Saturday, February 17, 2007

Aerobic exercise

Aerobic plainly means with oxygen and the exercise uses large muscle groups in order to maintain them over a period of time and is also performed in a rhythm. The major fuel is oxygen that is used to sustain activity over lengthy periods of time.

Generally speaking, the exercises require the muscles to work in great part in order to raise the heart rate to between 60 percent and 80 percent of its maximum rate and should be continuously performed for a quarter of an hour, up till a full hour. The person who performs aerobic exercises will be able to work longer and with more vigor and will also be able to recover quicker when the session ends.

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