Oxygen Debt
During muscular exercise, blood vessels in muscles dilate and blood flow is increased in order to increase the available oxygen supply. Up to a point, the available oxygen is sufficient to meet the energy needs of the body.
OXYGEN DEBT : A state where the energy demand is greater than what can be provided by oxygen thus inducing heavy breathing to consume more oxygen. TOP ...
If you are in oxygen debt you won't burn calories as well so take it easy at first. Upon returning, use approximately ten or fifteen minutes stretching.
"It's better to run too slow at the start than too fast and get into oxygen debt, which is what 99.9 percent of runners do. You have to learn pace." --Bill Bowerman, renowned University of Oregon coach
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Anaerobic exercise eventually builds up a significant oxygen debt that forces an athlete to terminate the exercise session rather quickly.
High-intensity exercise that burns glycogen for energy, instead of oxygen. Anaerobic exercise creates a temporary oxygen debt by consuming more oxygen than the body can supply. An example of anaerobic exercise includes weight lifting. fitness.
Your consumption of oxygen, and hence the number of calories you burn, tends to rise after exercise. Although it used to be known as "oxygen debt," more recent studies have named it EPOC, which is short for excess post-exercise oxygen consumption.
Then you repeat the sprint/jog routine for about 20 minutes. During the sprinting you are producing a state of oxygen debt. This can also be called anaerobic training because you are out of oxygen.
 See also: Exercise, Muscle, Strength, Energy, Aerobic
  
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