Strengthening Your Heart Extra
By Jeffrey Crupi

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Option #1: Walking
Warm Up (five to ten minutes): Set the treadmill at a comfortable walking level and walk for five to ten minutes.

Aerobic state (20 to 40 minutes): Increase your speed from a comfortable walk to a jogging pace. Make sure that you are working above 50% of your maximum heart rate.

Cool down (five to ten minutes): Slow down and walk at a comfortable pace to bring your heart rate below 100 beats per minute.

Option #2: Biking
Warm up (five to ten minutes): Bike at a comfortable level.

Aerobic state (20 to 40 minutes): Start increasing your resistance and speed. Bike hills and other uneven terrains.

Cool down (five to ten minutes): Reduce your speed and revolutions per minute. Bike a comfortable, flat terrain.

Option #3: Stair Climber
Warm up (five to ten minutes): Begin climbing so that your muscles and heart are warming up.

Aerobic state (20 to 40 minutes): Increase the intensity by working out at higher levels.

Cool down (five to ten minutes): Slow to an even climb.

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Jeffrey Crupi is the owner of Peak Fitness Gym in Westport, CT. He is a certified fitness specialist with a degree from Marymount Manhattan College.

February, 2004, Vol.34, No.5