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Sorry but I got a stupid question

Fozzi43
Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Is there any difference between cardio and aerobics exercise?

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    AKA "Cardiovascular" exercise ... these are all the same thing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular_exercise
  • wendy1024
    wendy1024 Posts: 23 Member
    no....cardio/aerobic just mean your heart rate is in the right zone...(varies by age).
  • Plates559
    Plates559 Posts: 869 Member
    no....cardio/aerobic just mean your heart rate is in the right zone...(varies by age).

    Eh i don't know if I would say right zone if you are specifying what is right.

    Sprinting up a hill vs jogging

    heart rate will be in different zones yet both are cardio/aerobic
  • madmickie
    madmickie Posts: 221 Member
    Strictly speaking they are different but both often used to refer to moderate exercise like jogging/running

    Cardio means an exercise where the heartrate is raised for a good length of time

    Aerobic - means 'with air' and refers to how your muscles are working. Typically if you are running gently your muscles will be working aerobically. If you sprint hard then they work anaerobically (without air).

    So while all exercise could be described as ''cardio' only exercise within certain limits (normally % of max heartrate) should be described as aerobic
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    No difference.
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