Which exercises are anaerobic exercises?

Anaerobic exercise is a common sport and also a sport that can challenge people's extreme abilities. In daily life, there are still many kinds of anaerobic exercises that can be encountered, such as sprinting, weightlifting, push-ups, long jump and other exercises, which all fall into the category of anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise also has a certain weight loss effect. Next, I will introduce you to some relevant knowledge about anaerobic exercise!

1. What are the anaerobic exercises?

Common anaerobic exercises include: sprinting, weightlifting, throwing, high jump, long jump, tug of war, push-ups, diving, muscle strength training (prolonged muscle contraction), etc.

2. Can anaerobic exercise help you lose weight?

Many exercise-based weight loss methods recommend aerobic exercise, believing that aerobic exercise can burn more fat. So does anaerobic exercise not help you lose weight? Of course not. Anaerobic exercise can also help you lose weight, but the way it does it is different from aerobic exercise. Exercise consumes calories. Generally speaking, the greater the intensity of the exercise, the more calories are consumed. That is to say, in the same exercise time, anaerobic exercise consumes more calories than aerobic exercise. However, the energy nutrients that consume calories in the two are different. Aerobic exercise can burn fat for energy, while anaerobic exercise mainly consumes glycogen. Judging from the exercise process, aerobic exercise is indeed better than anaerobic exercise in burning fat. But in fact, anaerobic exercise also consumes fat, but the amount of fat consumed decreases as the intensity of exercise increases and the exercise time becomes longer. Moderate to low intensity anaerobic exercise can still consume a certain amount of fat.

The weight-loss effect of anaerobic exercise mainly occurs after exercise. During exercise, anaerobic exercise consumes less fat than aerobic exercise. However, after exercise, anaerobic exercise will continue to consume calories, and its energy consumption is much greater than after aerobic exercise stops. In addition, anaerobic exercise can strengthen muscles and increase muscle tissue. The increase in muscle mass can increase the basal metabolic rate, thereby leading to more calorie consumption to achieve the goal of weight loss.

3. Which is better for losing weight, aerobic exercise or anaerobic exercise?

Doing only aerobic exercise or anaerobic exercise is not very efficient in losing weight. The most effective exercise for losing weight is high-intensity interval training. High-intensity interval training combines aerobic and anaerobic exercise to maximize the benefits of both. However, high-intensity interval training requires certain athletic ability. If you don't think you can do high-intensity interval training, try doing anaerobic exercise first and then aerobic exercise. Do anaerobic exercise for more than ten minutes to consume glycogen, and then do aerobic exercise to enter the fat burning stage earlier and improve weight loss efficiency.