AEROBIC vs. ANAEROBIC EXERCISES

Despite all the fitness programs, health clubs, and athletic gear that are available to inspire us, we continue to be an unreformed sedentary culture. Blame it on technology, or on our idea that the less we have to move the greater progress we have made. In the end, though, blame falls on our own shoulders. The good news is that when you get up and moving, changing old habits, we get all the credit, too.

Aerobic exercise, such as running, swimming and speed or regular walking raises the heart rate, temporarily, which burns calories and improves healthy oxygen flow through the body. It strengthens the heart, which is of vital importance to those living with CKD. If a patient is out of practice and wants to begin an aerobic workout routine, they may start with a 30-minute walk three times a week and build up to walking 30 minutes every day.

Anaerobic exercise, also referred to as static activity, hinges on increasing muscle resistance, as in weight training. When muscles are challenged in this way, it triggers the slow burning of blood sugar, improves muscle function, and boosts waste transport from muscles through the blood.

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