aerobic conditioning
Sustained cardiovascular exercise
Aerobic conditioning is exercise that strengthens the heart and lungs by sustaining elevated heart rate over time.
Running, cycling, and swimming are classic examples.
The goal is improved cardiovascular efficiency—the body's ability to deliver oxygen to working muscles during prolonged activity: Six weeks of aerobic conditioning prepared her for the marathon.
- runningSwift foot travel
- interval trainingAlternating hard and easy periods
- high intensityExtreme force or effort
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
target heart rate · jump rope · swimming · metabolic rate · oxygen uptake · cross-training · steady state · progressive overload · rowing · dancing · energy expenditure · blood circulation · VO2 max · periodization · beat · lung capacity · weight management · cardiovascular health
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- gentle exercisestretching routine, chair yoga, low-impact exercise, seated exercises, flexibility exercises
- cross-country skiingski poles, ski bindings, ski boots, poles, skis
- neurorehabstroke recovery, brain injury rehab, balance training, neuroplasticity, functional recovery
aerobic conditioningstrength training
Building muscle through resistance
weightlifting · resistance training · powerlifting · weight training · bodybuilding
aerobic conditioningsedentary lifestyle
Habitual physical inactivity
physical inactivity · deconditioning · atrophy · sedentarism · sedentariness
conditioning, aerobics, aerobic, aerobic exercise, aerobic capacity