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What are examples of aerobic exercise?

National Academy of Sports Medicine
National Academy of Sports Medicine
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Aerobic exercise is any exercise that raises the heart rate and increases respiration (breathing).  Some examples include walking, running, performing intervals on an elliptical machine, and a resistance training circuit that has little to no rest between exercises.

American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association
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Here are some examples of aerobic exercise:
  • Take a brisk walk (outside or inside on a treadmill)
  • Go dancing
  • Take a low-impact aerobics class
  • Swim or do water aerobic exercises
  • Try ice-skating or roller-skating
  • Play tennis
  • Ride your bicycle outside
  • Ride your stationary bicycle indoors

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