What is an Anaerobic Exercise?
Anaerobic exercise has its place in fitness as well.
Weight
lifting is the quintessential anaerobic exercise; rather
than creating continuous and sustained movement, weight
lifting usually requires short busts of energy.
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In
anaerobic exercise, muscles do not receive as much oxygen:
they react by burning glycogen (sugar converted from
carbohydrates) in higher quantities than fat. Anaerobic
exercise is an important adjunct to aerobic exercise
because it helps build muscle, raising your basal
metabolism, and causing your body to burn more calories
even when at rest.
A major health benefit of weight lifting and other
weight-bearing exercises is that they not only
strengthen your muscles, reducing the chance of injury,
but they also strengthen bone; a primary benefit for
seniors. In fact, many health clubs and senior
organizations teach weight lifting to seniors to help
them strengthen muscles and build bone to help prevent
or reverse osteoporosis.
What the dictionary has to say about anaerobic exercise:
an·aer·o·bic
Pronunciation: "an-&-'rO-bik;
Function: adjective
1 a : living,
active, or occurring in the absence of free oxygen <during heavy exercise anaerobic respiration occurs, pyruvic acid acts as a hydrogen acceptor, and lactic acid builds up in the tissues> b : of, relating to, or being activity in which the body incurs an oxygen debt <anaerobic sports> <an anaerobic workout>
2 : relating to
or induced by anaerobes —an·aer·o·bi·cal·ly /-bi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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