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CHOOSING
THE
BEST AEROBIC EXERCISE
FOR YOU
What is the best aerobic
exercise? To help you answer that question I have compiled a list
of points to consider before adopting any activity as your preferred
exercise. You can also refer to this table which provides a huge list of activities and their associated calories burned.
Injuries/conditions
Do
you have injuries or any condition that make it difficult to perform a
particular activity, or may become aggravated by it? If you have
certain injuries that are affected by weight bearing exercises or
impact activities such as running, then a low impact alternative will
be better. Examples include swimming or bike riding, crosstrainer
or elliptical trainer at the gym.
What do you enjoy?
Running,
swimming, cycling, rowing, hiking? The list goes on.
Ultimately if you enjoy an activity, you are more likely to be
motivated to actually do it, and keep doing it over time.
Are you trying to lose weight?
If
so, then it is important you make aerobic exercise a part of your
weight loss regime and aim to burn more calories each day than what you
use up. Click here to learn how to do this.
Convenience
Running or walking
is certainly convenient, and inexpensive. Just put on your
footwear and out the door you go! Exercise such as swimming,
cycling, kayaking etc may involve more time, and more costs.
Sport specificity
Yes,
cross training using different forms of activity is great for variety
and improving your aerobic system, but the best exercise for a
particular sport, is that actual sport!
Cycling is the best aerobic exercise if you are in a cycling sport just
as running is most appropriate for a soccer player.
The
aerobic system is very much sport specific. To help illustrate
that point, if you performed a pre bike test, then used running as your
preferred exercise, the post test on the bike would not reveal as good
a score as it would have if you had done your training on the
bike.
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