Cardio Fitness Through a Doctor's Eyes

Which cardio workout should you choose to support your heart without overloading your joints? How do you notice in time if your nervous system can’t handle the intensity? And how should you structure training cycles so you can work out consistently—without breakdowns and injuries?

Doctor of Medical Sciences Ihor Borshchenko explains these questions in a clear, accessible way—offering tests, visual diagrams, and real-life examples.

In this practical guide by neurosurgeon Ihor Borshchenko, you’ll find recommendations for performing exercises, ways to self-check your well-being, and ready-made training cycle plans with step-by-step changes in load. You’ll learn what’s acceptable and what’s undesirable to do in the gym; how to plan your sessions so you don’t overtax the cardiovascular and nervous systems; which cardio workout to choose to protect your spine and joints; how to correctly combine training with recovery; and what formats of cardio fitness and aerobic training exist.