When do you do aerobic vs anaerobic?

Answer 1

The truth is that there is never only aerobic or anaerobic situation in our body.

We train/get active using percentages of aerobic and anaerobic energy systems.(e.g 80% to 20%)

A lot of sports use more the aerobic energy production like 3000m running in track and fields, walking, swimming 1500 m etc

Some other sports/activities use more anaerobic like olympic weight lifting, shot-put, 100m running.

And some sports start anaerobic and continue with aerobic like boxing.

On the other hand, in one sport an experienced athlete may use aerobic energy and one begginer use anaerobic more (due to loss of techique).

In Fitness industry, most of the women like aerobic exercises and they believe they loose fat or control their weight better than every other kind of exercise especially the anaerobic (weight training).

During aerobic activity your metabolism burns calories for energy but that's all.

During anaerobic activity your metabolism burns also calories (not so many from fat) but the results keep the metabolism in high level so: you burn more calories during all the remain day and the following days (and that is because your muscles get stronger or more massive and so the body burns more calories to keep them in working condition)

I hope to answer your question for a better life.

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Answer 2

to keep it simple, short and sweet, look at it this way.....

Anearobic= without oxygen

aerobic= with oxygen

a footballer, when playing, will use his/her aerobic energy system and his/her anerobic energy system.

a 100m sprinter on the other hand will use only his/her anerobic systems

where as a marathon runner will use there aerobic energy system more.

your aerobic energy system is used for the long haul run where as you anerobic energy system will be used for your "Quick" bursts.