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Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Exercise

By: Craig Johnson and Frank Junkovic

Did You Know...

• That depending on your exercise you can lose weight or have a bigger body! (anonymous source)

• Statistics show that 50% of Americans are overweight. (Lauren Cohn, Fox News Chicago)

• Aerobic exercise is exercise that involves vigorous and continuous physical activity for at least 20 minutes
• Some examples include swimming and roller-skating.

• uses more oxygen
• raises your metabolism
• causes fat, not blood sugar, to be burned as fuel
• THR is between 70% and 85% of intensity.
  

• oxygen is not present, and is unnecessary
• will not help to increase metabolism or lose weight
• uses blood sugar, not fat, as fuel
• THR is raised to 92% of intensity.

• We conclude that exercise benefits everyone for different health purposes whether one is trying to lose weight or gain weight to increase muscle mass.

• People trying to lose weight should engage in aerobic exercise, such as walking or biking.
• People trying to gain muscle should engage in anaerobic exercise, such as calisthenics and sprinting.

• www.workoutwiz.com
• www.thetruthaboutmuscle.com
• www.muscleandfitness.com