Is squatting aerobic or anaerobic

I don’t know if you know the difference between aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise mainly refers to a type of explosive exercise, which mainly consumes sugar substances in the human body. Aerobic exercise mainly refers to a type of exercise in which people exercise for a relatively long period of time, and it mainly consumes the fat contained in the human body. During fitness, squats are a fitness method that many people choose, but is squatting an aerobic or anaerobic exercise?

Are squats aerobic or anaerobic?

Anaerobic exercise.

What is anaerobic exercise?

You can simply understand that any high-intensity exercise that involves moving weight and short-term bursts of energy is anaerobic. No matter which type of squat you do, it is all related to lifting heavy objects (the weight for bodyweight squats is your own body weight).

What is aerobic exercise?

Aerobic exercise is exercise that lasts for a long time and is of moderate intensity, such as running and slow swimming (athlete-style fast swimming is anaerobic exercise).

The intensity mentioned here refers to heart rate. Moderate heart rate is 60%~70% of maximum heart rate. Maximum heart rate = 220-age.

So squats are not an aerobic exercise, they are an anaerobic exercise.

Squat (anaerobic exercise): action requirements

Squat slowly and stand up quickly. At the end of the movement, contract your buttocks, do a peak contraction, and lift your anus at the same time.

Squats can deepen the stimulation of the gluteus maximus and pelvic floor muscles. The biggest benefit for women is lifting the hip line and slimming the legs.

Squat (anaerobic exercise) tips

1. It is normal to feel muscle soreness

Squat training is an anaerobic exercise, so if you do squats for the first time, you may feel some soreness in your legs and buttocks the next day. This means that the training effect has been achieved. Because it is your first time training, your muscles are not adapted, the nerves' ability to recruit muscle fibers is poor, the contraction ability is poor, and there is too much lactic acid accumulation. Generally, you can recover within a week. This is normal. As the number of your training increases, your body's recovery ability will become faster and faster, and in the end you may recover in 1 to 2 days.

2. Squats combined with morning jogging can help reduce fat

If you still have energy after doing squats, you can do some fasting aerobic exercise (such as morning jogging). Drink some water in the morning and go out for a 20-minute run. You can eat 20 to 30 minutes after running. If your thighs and buttocks are really sore, you can rest for the same day.