Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs.
Aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and helps you to burn up the fat.
aerobic in British English
(ɛəˈrəʊbɪk)
adjective
1.
(of an organism or process) depending on oxygen
2.
of or relating to aerobes
3.
designed for or relating to aerobics
aerobic shoes
aerobic dances
Compare anaerobic
aerobic in American English
(ɛrˈoʊbɪk)
adjective
1.
able to live, grow, or take place only where free oxygen is present
2.
of or produced by aerobes
3.
designating or involving exercise, such as running or swimming, that conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the efficiency of oxygen intake by the body
noun
4. [pl., with sing. or pl. v.]
aerobic exercises
Examples of 'aerobic' in a sentence
aerobic
Your absolute strength and aerobic capacity also take a downturn.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Try and do any of the following aerobic workouts five days a week.
The Sun (2012)
You must burn calories through aerobic exercise too.
The Sun (2009)
You should do some aerobic exercise at least three days a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet effort and intensity of a workout and diet also affect aerobic capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are additional benefits to aerobic workouts.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
Muscle activity in the presence of enough oxygen is called aerobic exercise.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
He is extraordinarily gifted from a physical point of view in his endurance and aerobic capacity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The best worship is almost like an aerobic workout.
Christianity Today (2000)
His take on aerobic exercise is equally divisive.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tennis is a good aerobic workout although singles is more effective than doubles.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
The challenge now is to build up my aerobic capacity by doing some big miles on the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The second six minutes are designed to work the legs with a mix of resistance and aerobic exercises.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Some of the best athletes in the world suffer from asthma and there is no problem with his aerobic fitness.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Her regular walks with the dogs are enough to impress many people and gives her a good aerobic fitness base.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
How easy is it to make a roar on the exhale, while doing aerobic activity?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Add aerobic activity such as 30 minutes walking into your day.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This assesses a player's aerobic fitness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two aerobic workouts, intense enough to make you hot and sweaty.
Sally Gunnell, Kathryn Leigh BE YOUR BEST: How Anyone can become Fit, Healthy and Confident (2002)
Other studies have found links between aerobic fitness and the volume of grey matter in brain regions that are central to learning and memory.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A special feature of this curriculum is its aerobic activity component.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
I could feel my aerobic fitness return.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Improved aerobic capacity also beneficial.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This kind of aerobic activity for 30 to 40 minutes a day is ideal.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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aerobic
British English: aerobic ADJECTIVE
Aerobic activity exercises and strengthens your heart and lungs.
Aerobic exercise gets the heart pumping and helps you to burn up the fat.