Aerobic Fitness: Keeping Yourself In Top Condition

So what does mean "fitness" and what stands forfitness exercise. All of them build up your
"aerobic" after all? Under the word fitness weendurance and stamina. Forms of exercise include
should understand the state of wellbeing of athe following: running, swimming, cycling, long
person. Your physical fitness is formed by a setdistance skiing, power walking, rowing, use of
of many different body capabilities like endurance,different exercise machines (bikes, treadmills, and
strength, flexibility, and coordination. Fitness is notothers). Actually all aerobic fitness exercises must
only the physical health, but also mental health ofbe performed at high level of intensity and for a
a person along with self awareness and emotionallong time period. That is why running is considered
satisfaction. So now we see that in general fitnessas aerobic fitness exercise, but sprinting is not.
is a state when mind, body and soul are in touchRegular aerobic fitness exercise gives you a lot of
one with each other and what is more - souls dohealth benefits. They are united in a group called
fit the bodies and live in harmony."aerobic training effect" and give your body the
The term aerobic along with the exercise wasfollowing: strengthen muscles that are involved in
invented by K. Copper from the U.S. Air Force inrespiration, strengthen heart muscle (that
1969. All his thoughts were documented in hisimproves blood pumping efficiency), increase the
book called "Aerobics". All the data from the booknumber of red blood cells in the organism. In
became the baseline for all aerobic fitnessaddition jogging or rope jumping may stimulate
programs that are based on oxygen consumptionbone growth and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
equivalency.The digestive system is fed more regularly and is
Talking about the term "aerobic" I can say that itcleaned more effectively.
is the most important factor of physical fitness.Because of the very close connection between
The origin of this word is Latin and the meaning isthe mind and the body, mental fitness may now
following: "aero" means oxygen (air), and "bic" isbe seen to be in many ways equivalent to
for bio (life). So any physical activity that requiresphysical aerobic fitness. People that are in good
the intake of oxygen could be called aerobicaerobic condition tend to be more optimistic, more
exercise. All aerobic fitness exercises mustself-confident; more determined and, generally,
maintain increased heart rate and that is whyhave a higher energy level and of course a
such activity is almost the same as cardiogreater lust for life.
exercises. There are also obvious reasons for this:The group of aerobic fitness exercise may be
exercises strengthen lungs and heart, increasedivided into two major sub-groups -
cardiac capacity and use body fat andpre-choreographed aerobics and freestyle
carbohydrates and the fuel (energy source).aerobics (exercise is linked to dance and
Of course there are a lot of types of aerobicchoreography).