Benefits Of Building A Strong Aerobic Base

This article is suitable for ex-athletes who have not trained regularly for a period of time, and would like to go back to competitive training.

Lets begin with a simple definition of aerobic and anaerobic exercise .

Aerobic exercise refers to exercises that involves or improves intake of oxygen.

Anaerobic exercises refers to exercises that does not involve oxygen.

The key difference between the two lies in the manner which energy is produced.

During aerobic exercises, glycogen in our body is broken down into glucose, which is then broken down by oxygen to generate energy. Anaerobic exercise however, is simply the conversion of glycogen into energy without use of oxygen, a far less efficient process.

Here are some of the many benefits Of Aerobic Exercise

* Strengthening of lung muscles that facilitate air movement in and out of lungs
* Strengthening and enlarging heart muscles to improve its efficiency in pumping blood throughout the body
* Developing Endurance muscles
* Improving the recovery of muscles
* Decrease in Blood Pressure
* Decrease in Resting heart rate
* Increase the number of red blood cells that are responsible for transporting oxygen around the body.
* Reduce risk of Stroke
* Increase Mental Alertness

Building a strong aerobic foundation is a long and tedious process which requires a lot of discipline. Yet it is something that we cannot compromise.