Exercise is commonly broken up into two subcategories- aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Technically, these terms refer to the presence (aerobic) or absence (anaerobic) of oxygen in cell metabolism, the process by which the cells of the body obtain energy.
In aerobic work, the bod...
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Exactly!
Ginger Vieira
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 03:12 PM -
Cool :)
Maggie
Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 11:38 AMAnna,
This is a really informative post. Strangely, nomatter how heavy I lift, my blood sugar still goes low, which has always confused me considering the facts you discussed in your article. I guess everyone's different ! Do you wear a HRM? I regularly wear one, and it's interesting to see the indirect relationship between my HR and my blood sugar--my BS drops quicker when I'm on a tempo run than when I'm on an easy, long run.
Thanks !
Maggie
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Anna, you just broke down a part of diabetes that is really confusing for many. Thank you!
Another way to explain the increase in glucose during anaerobic exercise is that as you break muscle down, glycogen and glucose is released from the muscle. Either way, I too learned that I wouldn't need extra carbs before a lifting workout.
You're awesome. Great post.
-Ginger