There have been a ton of studies conducted which unanimously conclude that any kind of exercise which increases your heart rate and makes you move and sweat for a prolonged period of time, commonly
known as an aerobic exercise, has a significantly positive impact on the brain and provides many health benefits.
A wealth of recent research, including a new study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggests that any type of exercise that raises your heart rate and gets you moving and sweating for a sustained period of time —
known as aerobic exercise — has a significant, overwhelmingly beneficial impact on the brain.
Not exact matches
Cardio
exercises are also
known as aerobic, because they use oxygen to provide fuel for the body.
The other pathway is
known as the
aerobic pathway, and your body uses this for low to moderate intensity
exercise such
as power walking.
This is also
known as «
aerobic exercise.»
These two heart rate based calorie burn calculators (also
known as «heart rate based caloric expenditure calculators») provide an estimate of the rate at which you are burning calories during
aerobic (i.e. cardiorespiratory)
exercise, based on your average heart rate while performing the
exercise.
Also
known as the cross trainer, the elliptical trainer simulates various
aerobic exercises such
as walking, skiing and stair - stepping.
It is important to
know that incorporating some type of
exercise such
as walking or
aerobics or anaerobic
exercises and resistance
exercises will also give a boost to your metabolism.
The burpee, also
known as squat thrusts, is a full body
exercise used in strength training and
as an
aerobic exercise.
For years, sports scientists have
know that short, hard and intense intervals give you just
as much fitness and performance benefit
as long, slow,
aerobic exercise.
Aerobic exercise, otherwise
known as cardio, raises your heart and breathing rates.
Studies have revealed that
aerobic exercises that got the heart pumping, actually increased the size of a part of the brain
known as the hippocampus.
As physical activity is a well
know protective factor against cognitive decline, it would be interesting to
know if any measure of
aerobic fitness or
exercise index (current or past) are at disposal to examine possible differences between those groups.
You should also
know that toning your thigh muscles and burning the fat tissue with
aerobic exercise will eliminate some of that cellulite and women tend to lose some of the thigh fat
as they age
as well.