Aerobic exercise refers to the physical exercise carried out by the human body under the condition of adequate oxygen supply. Generally speaking, we can breathe normally without holding our breath during the whole exercise, which is characterized by low intensity, fast pace and long duration.
Aerobic exercise requires a lot of breathing air, which is a good exercise for the heart and lungs and can enhance vital capacity and heart function. Common aerobic exercises include jogging, swimming, cycling and playing Tai Ji Chuan.
Anaerobic exercise generally refers to the high-speed and intense exercise of muscles in the state of "hypoxia", which is the exercise that can not complete normal breathing according to a certain rhythm during the whole exercise process. Its characteristics are high strength and short duration.
Anaerobic exercise can exercise muscles and increase endurance. Common anaerobic exercises include fast running, short-distance swimming, sprint, strength training, flat support and so on.
How to choose aerobic or anaerobic exercise;
The best way to improve fat burning efficiency and keep muscles is to combine anaerobic exercise with aerobic exercise. In the choice of sequence, we should be anaerobic before aerobic, because the effect of fat consumption in the first 20-30 minutes of aerobic exercise is poor.
However, anaerobic exercise mainly consumes sugar instead of fat, so doing anaerobic exercise first and then aerobic exercise will help to consume sugar in the body, so that the subsequent anaerobic exercise will directly enter the fat burning state without a transition time of 20-30 minutes.
The boundary between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise is not so absolute. Many times, they will alternate in the process of exercise, such as long-distance running, which is what we often call aerobic exercise, but if it comes to the final sprint stage, running bags will become anaerobic exercise.
So is swimming. Long-distance swimming is aerobic exercise, but it is anaerobic exercise in the sprint stage. Generally speaking, aerobic or anaerobic exercise mainly depends on whether aerobic or anaerobic is dominant.