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Archive for December, 2009

Beware of “Oxygen Debt”

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Huh?

Most people think of debt as a financial depletion.

The truth is that in physical training and exercise lingo ?oxygen debt? is a bonafide term used to describe what happens when we suddenly stop intense physical exercise, activity or exertion and continue to breathe very heavily. We may call it ?trying to catch our breath?.

Whether we are faithful members of a trendy gym or prefer to shape up with a home-video workout, we all know what this feels like. In essence, when this happens, our bodies are quickly taking in extra oxygen to ?repay? the oxygen debt we?ve just rung up.
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