Cardio is mandatory when it comes to losing weight. Weight loss can’t be achieved without it and the great thing about cardio workouts is that there are so many to choose from. You will never get tired of doing the same exercise ever again. Here are some cardio exercises that will guarantee weight loss if done regularly.

Once or twice a week, get on your running shoes and run a few times around your block. Running will help tremendously and has been known to be one of the best cardio exercises ever. You heart rate will increase and your body will rapidly burn off calories. When you are running up hills or adding sprints to the run, you will double the increase in calories that you burn off.

If you can get access to a gym, another great cardio exercise is the ski machine. I personally would love to go skiing, but I live in Florida and there is no snow here, so the machine is my alternative. When you are skiing, you use your upper and lower body, which makes your heart rate soar and allows you to burn more calories.

Outdoor and indoor biking, both are good workouts for cardio exercising. You will increase muscle and endurance in your legs as well as burn calories. Increase your minutes each time you bike, so you continue to burn more calories each time.

Swimming is a full body exercise and the more parts of the body that are involved in your workout, the more calories you will burn. The breaststroke will burn the most calories and your entire body will be supported by water, so you will not have to worry about injuries. Swimming is also a great cross-training for other cardio activities.

Kayaking can really get your heart rate up, while working your arms vigorously. Also, because it is not something that you would do regularly, you will burn even more calories each time you do this exercise.

Rock climbing for just 30 minutes will burn at least 380 calories and most people that rock climb, enjoy it and end up climbing for over 30 minutes. Rock climbing works out your arms and your legs and provides maximum muscle.

Walking at a fast pace will build endurance and burn off calories. You might also want to jog a little and then walk a little to change things up and burn even more calories. Keep your head up, back straight and swing your arms in a forward motion when you walk to keep a proper balance and prevent injury.

Now the best cardio exercise will be the one you do daily. Being consistent with cardio workouts will lean up the body and build muscle. However, don’t be afraid to switch exercises up every now and then, so your body does not completely adjust to the same thing all of the time. Also, set your exercises in intervals and move up levels each time, whether it is adding more minutes or adding more of a challenge with the work out will improve the cardio exercise.

There is slow and steady cardio, which burns off the most calories, such as long duration exercise, low intensity or high intensity cardio. Then there are short duration workouts, which burns more calories such as, high intensity cardio exercises within 20 to 30 minutes.