ABOUT CARDIO TRAINING

Cardio respiratory exercise is recommended for all athletes. If you play basketball, soccer, football, tennis, lacrosse or wrestle...cardio is a huge component of your program. The type of cardio should be specific to your movement in sport but shouldn't limit you to other forms of cardio. Bicycling and swimming is an awesome low impact cardiovascular exercise that can be used strategically to increase your VO2 (the amount of oxygen you can take in during exercise) and heart rate recovery. If you can recovery faster than your opponents need I say more...? If you can get access to a pool try sport specific movement like jumping and running for about fifteen minutes. If you want to make it more challenging wear sweat pants and a sweater to weigh you down. Don't venture in the deep end if you can't swim! Be safe and be sure there is someone there who is trained in swimming and life saving skills that can help assist you if needed.