Aerobic Vs Anaerobic - What's All the Controversy About?
There seems to be a great deal of debate as to which type of metabolic training is the best... Aerobic vs Anaerobic. Ok, what is metabolic training? What is all this aerobic vs anaerobic talk? Metabolic training is conditioning exercises performed with the intention of increasing the capacity and efficiency of the energy pathways to store and deliver energy for activity. Most people commonly refer to this as... cardio. There are three energy pathways used to provide energy for activity... one aerobic and two anaerobic. Which of these energy pathways you should train is the source of much controversy... Thus the Aerobic vs Anaerobic dilemma. Aerobic Activity Aerobic means in the presence of oxygen... and any activity that is performed at a low to moderate intensity for more than 90 seconds, allowing oxygen to release energy through metabolism, is usually called an aerobic activity. The benefits of aerobic activity are... Increased Cardiovascular Function Decrease in Body Fat The negativ...