CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE

In the late 1960's Dr. Kenneth Cooper introduced to the American public the concept of aerobics.  It is now often referred to as cardiovasuclar exercise since it gives such great benefits to the heart and circulatory system.  Dr. Cooper's research helped to focus attention on the benefits of moderate intensity exercise undertaken on a regular basis.  Significant changes in the heart, lungs, and muscle tissue come from this type of exercise.  For instance, with 20 minutes of a cardio workout three days a week, there is an improvement in the body's ability to utilize oxygen.  Regular aerobic activity also promotes weight loss and lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, certain types of cancer, and diabetes.  Aerobic exercise improves blood pressure, blood cholesterol, quality of sleep, energy level, immune system response and general sense of well being. No exercise program would be complete without at least 20 minutes of aerobic activity performed at least three times per week.

We selected our cardio machines because they have an excellent built-in heart-rate monitors, are easy to operate and offer a wide variety of programming features.   It is pretty simple to move from one machine to another. We offer:

• 7 StarTrac Treadmills
• 1 StarTrac Stepper
• 4 NuStep Total Body Recumbent Steppers
• 2 StarTrac Upright Bikes
• 5 StarTrac Recumbent Bikes
• 1 StarTrac Spinner NXT Bike
• 2 Precor AMT
• 2 Precor Ellipticals
• 1 StarTrac Elliptical Trainer
• 2 Octane Adjustable Stride Ellipticals
• 1 Octane Recumbent Elliptical
• 2 Concept II Rowing Ergometers
• 16 Keiser m3 bikes in our Group Cycling studio

Four TV sets, each tuned to a different cable channel are visible from the cardio machines. Sound is re-broadcast on FM, so bring a radio to listen to the station you are watching.

For a current listing of the Group Exercise classes we offer, click here.
For a complete listing of our Water classes, click here.