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Greetings. I am a male, 5'8", 180 lbs. My primary aerobic routine is 45
minutes on the nordictrack ski machine before work in the morning. Lately I've been incorporating running on the weekends. My legs and shoulders are pretty toned and solid, but my waist has too much flab. I would prefer to weigh closer to 170 without losing muscle mass. After a couple of years of using the nordictrack, I've got the settings up near maximum resistance levels. I have now heard that, with settings that high, I might not be doing "aerobic" exercise after all, but anaerobic exercise, and that sustained anaerobic activity isn't healthy and does more harm than good. How do I know whether what i'm doing is aerobic? Best, Andrew Ross --- "Sacred cows make the best hamburger." --Abbie Hoffman |
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I have now heard that, with settings that
high, I might not be doing "aerobic" exercise after all, but anaerobic exercise, and that sustained anaerobic activity isn't healthy and does more harm than good. How do I know whether what i'm doing is aerobic? Test your pulse during training, if under 75-80 % of your max itīs probley aerobe training, but if your primary goal is to burn calories does it matter if itīs anarobe or aerobe ? Bjorn |
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