How to Use cardiorespiratory in a Sentence

cardiorespiratory

adjective
  • My dad’s cause of death was cardiorespiratory failure, brought on by all the health issues surrounding his disease.
    — Emily Rekstis, SELF, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The cause was cardiorespiratory failure, said his wife, Susan (Brody) Kay.
    — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
  • His son, Brink Bloembergen, who confirmed the death, said the cause was cardiorespiratory failure.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Celestin died in the grass of sudden cardiorespiratory arrest, according to the complaint.
    — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Set aside five to 10 minutes with the goal of increasing your daily step count and improving your overall cardiorespiratory health.
    — Lisa Charles, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The cause was pneumonia and cardiorespiratory failure, said his wife, Vera Land.
    — Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The cause was cardiorespiratory failure, said a daughter, Roberta Tovey.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • One common cause of death is cardiorespiratory failure, as the heart and lungs eventually can't function within a constrictive armor of bone.
    — National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2019
  • The cause was cardiorespiratory arrest, said a daughter, Katharine Schlefer Dodge.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Non-cardiorespiratory causes of death were equally commonbetween the North and South.
    — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2013
  • Increases cardiorespiratory fitness Fast-moving sports such as running, soccer and cycling come to mind as workouts that elevate your heart rate.
    — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 5 May 2022
  • In fact, women who added stair climbing to their routine for eight weeks increased their VO2 max, the gold standard for measuring cardiorespiratory fitness.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Levy Dalton, the doctor who treated Dantas, said the teenager had been bitten on the right thigh, before suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The cause was cardiorespiratory arrest, said a cousin, Rebecca DePorte.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019
  • In addition to walking and running, activities like swimming and cycling can help improve cardiorespiratory fitness.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
  • Alternating between different muscle groups can increase heart rate and provide a cardiorespiratory benefit to a strength-training workout.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
  • According to the medical examiner’s autopsy report, the cause of John’s death was acute cardiorespiratory failure.
    — Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And regular physical activity can help improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, contribute to a healthy weight, and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.
    — Alexis Glick, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The researchers then correlated those incidents with state data on hospitalizations for cardiorespiratory conditions in those communities.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Daviet died of cardiorespiratory failure with signs of asphyxiation and cervical compression, according to the police prosecutor’s statement.
    — Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One way is that regular exercise pushes the cardiorespiratory system to more efficiently deliver oxygen and nutrients to exercising muscles, which can help keep blood pressure levels normal, explains Jones.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • By Todd Woody | Bloomberg Californians exposed to both extreme heat and wildfire smoke on the same day run a greater risk of hospitalization for cardiorespiratory illness than from either threat alone, according to a new study.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Specifically, regular samba practice can improve cardiorespiratory function by up to 19 percent of VO₂ max (the maximum amount of oxygen your body can absorb and use during exercise).
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Lifeguards verified the victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest and immediately began CPR until first-responders arrived, according to a news release.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • As evidenced by Gilchrist’s research, which uses epidemiology to study the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and cancer treatment and outcomes, breast-cancer patients can and have regained precancer fitness levels.
    — Lindsay Warner, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2020
  • And 23-year-old Hugo Santillan reportedly suffered cardiorespiratory failure after fighting to a draw in his native Argentina days after Dadashev’s death.
    — Des Bieler, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • One study that evaluated adults participating in a 12-week Hatha yoga intervention saw significant improvements in both cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular strength.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Cardiorespiratory fitness is a very different concept from physical activity , Namasivayam told Live Science.
    — Fox News, 16 May 2017
  • Some studies suggest that high-intensity exercise might actually be better for cardiac patients than moderate-intensity exercise, nearly doubling their cardiorespiratory fitness according to one analysis.
    — Michael Nedelman, CNN, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Dan Gordon is an associate professor of cardiorespiratory exercise physiology at Anglia Ruskin University.
    — Dan Gordon and Justin Roberts, CNN, 31 May 2021

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