Wondering how you could lose all those tires around your belly? Rather than breaking your head over this matter you’d better give cardiovascular exercises a try. And for those who thought cardios have anything to do with pumping iron at the gym you’d be wrong guys! Cardios are simple exercises and can range from walking, running, swimming, jogging to sweating it out on the treadmill or on the stair stepper.

Before you get going with cardios you need to know how you should take to those exercise sessions. This largely depends on the goal you’ve set- It can either be just about burning fat or it can be about building resistance for cardiovascular training. If burning fat is all you want you should have a heart rate that’s 65 percent of the maximum. In case you’re aiming at resistance building you better increase your capacity to 85 percent of the maximum heart rate. And how do you calculate the figures? Take a calculator and deduct your present age from 220. After you get the result, you find out 65% of the number or 85% of it (depending upon your goal that is). What you get is the range of heart beats per minute. Get calculating today and have a better cardio session the next time around!