance

Cardiovascular fitness is the ability to perform large muscle, dynamic activity for a sustained period of time. It reflects the functional ability of the heart, blood, blood vessels, lungs and relevant muscles to deliver oxygen and remove the byproducts of metabolism.

But why is it so important? Cardiovascular fitness is strongly linked with good and bad health. Having low cardiovascular fitness has been linked with early death from many diseases, specifically, cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease. Increasing cardiovascular fitness thru physical activity has shown to decrease chances of suffering CV disease by approximately 50%J.

By doing as little as 30minutes per day of moderate physical activity or 20 minutes per day of intense activity, you can increase your fitness and decrease your chances of bad health. It’s that easy.