6 creative ways to get your heart rate up if you’re a cardio hater

Wanna get your heart rate up… but hate cardio workouts?

Trainers explain how to get your cardio up in creative ways besides spinning and running.

Im an Exercise PhysiologistHeres Why You Shouldnt Worry About Cortisol Spikes When You Do HIIT Workouts.

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For some of us, that means staying far (far!)

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away from cardiobut cardiologists and trainers alike stress the importance of fitting in someheart rate-spikingexercises into your regimen.

In actuality, its any exercise that raises your heart rate.

And raising your heart rate is important on a number of levels.

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Cardio falls in the four-to-nine range, she says.

But you’re free to play with that, she says.

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Heres What Experts Say

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Pick weights on the heavy side, and your strength training sesh will also count towards your cardio.

Use a staircase:Going up and down stairs is one of the sneakiest ways to fit in cardio.

Stairs are typically not hard to find, and they can give you a kick-ass workout, says Weber.

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So switching your body elevation is a way to confuse your heart rate and get it to spike.

Here are pointers on doing sun salutations, below:

Sweat through intervals:Kom also recommends stringing together some staple strength training exercises to create a circuit.

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Jump rope:Using a simple jump rope is one of the quickest ways to spike your heart rate.

Jumping rope can easily burn more calories than an hour-long workout class, says Weber.

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