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- From: stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini)
- Newsgroups: misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: What's an aerobic exercise? What isn't?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.162112.24530@unocal.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:21:12 GMT
- Article-I.D.: unocal.1992Nov18.162112.24530
- References: <BxuqBz.C5p@cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov17.150847.21341@oakhill.sps.mot.com> <jamesp.722051687@bison>
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- In article <jamesp.722051687@bison> jamesp@cs.uwa.oz.au (James Pinakis) writes:
- >In <1992Nov17.150847.21341@oakhill.sps.mot.com> mack@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Gregg Mack ( Sun )) writes:
- >
- >>The physical activity need not be non-stop, but the elevated heart
- >>rate must be continued. A five second rest stop is not long enough
- >>for the heart rate to drop out of the target zone.
- >
- >What about people in stressful situations whose heart-rates are continuously
- >elevated (racing car drivers come to mind). Are they doing aerobic exercise?
-
- No. Heart rate is one indicator, but not the only one. The entire
- circulatory system must be elevated including blood flow and oxygen
- consumption. Periodic elevation of the circulatory system increases
- its efficiency.
-