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What is anaerobic exercise? How much anaerobic exercise should be done at one time?

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Asked on:Apr 16, 2026 02:25 AM

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  • Gemma Gemma

    Apr 16, 2026

       Many people like to run. Running is an aerobic exercise. Before doing aerobic exercise, you should do some anaerobic exercise to allow your body to adapt. How long should you do anaerobic exercise at a time to stretch your body better? Before doing aerobic exercise, do 20 minutes of anaerobic exercise, and then sit for 40 minutes to an hour of aerobic exercise. This combination is most beneficial to the body.

      What is anaerobic exercise

      Anaerobic exercise is relative to aerobic exercise. During exercise, the body's metabolism is accelerated, and accelerated metabolism requires more energy to be consumed. The body's energy is obtained through the catabolism of sugar, protein and fat in the body. When the amount of exercise is not large, such as jogging, dancing, etc., the body's energy supply mainly comes from the aerobic metabolism of fat. Exercise that uses the aerobic metabolism of fat as the main source of energy is what we call aerobic exercise. When the exercise we engage in is very strenuous or rapid, such as weightlifting, 100-meter sprint, wrestling, etc., the body needs a large amount of energy in an instant. Under normal circumstances, aerobic metabolism cannot meet the body's needs at this time, so sugar undergoes anaerobic metabolism to quickly produce a large amount of energy.

      How long should you do anaerobic exercise at a time?

      Anaerobic exercise means that the muscles have to bear a large load, that is, the muscles perform high-speed and violent exercises in a state of lack of oxygen. Most of them are exercises with high load intensity and instantaneous intensity. After such exercise, you will feel tired, so you should pay attention to the time and degree when doing it. exercise When working with large muscle groups, you should rest the muscle groups for 72 hours. Small muscle groups can be practiced every day.

      Most of the exercises in people's daily life are aerobic exercise, but some injuries fall into the category of anaerobic exercise. For example, sprinting, weightlifting, high jumping, and push-ups, which are actions that we can all do in our daily lives, will cause muscles to contract for a long time and allow the muscles to reach a certain intensity. This is anaerobic exercise. When doing these exercises, you should consider your own physical condition. Anaerobic exercise does require overloading to be effective. However, if you exercise too much, you will strain your muscles. Moderate exercise is good for your body.

      It is impossible to maintain body muscles for a long time if they are exercised without oxygen. Some professional boxers and judo masters have been training and exercising for a long time since childhood, and they constantly supplement their diet with elements needed by their skin. So how long should we do anaerobic exercise in daily life? This requires us to do it according to our own physical condition, not to be too anxious, and to gradually deepen the degree of anaerobic exercise. If the body is strained during anaerobic exercise, the recovery will be very slow, so we must pay attention to safety when doing anaerobic exercise.