What is Aerobic Metabolism?

Aerobic metabolism is the creation of energy through the combustion of carbohydrates and fats in the presence of oxygen.

The only by-products are carbon dioxide and water, which your body disposes of by breathing and sweating.

When doing low to medium intensity aerobic exercises your body dips into its stored sugar and fat to burn.

Aerobic means with oxygen. For fat to be burned, oxygen must be present, and sustained for a prolonged period.

If an activity is intermittent in nature, it is not aerobic in nature, and instead of fat, burns mostly glucose.

The best aerobic exercises are walking, running, jogging, bicycling, stair climbing, rowing, cross-country skiing, and elliptical exercises.

To achieve low body fat levels, you need to burn as many calories as possible from fat.

This can be achieved by performing longer duration cardio exercises at a moderate to moderately high intensity level.