| Anything that raises your pulse and makes
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| | good for most people as 15 minutes of
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| you breathe hard steadily for 15 minutes
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| | jogging.
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| or more is aerobic. If you do aerobic
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| | If you are not in condition, you should
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| exercises daily, or atleast three or four
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| | ease into aerobic exercises slowly. This
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| times a week, you will keep your lungs
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| | is especially important of you are
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| and heart in good condition. If your goal
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| | overweight. At first, just five minutes
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| is to take part in athletic competition,
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| | of jogging may tire you out. Lengthen you
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| then you will want to devote much more
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| | workouts slowly. The chances are that
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| time than 15 minutes daily to aerobic
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| | within two weeks you will notice a
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| exercises.
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| | difference. You will be able to jog
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| Many sports, such as baseball and
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| | further and faster. And if you have been
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| football, require only short burst of
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| | careful about eating, you will probably
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| energy. These sports do not produce
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| | be getting slimmer. Aerobic exercises
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| aerobic benefits. But you need good
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| | combined with dieting will help you get
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| aerobic conditioning to perform at your
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| | rid of excess fat.
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| best when those bursts of energy are
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| | A related type of exercise is anaerobic
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| needed. That is why baseball and football
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| | exercise. The word "anaerobic" means
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| players make aerobic exercises a major
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| | "without oxygen." When doing anaerobic
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| part of their conditioning programs.
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| | exercises, such as sprinting, you very
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| Some sports, such as bowling or
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| | quickly become out of breath. It is
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| billiards, will not keep you fit. But
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| | impossible to sprint for long periods of
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| being fit will improve your performance
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| | time. You must soon stop to catch your
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| in all sports.
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| | breath. Anaerobic exercises are used by
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| How hard you work at aerobic exercise
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| | top athletes to build up their speed.
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| determines the amount of benefit you get
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| | But in an ordinary physical fitness
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| from it. If your bicycle riding is
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| | program, anaerobic exercises are not
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| nothing more than downhill coasting, you
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| | recommended. Instead you should
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| will gain little benefit. You must
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| | concentrate on aerobic exercises.
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| exercise hard for maximum benefit.
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| | Aerobic classes are offered in most gyms
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| But suppose you do not enjoy exercising
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| | and you would greatly benefit if you
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| hard for 15 minutes or more. You can also
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| | enroll or make it a part of your regular
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| benefit from slower activities such as
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| | work-out. Some enjoy and reap great
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| walking or easy swimming, but you must do
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| | benefits from aerobic dance classes that
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| them for longer periods. An hour of brisk
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| | they no longer need another work-out.
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| walking, for example, will do as much
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