11 Exercises to Get Your Heart Pumping

The heart is just like any other muscle in your body. The more you work it out the stronger it will get over time. Try these healthy heart-approved moves from Reebok Global Instructor Sara Haley to keep all your muscles in check.

By Colleen Moody

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Aerobic Exercise

Olivia Newton John once told us in very fashionable legwarmers, "Let's get physical!" According to Haley, aerobic exercise is the best activity to get your heart pumping, but that doesn't mean you're required to log six miles on a treadmill every day. "The key is to find something that not only is challenging but fun at the same time," she says. "When doing cardio (like swimming, biking, dancing), ask yourself if it's becoming a little more difficult to breath. If so, your heart is working harder than normal which means you're strengthening it." This is why interval training (short bursts of speed followed by a recovery jogging period) is a great way to work out and get the blood circulating to your heart.

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