Aerobic Exercises Flashcards

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The word aerobics literally means ___________ or _____________ aerobic activity trains the heart, lungs, and cardiovascular system to process and deliver oxygen more quickly and efficiently to every part of the body.

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“with oxygen” or “in the presence of oxygen”

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Any physical activity that makes you sweat, causes you to breathe harder and gets your heart beating faster than the rest. It strengthens your heart and lungs and trains your cardiovascular system to manage and deliver oxygen more quickly and efficiently throughout your body.

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Aerobic Exercises

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Benefits of Aerobic

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  • Improves your circulation and helps your body use oxygen better.
  • Increases energy.
  • Increases endurance, which means you cab work out longer without getting tired.
  • Helps reduce the risk of developing heart disease.
  • Helps reduce the risk of developing diabetes
  • Helps reduce body fat.
  • Helps you reach and maintain a healthy weight.
  • Helps reduce stress, tension, anxiety, and depression
  • Improves sleep.
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Guidelines for AEROBICS

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Frequency
Time
Intensity
Type

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5
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Always consider the number of aerobic exercise sessions per week. When doing cardio exercise, especially to lose weight, __________ is an important factor to make it more effective.

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Frequency

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To be effective, aerobic exercises should be done in moderate __________, that is our heart rate should be 60% to 80% our maximum heart rate.

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Intensity

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7
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More _______ spent during aerobic exercises means more calories burned and an increase in endurance.

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Time

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8
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Running, jogging, sprinting, swimming, and playing contact sports such as basketball are some activities that we can do to improve our heart rate.

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Type

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9
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Stretching movements are performed to develop the flexibility of the body.

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Limbering

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10
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Prepare the different parts of the body for more complicated movements.

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Warm-up Exercise

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the aerobic proper, a continuous movement that will last for about 30 minutes, which will strengthen the heart and blood vessels.

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Aerobics dancing routine

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It is the last phase of the workout wherein slow movement exercises are performed within 5 minutes to relax the tired muscles gradually

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Cool down

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