| So what does mean "fitness" and what stands for | | | | fitness exercise. All of them build up your |
| "aerobic" after all? Under the word fitness we | | | | endurance and stamina. Forms of exercise include |
| should understand the state of wellbeing of a | | | | the following: running, swimming, cycling, long |
| person. Your physical fitness is formed by a set | | | | distance 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 not | | | | others). Actually all aerobic fitness exercises must |
| only the physical health, but also mental health of | | | | be performed at high level of intensity and for a |
| a person along with self awareness and emotional | | | | long time period. That is why running is considered |
| satisfaction. So now we see that in general fitness | | | | as aerobic fitness exercise, but sprinting is not. |
| is a state when mind, body and soul are in touch | | | | Regular aerobic fitness exercise gives you a lot of |
| one with each other and what is more - souls do | | | | health 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 was | | | | following: strengthen muscles that are involved in |
| invented by K. Copper from the U.S. Air Force in | | | | respiration, strengthen heart muscle (that |
| 1969. All his thoughts were documented in his | | | | improves blood pumping efficiency), increase the |
| book called "Aerobics". All the data from the book | | | | number of red blood cells in the organism. In |
| became the baseline for all aerobic fitness | | | | addition jogging or rope jumping may stimulate |
| programs that are based on oxygen consumption | | | | bone 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 it | | | | cleaned 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 is | | | | the mind and the body, mental fitness may now |
| following: "aero" means oxygen (air), and "bic" is | | | | be seen to be in many ways equivalent to |
| for bio (life). So any physical activity that requires | | | | physical aerobic fitness. People that are in good |
| the intake of oxygen could be called aerobic | | | | aerobic condition tend to be more optimistic, more |
| exercise. All aerobic fitness exercises must | | | | self-confident; more determined and, generally, |
| maintain increased heart rate and that is why | | | | have a higher energy level and of course a |
| such activity is almost the same as cardio | | | | greater lust for life. |
| exercises. There are also obvious reasons for this: | | | | The group of aerobic fitness exercise may be |
| exercises strengthen lungs and heart, increase | | | | divided into two major sub-groups - |
| cardiac capacity and use body fat and | | | | pre-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 aerobic | | | | choreography). |