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Strictly defined, the most precise aerobics definition is "exercise in the presence of air", or more specifically, in the "presence of oxygen".So air, oxygen, is used to help get the fuel that is powering the workout. You can converse during aerobic exercise & you can do aerobics for a long time, even several hours. Humans are really good at long distance activities. We aren't very good at strength or speed activities. Just compare us to the strongest or fastest animals. Examples of aerobics exercise programs
Any exercise that you can do for over 20 minutes, uses large muscles of your body, causes heavier respiration, is aerobic.* Walking Contrast aerobic, anaerobic exercise
Our aerobics definition was "with air." So, our anaerobics definition means, "without air" or "without oxygen." Anaerobic exercises use muscles in short, intense bursts, exertions that can't be undertaken for a long time. Think weightlifting or sprints. You can perform those exercises hardly taking a breath. So oxygen doesn't engage our anaerobic fuel. The fuel used for anaerobic exercises is carbs, sugar, never fat. Carbs are used up quickly which is one reason we can't do anaerobic activity for too long. Also, anaerobic exercise produces lactic acid in our muscles, which causes fatigue and pain ("burn") until recovery eliminates lactic acid and restocks needed carbs. Aerobic fuel
A main difference between aerobic & anaerobic exercise are the fuels each uses.Again, anaerobic exercise uses carbs or sugar. Aerobic workouts use some carbs but also lots of fat as fuel. In fact, the more fit you are the more fat you use during aerobics. Also, the gentler the activity the more fat you use. As intensity is raised, carbs are increasingly relied on to fuel activity. Factors affecting aerobic fitness*Heredity: There's no getting around it, your parents are responsible for just how aerobically fit you can get. In fact, 47% of our potential comes from heredity.No, the average person cannot train enough to compete in the marathon with champion marathoners. *Training: But, aerobics exercise can help you reach your potential. Yipee! You can improve your aerobic fitness 20 - 30%. You can even train enough to run a marathon, though not win one. Alas, teens can improve aerobic fitness 30 - 35%. *Gender: Women have 10 - 20% less aerobic potential than men, on the average. *Age: Age matters. Fitness levels decline 9% per decade for non-exercisers. If you do aerobics exercise, the decline can be reduced to 2 - 4%. But don't let age get in the way of exercising because your potential is much higher than your present level of fitness if you are not active. So, dive in and enjoy!! *Bodyfat: Scientific measures of fitness include amount of body fat. Much of the decline due to age may actually be a due to increasing body fat. *Activity: Obviously, fitness depends on your activity level, especially whether you do aerobics exercises. You can lose years of training in just 12 weeks of not exercising. Luckily, you can easily restore fitness when you go back to aerobics exercise 
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