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ANAEROBIC - When you perform an anaerobic exercise your body enters into
what is called a metabolic threshold -- a need for energy that cannot be
supplied through oxygen -- and produces lactic acid as a byproduct. The
accumulation of lactic acid causes fatigue and a burning sensation in your
muscles. If you turn a jog into a sprint, you'll quickly discover that you cannot
sprint for very long without rest because of the discomfort caused by lactic
acid. While anaerobic activity is difficult to sustain, it is important for your
health. Anaerobic exercise builds lean muscle and increases bone density.
Prime examples include lifting weights and sprinting.
2. AEROBIC - Aerobic activity is sustained for much longer periods of time
without fatigue. With adequate fuel and oxygen, muscle cells can contract
repeatedly without the need for rest. Your body stays in an aerobic state even
when you are sitting or resting because you continuously breathe in oxygen
to sustain life. Increasing the intensity of your current aerobic state yields a
wide spectrum of aerobic exercises from taking a brisk walk to running a
marathon. The benefits of regularly performing aerobic exercise include
prevention of chronic diseases, weight loss, and stress reduction.
3. An eccentric contraction is the motion of an active muscle while it is
lengthening under load. Eccentric training is repetitively doing eccentric
muscle contractions. For example, in a biceps curl the action of lowering
the dumbbell back down from the lift is the eccentric phase of that exercise
as long as the dumbbell is lowered slowly rather than letting it drop (i.e.,
the biceps are in a state of contraction to control the rate of descent of the
dumbbell).
4. Isometric exercises - are contractions of a particular muscle or group of
muscles. During isometric exercises, the muscle doesn't noticeably change
length and the affected joint doesn't move. Isometric exercises don't
effectively build strength but can help maintain muscle strength often in a
rehabilitative setting.
5. Isotonic exercise exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a
constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isotonic exercise is one method of
muscular exercise. In contrast, isometric exercise is when muscular
contractions occur without movement of the involved parts of the body.
Isotonic comes from the Greek "iso-", equal + "tonos", tone = maintaining
equal (muscle) tone. The muscle maintains equal tone while shortening in
isotonic exercise.
6. Isokinetic exercises - are exercises in which variable resistance is applied to a
limb in constant motion. While performing isokinetic exercises, you contract
your muscle while you quickly move your limb. Equipment such as stationary
bikes -- for which you can establish a number of revolutions per minute -- and
resistance bands can allow performance of isokinetic exercises, although
specialized equipment is necessary in many cases. A dynamometer is a piece
of specialized equipment that measures your movements and the strain on

your muscles. This feedback allows you to modify your exercise patterns to
meet your fitness goals.