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Fit & Well
Fit & Well
Health
Jennifer Rizzuto

I'm a personal trainer and if I needed to do a low-impact cardio workout, this is the one I'd choose

Woman wearing a khaki leggings and top on an orange exercise mat holding two dumbbells above her chest. An edge of a sofa is behind her. .

What do you picture when you hear the word cardio? You might think of exercises like running, jumping and high-impact moves. But you don’t need to jump about or pound the pavement to get your heart rate up. You can get an efficient cardiovascular workout and protect your joints.

Now in my third trimester of pregnancy, my usual 5K runs and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions have started to feel a little out of reach.

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