What Counts as Aerobic Exercise?

Aerobic exercise is any physical activity that makes you sweat, causes you to breathe harder, and gets your heart beating faster than at rest. It strengthens your heart and lungs and trains your cardiovascular system to manage and deliver oxygen more quickly and efficiently throughout your body. Aerobic exercise uses your large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes.

Benefits of Aerobic Exercise

Aerobic exercise has multiple benefits that can put you on the path to total body health and is an easy and affordable way to stay out of the doctor’s office.

Natural Stress Reliever and Mood Elevator

Aerobic exercises do more than improve lung strength and muscle size. They also have mental health benefits.

Exercise releases endorphins into your body that can reduce stress, anxiety, and even depression. Many people also report sleeping better at night after engaging in physical activity.

The best part of aerobic exercise is that it can cost little or no money at all. All you really need to go for a long, brisk walk is some time and a little motivation. [Read more…]