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Aerobic Exercise Is Centered On Oxygen Consumption Equivalency

Helps To Maintain Higher Heart Rates As Well As Burn Up Fats And Glucose

Aerobic exercise is a physical exercise that is closely associated with anaerobic exercise and, because they use oxygen to let the muscles generate energy, aerobic exercises include all types of exercising but are concentrated mainly on those that are performed at levels of intensity that may be described as being moderate to high and for extended lengths of time.  

Aerobic exercise will help to maintain a higher heart rate and the oxygen is used to burn the fats and glucose to produce adenosine triphosphate, which is the carrier of basic energy for each and every cell. At the beginning of aerobic exercise, glycogen gets broken down in order to produce glucose, but if there is no glucose present, it would result in fat beginning to decompose. The decomposition of fat is a process that takes its time and also results in performance levels going down. When the body starts to use fat as a fuel, it causes what marathon runners call "hitting the wall."

There are a number of different types of aerobic exercises and the typical aerobic exercises are ones that are performed at levels of intensity that may be termed high and for quite some time. In the case of a person running a long distance at a reasonable pace, this may be considered as an aerobic exercise, while sprinting is not considered to be aerobic exercising. In fact, any physical activity that is continuous motion will be termed as being aerobic exercise, while activities that have frequent breaks -- or stop and start -- are not considered aerobic.

Aerobic exercise is the method and term that was developed by Kenneth H. Cooper, who was an exercise physiologist working in the US Air Force. Being a person greatly enthused by exercising, he found it puzzling as to why some people performed better while others performed poorly. By measuring systematic performance of people using a bicycle ergometer, he began to measure performances sustained by the use of oxygen. In 1969, he created a book called "Aerobics" that included scientifically developed exercise programs for running, walking, swimming and bicycling.

A major criticism of aerobic exercise is that it does not suit professional requirements for athletes, combatants, police and fire personnel; this may be because it does not provide muscular strength, especially in the upper body.