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8 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, April 20, 2011 aced@clackamas. edu Fitness Nutritio Cardio works your heart and lung s By Robert Morrison Sports Editor Cardio, or cardiovascular, is the system of the body which pumps your blood. Cardio exercises are activities in which your heart rate is increased and elevated for extended time. Aerobic exercises are another word for cardio. Cardio isn’t always the easiest of exer cises but it has many benefits. Cardio activi ties strengthen your heart and lungs, reduce stress, bum calories and help with sleep, among other benefits. When you do a cardio workout you want to be working in your tar get heart rate, which is usually 50 percent of your max heart rate. To find out your max heart rate, subtract your age from 226 for women and 220 for men. That is your max heart rate, and you can then divide by two to get your target heart rate. There are many ways to get your cardio on. The typical ways are running and walk ing, but there are the more extreme ways such as cross-country skiing, rock climbing and rowing. “I like to snowboard. I go up to the moun tain a few times a year,” said Jacob White. White is in his first year at Clackamas. He has been snowboarding as a fun activity and exercising for around four years. Snowboarding takes a lot of effort and works the body and mind. Snowboarders that work on tricks work on their endurance and breathing. The strength portion isn’t part of mil 1 . .. cardio, but when you do enough tricks you ► have to work your lungs. Hillary Cole Clackama] Bike riding long or short distances also help a person increase their cardio. Many Students at Clackamas Community College are getting their cardio on at the Clackamas weight room local cyclists ride around town and some even com in Randall Hall on the bottom floor. pete in events similar to the Tour de France. “I’ve been bicycling for more years than a passion for rafting when she went out on a I can count,” said Dylan Williams. “It has trip with some friends. “I just started rafting a few months ago but kept me feeling young for years, I don’t know what I would do without my bike. I enjoy it a lot. It takes your mind and body ride around town and in events when I can.” to new levels. I’d recommend it to anyone What would Williams is 45 years old and is a native to the looking for a nice workout that’s fun,” said Milwaukie and-Oregon City area; Edwards. you do with One of the most enduring events one can Many people try new things all the time do is rowing and rafting. Rowing can bum and find something they love in the process. a lot of calories in a limited amount of time Cardio is very important and will help anyone who chooses to work on it, so get out there while getting your heart rate up in a hurry. Sarah Edwards is one of the people who and try a new activity. Work those lungs and Save it, took up rafting as a hobby. Edwards found that heart! $75? spend it, or just savor it. EMBRY-RIDDLE Aeronautical University WORLDWIDE Join the leaders in AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS and MORE! Undergraduate and graduate programs Learn in a NEARBY CLASSROOM or from YOUR HOME! Continuously seeking adjunct faculty worldwide.erau.edu/lead 800.522.6787 Open a new U.S. Bank checking package, use your U.S. Bank Visa® Check Card and receive up to $75 in purchases.* Hurry! This special brew won’t last long. All of H¡p serving you* **This Location Only** Oregon City Albertsons 19007 Beavercreek Rd 503-655-4126 X [T^bank usbank.com A minimum deposit of $50 is required to open a U.S. Bank Package checking account and minimum $25 Is required to open a Package Money Market Savings account All regular accoui opening procedures apply. "Offer terms and conditions apply to U.S. Bank Packages: To earn the $7 cash bonus, the customer must open a new US. Bank Silver, Gold or Platinum Checking Accour AND either a Money Market Savings Account OR a U.S. Bank Visa* Credit Card betwee April 16,2011- April 29,2011, use your new U.S. Bank Visa Check Card for any non-PIN base purchases within 30 days of account opening, and bring the recei pt (s) in for verification to the U.S. Bah branch where you opened the account by May 29,2011. Credit products are subject to normal cred qualifications and approvals. The cash bonus award, up to $75 based on the receipt® total, will bl deposited into your new checking account within 60 days of check card purchase verification. Bond will be reported as Interest earned on IRS form 1099-INT and you are responsible for any applies! taxes. Offer may not be combined with any other checking account cash bonus offers, Is not valid! you have received a checking account cash bonus in the past 6 months, or if you have an exist™ U.S. Bank checking account Only one bonus per household. Other restrictions may apply. Offer val at participating U.S. Bank branches. Member FDIC
