You must have heard about Aerobic Exercise, but have you ever tried to know what aerobic exercise is? What does aerobic exercise mean? What are its benefits to the body? Well. If these are the questions your want to know, keep on reading.

The word aerobic means

'in the presence of oxygen'. So the exercise that increases the rate of oxygen in human body is called Aerobic exercise. Just an hour of exercise can train the lungs, heart and cardiovascular system of your body to process and transport oxygen efficiently and quickly to each and every part of the body. Swimming, running, walking, jumping rope, climbing stairs, etc. are some of the example of Aerobic Exercise.

If you do the exercise on a regular basis, it would surely strengthen your muscle of the heart. The heart muscle thus works more efficiently, and so pumps larger amounts of blood at each stroke. This eventually leads to a state in which fewer strokes are required to pump required amounts of blood to all the parts of the body.

Aerobic Exercise has countless health payback. It not only cause positive effect on the circulatory system of your body but also increases the amount and speed of blood flow to all the parts of your body, and thus increases the rate of cell respiration.

Some of the health benefits of Aerobic Exercises are mentioned here.

• Diminishes the threats of heart diseases
• Lowers the level of cholesterol in your body
• Prevent arthritis.
• Improves the quality of sleep
• Helps in increasing the level of good cholesterol such as high density lipoproteins.
• Dwindle the risk of a variety cancer
• Improves your possibility of living longer
• Improves mental health and gives you a quality life
• Cures the problem of high blood pressure to a great extent
• Prevents the onset of type 2 diabetes in adults
• Assists in weight management
• Assuages anxiety and depression
• Make the bones and muscles stronger
• Low danger of osteoporosis