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Aerobic Respiration
-release of energy from breakdown of glucose by combining it with oxygen in the living cells
-Does not produce energy quickly
-Very efficient way of producing energy, a molecule of glucose can provide 20x as much energy
-Occurs in normal day to day
Anaerobic respiration
-Release of a bit of energy very quickly
-From the incomplete breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen
-inefficient, it only produces 1/20 as much energy as aerobic respiration
-produces energy 3x faster than aerobic respiration
Oxygen Debt
-As the glucose can only be partly broken down in Anaerobic respiration, lactic acid is produced,
its build up causes acute fatigue and results in oxygen debt
Anaerobic Fitness
-Higher intensity training
-requires foundation of aerobic fitness
Aerobic training
-Strenuous, rhythmical and prolonged
-Between 60%-85% of maximum heart rate
Anaerobic training
-Very strenuous in short burst
-around 85% of maximum heart rate
-includes rest and recovery periods