Aerobic conditioning
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Aerobic conditioning is the use of continuous, rhythmic movement of large muscle groups to strengthen the heart and lungs (cardiovascular system).[1] Improvement in aerobic conditioning occurs when athletes expose themselves to an increase in oxygen uptake and metabolism, but to keep this level of aerobic conditioning, the athletes must keep or progressively increase their training to increase their aerobic conditioning.
Aerobic conditioning is usually achieved through
Aerobic conditioning makes the
Some neuromuscular diseases recommend regular aerobic exercise (of varying intensities depending on the disease) in order for the skeletal muscles to become aerobically conditioned, providing symptom relief or slowing the course of the disease, for example metabolic myopathies and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.[7][8]
History
Both the term and the specific exercise method were developed by Dr
Benefits
Aerobic Conditioning has many benefits, including:[13]
- build stronger bones
- improve muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility
- Improve balance
- Increase mental function
- Assist in weight management and weight loss
- Reduce risk of developing heart disease, hypertension, stroke or diabetes
- Improve lung function
- Lower blood pressure
- Increase HDL ("good" cholesterol)
- Help to manage blood sugar
Cardiovascular conditioning
Aerobic conditioning trains the heart to be more effective at pumping blood around the body,[5] it does this in a multitude of ways:[14]
- Increasing the stroke volume of the heart (how much blood the heart is pumping per beat)
- Increasing the diameter of the blood vessels, which allows for more blood to move through the body, which in turn allows for more oxygen to diffuse into muscle cells.
- Increasing the size of the heart chambers, enlarging the heart so it can hold and pump more blood.
Maximum oxygen intake (Vo2)
Aerobic conditioning has the ability to raise maximum oxygen intake,[15] meaning that they are able to diffuse more oxygen into their blood than they previously could.
Although exercising at lower intensities improves aerobic conditioning, the most rapid gains are made when exercising close to the
Recommendations
Aerobic conditioning has many benefits to overall health as it can increase physical endurance and lifespan.[18] Once improvement in aerobic conditioning is apparent, for example in metabolism and oxygen uptake, the body progressively adapts to further training.[19]
Aerobic conditioning can be anywhere from walking on the treadmill to mowing the lawn. The average healthy person should engage in 150–200 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise every week. This amount of
Aerobic conditioning increases the amount of physical activity that the body can endure . It benefits sports performance as well.
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