What is considered an appropriate amount of aerobic exercise?

As one of the most beneficial exercises for physical health, aerobic exercise has been favored by more and more people in recent years. In the early morning, you can see all kinds of people going out for morning exercises, running, or Tai Chi. The editor would like to say that aerobic exercise certainly has many benefits, but it is more important to determine the amount of aerobic exercise according to your physical condition. As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little. Excessive exercise will inevitably cause harm to your body.

Aerobic exercise is not a competitive event aimed at improving the body's explosive power, but it is aimed at keeping fit and improving physical endurance. It is continuous exercise of light to moderate intensity, and the balance of oxygen supply and demand must be maintained during exercise. Brisk walking, jogging, swimming, playing table tennis, etc. are all good aerobic exercises. He said that the most worthwhile activity to promote is walking, because walking does not require any special conditions and has no cost, can be easily integrated into the rhythm of daily life and work, and is effective and safe.

Self-perception is also an important indicator for judging whether it is aerobic exercise. After all, the so-called moderate exercise varies from person to person. If you experience mild shortness of breath, a slightly accelerated heartbeat, a slight fever all over the body, and a slightly red face, this indicates that the exercise is appropriate; if you have obvious palpitations, shortness of breath, heat in the heart, dizziness, sweating, and exhaustion, this indicates that the exercise is excessive. However, if you maintain a calm and composed expression throughout the exercise, you may still be far from the "golden heart rate" and need to increase your exercise volume. In addition, whether the fatigue caused by exercise can be eliminated the next day is also a criterion for measuring whether aerobic exercise is effective: you will feel tired after exercise, but if you can recover the next day, it is normal; if the fatigue cannot be eliminated on the second day, it means that you have exercised too much and has exceeded the scope of aerobic exercise.

It can be seen that aerobic exercise has certain limits for all groups of people. If it exceeds this limit, even if the aerobic exercise is good, it will not work if the body cannot bear it. In addition, after aerobic exercise, you should eat more protein-rich foods and avoid overeating, especially high-sugar foods, which should be avoided as much as possible. Only in this way can the effect of aerobic exercise be achieved.