Anaerobic & Aerobic Exercise

Question 1

Anaerobic

Answer 1

Without oxygen

Examples: 100m sprint, long jump, shotput, javelin

Question 2

Aerobic exercise

Answer 2

• aerobic exercise is where you have enough oxygen in the body to supply the energy demands.
  -these will normally be lower intensity when you can exercise for a long period of time
  -this type of exercise improves the efficiency of the cardiovascular system and enables it to carry and use more oxygen
  -this type of exercise can be improved by continuous training which should last between 20mins - 2 hours
  -the intensity of the exercise should be between 60%-80% of the maximum heart rate (MHR)
  We can calculate our MHR by the formula:
  220- (your age) e.g 15 = 205

Question 3

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 3

• anaerobic exercise is when your body is working in the absence of oxygen
• this is normally for either quick speed or power
• this type of activity can only be carried out for a short period of time because it leads to a lack o oxygen and the build up of lactic acid
• anaerobic training involves high intensity work outs with rest periods in between
• we normally need more rest days between work outs when exercising anaerobically compared to aerobic ally
• to work out anaerobically we normally need to exercise with more than 85% of our MHR

Question 4

Aerobic

Answer 4

With oxygen

Examples: jogging, walking, marathon,tour de France, 1509m swim (long distance/period)