Aerobic exercise refers to the type of exercise in which the energy required for exercise is provided mainly by aerobic metabolism. The relationship between the exercise load and oxygen consumption is linear.


Common aerobic exercises include jogging, cycling, race-walking, skating, long-distance swimming, and so on.


Aerobic exercise refers to a kind of exercise that provides the energy needed by skeletal muscles and other tissues during exercise.


The difference between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise is that it is less intense, but more rhythmic, maintained for some time without interruption, and lasts longer.


Compared with anaerobic exercises that require explosive bursts, such as weightlifting, track, and field, high jump, standing long jump, javelin throw, and shot put, aerobic exercise is a kind of exercise that requires more endurance and perseverance, and requires the athlete to continue for at least five minutes.


In addition to the need for oxygen to assist the body to supply energy, aerobic exercise also requires the whole body and each major muscle group to participate in the exercise.


Aerobic exercise can better exercise the body's cardiopulmonary function so that the circulatory system can be more efficient and rapid oxygen transmission to each part of the body for continuous energy supply.


Aerobic exercise has many benefits, including increased cardiorespiratory endurance, weight loss, and improve cardiovascular health.


Aerobic exercise mainly refers to exercise that mainly relies on oxygen to form energy in the process of energy supply. Its main characteristics include long duration and low intensity.


Greatly improving the body's cardiopulmonary endurance and improve the body's cardiopulmonary function are the most important benefits of aerobic exercise. Therefore, patients with cardiopulmonary insufficiency and chronic diseases often choose aerobic exercise as the intervention means in the process of exercise rehabilitation.


When the body performs aerobic exercise, the body's metabolic rate increases, blood circulation speeds up, and blood flow filling in the blood vessels increases, which is conducive to the establishment of collateral circulation and the rapid discharge of metabolites, suggesting that aerobic exercise will improve the body's cardiovascular health.


So is aerobic exercise better at controlling body fat than strength training?


Aerobic exercise and strength training also has fitness benefits. The difference is that cardio burns fat first, while strength training burns sugar first.


Cardio burns more calories than strength training in the same amount of time. Even so, cardio is no better than strength training. The best way to eliminate fat is to combine cardio and strength training.


Strength training increases your body's metabolism more than cardio and helps burn calories even when you're at rest. Therefore, combining aerobic exercise with strength training is the best way to lose weight.


Is more cardio better?


To do aerobic exercise is to pay attention to limits. Aerobic exercise is an effective way to burn off body fat. If too much, it can cause damage to the body. Studies have found that just two hours of aerobic exercise can deplete 90% of the body's leucine, which is important for muscle growth.