AEROBICS
magine that you're exercising. You're working up a sweat, you're breathing hard, your heart is thumping, blood is coursing through your vessels to deliver oxygen to the muscles to keep you moving, and you sustain the activity for more than just a few minutes. That's aerobic exercise (also known as "cardio" in gym lingo), which is any activity that you can sustain for more than just a few minutes while your heart, lungs, and muscles work overtime. In this article, I'll discuss the mechanisms of aerobic exercise: oxygen transport and consumption, the role of the heart and the muscles, the proven benefits of aerobic exercise, how much you need to do to reap the benefits, and more.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS ASKED
WHAT IS AN AEROBIC CLASS ?
An aerobics class consists of choreographed exercises to music. Classes last 20-30 minutes and offer a total-body workout that can help develop stamina, endurance, and mobility.
DOES AEROBICS HELP IN LOSING BELLY FAT ?
Heart-pumping aerobic exercise can help you to lose weight, by increasing your energy expenditure. When it comes to losing fat the main factor to consider is your energy balance. If you are goal is fat loss, you will need to consume less energy than you are using.
IS AEROBICS EFFECTIVE FOR WEIGHT LOSS ?
In an aerobics class, you'll bounce, jump, twist, jog, squat and dance your way. Your body is continuously moving and burning calories. If you enjoy aerobics, going to this class consistently can be a fun way of achieving weight loss. To lose weight, you'll need to burn more calories than you eat.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF AEROBICS ?
Other types of aerobics include, water aerobics, step aerobics, swimming, kickboxing and cycling.
DOES AEROBICS TONE YOUR BODY ?
Aerobics is a high-energy exercise class with music. You'll be moving your whole body at a fast pace which can help to improve your cardiovascular fitness and to a certain extent help tone your body.
DOES AEROBICS HELP IN GAINING WEIGHT ?
It's a good idea to include 30 to 45-minute aerobic exercise in your weekly routine to help maintain your general fitness. However, if your primary aim is to build muscle mass, aerobics can only add so much strength and muscle to your frame. We would recommend prioritising weight training.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW IMPACT AEROBICS ?
High impact aerobics include routines where your body comes into contact with the floor, harder and more often, so more force is being applied on the joints. During low impact aerobics, your body will be in contact with the floor, reducing the stress on the muscles but it doesn't mean it is less challenging or effective.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AEROBICS AND CARDIO ?
Mostly, aerobic and cardio exercise is similar. Both terms refer to exercises that have the same goal and achieve identical results: improved fitness by increasing both your oxygen intake and heart rate.
HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD WE DO AEROBICS ?
The NHS recommend doing at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week. If you wanted, you can incorporate aerobics to help you meet this recommended guideline.
HOW MUCH CALORIES DO YOU BURN IN AN HOUR DURING AEROBICS ?
The calories you burn depends on many factors such as your height, weight and muscle mass. Aerobics can be intense and require a lot of energy moving your whole body at a fast pace. As a rough guideline, you can expect to lose up to 400 calories in 40 minutes.