How to Use aerobic in a Sentence

aerobic

adjective
  • Men lift weights to become buff; women sweat in aerobic classes to stay lean.
    Thomas Erdbrink, The Seattle Times, 17 June 2017
  • Go outside with the kids for some hiking, biking, swimming, or aerobic exercise to get the heart pumping.
    Angel Biasatti, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
  • Plus, a wide body of research has shown that regular aerobic exercise can relieve stress and counter depression.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And because research has been mixed on whether aerobic activity alone is enough, add a few strength-training exercises a couple of times per week.
    Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • Zoomba at the Zoo is a 90-minute dance/aerobic workout class, featuring salsa, merengue, mambo and hip-hop.
    Rianne Coale, RedEye Chicago, 18 May 2017
  • Exercise can include aerobic conditioning as well as strength and balance training.
    Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2017
  • One group followed an aerobic training program consisting of three one-hour walking classes each week for six months, while the other group continued with their usual care.
    Fox News, 29 May 2017
  • For example, a small study of young adults found that doing vigorous aerobic exercise two hours before bedtime did not impair their ability to fall asleep or sleep soundly.
    Robert J. Davis, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
  • Does thinking about animals with incredible aerobic potentials inspire awe in you?
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • This is how crazy things are in the Trump administration: Reporters literally don't have the aerobic strength to report the news anymore.
    Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
  • The best way to take care of your heart is to exercise two or three days during the week as well as the weekend, emphasizing aerobic activity (walking, running, swimming or biking).
    George James, Philly.com, 16 June 2017
  • The grade allows most to get into aerobic rhythm and hike it slow and steady.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • And about half of that is aerobic on a treadmill or a bike, keeping their hearts in shape.
    Sean Rameswaram, Vox, 2 Sep. 2024
  • But the good news is that all water aerobic programs are still on.
    Sam Boyer, cleveland, 15 July 2022
  • This means a mix of everything from strides to aerobic work.
    Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Strive for 150 minutes of aerobic workouts and one to two days of strength training each week.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 7 June 2021
  • The video looks much like the other aerobic dances Khing Hnin Wai has posted on her Facebook page, at least on first glance.
    Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Every day, Mom and I propped up my laptop on a stack of books and did aerobic videos or walked in place, back and forth, while watching movies.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2022
  • For that and more, see below for a list of the best aerobic steppers that have been tried and tested by reviewers.
    Jasmine Gomez, womenshealthmag.com, 13 May 2023
  • You are probably required to have the aerobic system, and that means that you will also be required to have a spray field for it.
    Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Just like aerobic exercise, strength, and weight training has the same type of effect.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Today was just a real, long steady run and good aerobic effort.
    David Hinojosa, ExpressNews.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Kelli is both an aerobic star, and the inner monologue for Byrne’s Sheila Rubin.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Try light aerobic exercise, like walking, for the first six weeks.
    Staci Tanouye, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The book explores Bechdel’s many motivations for living a life of aerobic pain and gain.
    Washington Post, 7 May 2021
  • The pond will be replaced by an two aerobic digesters, a holding tank and transfer pump station.
    Peter Krouse, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2021
  • You’re encouraged to hike hills to build leg strength and endurance, jog to build aerobic fitness, and cross-train with mountain biking and weights.
    Kylie Mohr, Outside Online, 30 June 2024
  • Corbin, for her part, focuses on strength and aerobic endurance rather than speed in winter.
    Kari Molvar, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2020
  • For a year, van der Poel didn’t even compete on the ice in order to build up his aerobic capacity instead.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Adding aerobic exercise helped drive both risks down even more.
    Mandy Oaklander, Time, 6 July 2017

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