Aerobic and anaerobic exercise

Aerobic (with oxygen) and anaerobic (without oxygen) are two different types of exercise. Anaerobic exercise makes you get out of breath and breathe heavy by doing things such as lifting weights to improve your strength or running up a long flight of stairs/sprinting. On the other hand, aerobic exercise which is referred to as cardio is any activity that you can maintain for a longer amount of time. The easy way to tell between the two is simple; aerobic exercise is light activity that you can sustain for a long period of time like jogging whereas anaerobic exercise consists of bursts of activity for shorter periods of time like sprinting. Aerobic exercise focuses on increasing endurance and developing great cardiac health whereas anaerobic exercise specialises in gaining you lean muscle mass. 

Tip: Both types of exercises should be used in your fitness plan and both aerobic and anaerobic activity burns fat so you can't go wrong. They both boost the metabolism with a positive effect that lasts for hours after a workout.