: cardiovascular exercise
30 minutes of cardio daily
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Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
Google's readiness score and target load features are reminiscent of the Energy Score and personalized wellness tips on the Galaxy Watch 7, while cardio load looks similar to Apple’s Training Load feature on watchOS 11.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
User Experience From the home screen, swiping to the left or right brings you to various widgets for your activity, sleep, cardio load, week at a glance, today’s training suggestions, navigation, sunrise/sunset times, weather, and media controls.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Our favorite luxury buy, this one has a sleek, modern design and impressive build that will easily make this piece of cardio equipment the star attraction of your home gym.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
Google's readiness score and target load features are reminiscent of the Energy Score and personalized wellness tips on the Galaxy Watch 7, while cardio load looks similar to Apple’s Training Load feature on watchOS 11.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
Noun
Indoor fitness companies, such as SoulCycle and Peloton, have reinforced the image of cycling as a high-octane cardio workout.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
User Experience From the home screen, swiping to the left or right brings you to various widgets for your activity, sleep, cardio load, week at a glance, today’s training suggestions, navigation, sunrise/sunset times, weather, and media controls.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Cardio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardio. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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cardio
1 of 2 adjective
car·dio
ˈkärd-ē-(ˌ)ō 
: cardiovascular sense 2
cardio exercises
worked out on cardio machines
cardio
2 of 2 noun
: cardiovascular exercise
30 minutes of cardio daily
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