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Anaerobic exercise is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to build power and by body builders to build muscle mass. Muscles trained under anaerobic conditions develop differently, leading to greater performance in short duration, high intensity activities, which last up to about 2 minutes. Aerobic exercise, on the other hand, includes lower intensity activities performed for longer periods of time. Such activities like walking, running, swimming, and cycling require a...


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Is there such thing as an anaerobic exercise for the heart?
If anaerobic exercises are the ones that make muscles stronger, shouldn't there be one for...

No. Anaerobic involves opposing muscle contraction. Since you can't consciously control your heart's contractions let alone enlist any opposing forces, anaerobic is not possible with the heart. And who says...

Asked by water_skipper - 29 months ago

Anaerobic and Aerobic exercise warm up ideas?
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Dynamic warm up and dynamic stretching are good for anaerobic exercise such as soccer, which is mostly using the anaerobic system . this should be sport specific a good exercise for...

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    %) with anaerobic exercise? (I hate long distance crap). exercise like jogging at 70% heart rate is recommended for losing fat? Can I get ripped (lose bf

    Oct 24, 2008

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    . I was wondering what are other good anaerobic exercises to take the place of running? I swim once a week . Any help would be appreciated alot..The exercises don't have to be anaerobic, they just should take

    Oct 12, 2006

  • Aerobic and anaerobic exercises. Which is your favorite? - 3 replies

    Sebastian: Which do you prefer and why? I'd prefer exercise over an activity of either... is no such thing as a truly aerobic or anaerobic exercise. Both types of respiration...

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  • What is an anaerobic exercise?

    Anaerobic means lack of oxygen. Your muscles are working in an oxygen deprived state. This causes your body to produce sugar-burning enzymes. You are expending energy faster than your body can replace it by metabolizing...

  • How and why is aerobic exercise more efficient in burning...

    OK, I've answered this a few times bfefore. So I'll give a briefer answer this time. Prolonged aerobic exercise causes you to swtich from burning carbohydrates to burning fats. This occurs after about 20 mins...

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What Exercises Can I Do During Pregnancy?
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My wife went to aerobics during most of her pregnancy -- just kept it slow. Also half-situps -- just enough to tighten the stomach muscles. Good luck

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