Cardio

How it is used

Informal but used by trainers, gym staff and members. You do cardio, and gyms have a cardio area with treadmills, bikes and cross-trainers. People often contrast cardio with weights or strength training.

Example sentences

1. I do twenty minutes of cardio after my weights session.

2. The cardio area is on the first floor, next to the studios.

Common collocations

• do cardio
• cardio session
• cardio machine
• low-intensity cardio
• cardio area

Related terms

• aerobicDescribes exercise or energy production that uses oxygen, usually steady activity you can keep up for a long time, like jogging or cycling.
• treadmillAn exercise machine with a moving belt on which you walk or run on the spot, with controls for speed and incline.
• heart rateThe number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm), used to measure how hard the body is working during exercise and at rest.
• enduranceThe ability to keep up physical effort for a long time without tiring, important in sports like running, cycling, swimming and rowing.
• HIITShort for high-intensity interval training: short bursts of very hard exercise alternating with brief recovery periods.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• cardio- · Anatomy & Physiology

More terms: Training & Workouts

• workout
• work out
• warm-up
• cool-down
• rep
• set
• strength training
• rest day
• progressive overload
• plateau
• training program
• circuit training