Dictionary

cardio en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of cardiovascular.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.

cardio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of cardiovascular.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate by walking or running on the treadmill.
   • I did some cardio today instead of lifting weights.
   • For decades, trainers and scientists have debated whether and how to mix cardio and resistance exercise. Some small studies suggest combining the two might up the likely gains from each, especially the resistance training. 2021 November 3, Gretchen Reynolds, “Cardio Before Weight Lifting May Help Boost Muscle”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2022:

Forms

Coordinates

strength training

Deriveds

cardio day

Synonyms

metabolic conditioning · endurance training · monostructural work

Translations (28)

sh kardio-vježba (exercise) · ar ضُمُور (exercise) · sv cardio (exercise) · bg ка́рдиоупражнѐние (exercise) · sh cardio (exercise) · tr kardiyo (exercise) · ru ка́рдио-упражне́ние (exercise) · sh kardio-trening (exercise) · es cardio (exercise) · fi sykkeennosto (exercise) · cmn 有氧 (exercise) · ru ка́рдиоупражнѐние (exercise) · sh кардио-вежба (exercise) · fi sydänjumppa (exercise) · sh кардио (exercise) · bg ка́рдио (exercise) · bg ка́рдио-трениро́вка (exercise) · ru ка́рдио (exercise) · pt cárdio (exercise) · bg ка́рдио-упражне́ние (exercise) · ar كَارْدِيُو (exercise) · de Cardiotraining (exercise) · sh кардио-тренинг (exercise) · de Cardio (exercise) · ru ка́рдио-трениро́вка (exercise) · fi cardio-treeni (exercise) · sh kardio (exercise) · cmn 有氧運動 /有氧运动 (exercise)