| Name of Cardiovascular Exercise | Description |
| Swimming | Swimming is an excellent cardiovascular/muscular defining exercise. Swimming is a great rehab exercise because of the w... |
| Football | American football is america's most popular sport and involves high intensity exercise for usually around 30 seconds in ... |
| Golf | Golf is the most popular sport for people over the age of 40 and is growing rapidly. This social walking sport is known... |
| Boxing | This is definitely one of the most intense cardiovascular exercises known to man. Boxing must be intense or you're most... |
| Aerobics | Aerobics is the most popular aerobic exercises performed mostly by women. There are many different kinds of aerobics a... |
| Hockey | Hockey is a great sport that can be played by just about anyone at any age. Performance recommendations could be length... |
| Skiing | Skiing is an incredible cardiovascular workout that is usually around 5-10 minutes of instense squatting and then follow... |
| Squash | Squash is a great anaerobic exercise that can be played by all ages. Here are some great squash links for trying to lea... |
| Yoga | Yoga isn't usually considered a cardio exercise but it does make you sweat and improves your flexibility and therefore i... |
| Stepper | This exercise was made popular by the popular myth of spot reducing (you cannot lose the fat in a specific area j... |
| Rowing Ergometer | This piece of equipment is an excellent back workout. However, proper form is required. ... |
| Shuttle Run | To begin this exercise stand in the middle of two lines. In this example we will use the 0, 20 and 40 yard lines. From... |
| Treadmill | This is the most popular cardiovascular exercise. Due to the impact on the knees and other joints, other alternatives m... |
| Running or Jogging | Jogging is probably one of the most popular exercises in the world and with good reason. It is as intense as you want, ... |
| Biking or Cycling | Biking or cycling is a tremendous cardiovascular workout and requires very little equipment which most people have anywa... |
| Walking | While intense walking is a good aerobic exercise it is probably more used as a weight loss tool than it should be. Walk... |
| Housework or Cleaning | While most people wouldn't call this a cardiovascular exercise, it certainly is one. Cleaning the house can burn as muc... |
| Dancing | Dancing is an excellent cardio workout that can be done by anyone at any level.... |
| Recumbent Bike | This exercise is very popular for people who do not want to jog and run. Make sure to adjust the seat for your height a... |
| Elliptical or Cross Trainer | This is the newest in cardiovascular equipment, and because of its low impact on the knees it will be here to stay. Thi... |
| Cross-Country Skiing | Similar to the elliptical machine but this exercise is a sport. It is mostly performed at a slower intensity for a long... |
| Baseball | Baseball needs no introduction, this sport is known around the world as a moderate intensity (short periods of HIGH inte... |
| Sprinting | Sprinting involves 100% intensity followed by a period of rest. This could be deemed a high intensity interval training ... |
| Soccer | Soccer is the worlds sport as it is offically the most popular sport in the world. Usually this sport is called 'footba... |
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The heart is a muscle and needs to be trained like every other muscle. Cardiovascular exercises help the heart by strengthening it. There are lots of different methods of cardiovascular exercises. These are the cardio training method you could perform during exercise:
