Cardio - (another snippet from Ross Horne, et al.) - How much?

[Guest guest]

whoa!

 

I found this absolutely fascinating, since we all probably know that

we need *some* cardio...

 

bracketed text directly from Improving on Pritikin: note especially

the 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph.

 

[To clarify this point about cardiovascular efficiency, I shall

quote Albert E. Carter from his book The Miracles of Rebound

Exercise (1979): " Cooper's premise is that the answer is oxygen

circulation to the cells. Granted, oxygen is necessary; but perhaps he

was too close to the real answer to recognise it. Perhaps the real

answer is efficient body fluid circulation to the cells. You see, any

activity that would cause increased oxygen circulation would also

cause increased fluid circulation. Therefore, as Aerobics was

studied, all of the benefits appeared to be because of efficient

oxygen consumption, when in fact, many of the benefits of the

activity were a combination of better lymphatic circulation, better

delivery of nutrients by the blood, more efficient oxygen utilization

from the lungs, and better elimination and digestion because of more

efficient body fluid circulation.

 

" Maximum cardiovascular efficiency can be achieved by

rebounding aerobically five four-minute periods each day. Any

longer than that is not going to improve heart efficiency noticeably.

" It makes no difference how much oxygen is available to cells if

the right nutrients are not there. Even if oxygen and foodstuffs are

readily available, with too many toxins, poisons or trash in the

lymph fluid surrounding the cells and hampering proper cellular

function, good health would not be likely.

 

" The body can't possibly have an overly efficient fluid

circulation system. Efficient fluid circulation is synonymous with

physical fitness. " ]

 

regards,

 

Bob