Is long jump an aerobic exercise?

Long jump is a rapid sport. The long jumper starts from a distance, runs in a straight line to the taking-off line, jumps into the air, and then lands. This is the whole process of long jump. I believe that anyone who has watched a long jump competition knows that long jump movements are usually done in one go, smoothly and without any pause in between. The duration is short, so it is not an aerobic exercise. So, how do we define whether our exercise is aerobic exercise?

Aerobic exercise, as the name suggests, is exercise done in an aerobic metabolic state, which consumes excess body fat and achieves the goal of losing weight. Many people's aerobic exercise is not fitness exercise in an aerobic state, so the original effect of aerobic exercise in losing weight is lost.

The ATP energy stored in the human body can only last for 15 seconds and will be used up after running 100 meters. When running 200 meters, the remaining 100 meters must be provided by blood sugar under anaerobic conditions to quickly synthesize new thermal energy substance ATP, and its by-product is lactic acid. Sports such as running 200 or 400 meters, swimming 100 meters, tennis and football use the energy provided by the anaerobic decomposition of blood sugar. Therefore, a large amount of lactic acid accumulates in the muscles after exercise. Lactic acid is the substance that causes muscle pain after exercise. The blood sugar required for this type of exercise is provided by starch, so it does not burn fat and is not helpful for weight loss.

The energy provided by the anaerobic decomposition of blood sugar (starch) can only last for 40 seconds and is completely used up after running 400 meters. When running 800 meters, the next 400 meters must be powered by the synthesis of new thermal energy substance ATP from blood sugar, blood fatty acids and blood amino acids under aerobic conditions. Blood sugar is supplied by the decomposition of starch, blood fatty acids are supplied by the decomposition of fat, and blood amino acids are supplied by the decomposition of protein. This whole process requires oxygen, that is, starch, fat and protein are burned with oxygen to produce the thermal energy substance ATP to supply the calories needed for the latter part of the exercise. This latter part of the exercise is aerobic exercise.

From this we can see that according to this calculation, only when we exercise for more than half an hour and our cardiopulmonary function becomes stable and exceeds the physical limit, can we perform effective aerobic exercise. Therefore, it can be seen that long jump is not an aerobic exercise, but an anaerobic exercise, which mainly depends on the explosive power of muscles to complete the long jump.