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The Effects of Exercise
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Learning objectives
Learning objectives
What we will learn in this presentation:
Recovery rates
The long term effects of exercise on the heart,
lungs, skeleton and muscles
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Recovery rates
Your recovery rate is how quickly your body returns to
normal following a period of exercise.
Heart rate
Lactic acid levels in the blood
Glycogen stores
Muscles
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Heart rate
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Lactic acid
Lactic acid is produced when the body cannot supply the
muscles with enough oxygen.
Active
recovery
Glycogen stores
Food is converted to
glycogen by the body and
stored in the muscles and
liver as an energy reserve.
As you exercise, muscle
glycogen is used up and it
takes some time to replace.
After prolonged exercise, for
example a marathon, it can
take more than 48 hours for
the glycogen stores to fully
recover.
Muscles
Strenuous exercise can cause slight
damage to the muscle fibres.
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Recovery time
When you plan your training,
ensure that you allow your
body enough time to recover
between training sessions.
It you train hard every day,
try and alternate between
heavy sessions and light
sessions to aid recovery
Always ensure that you have
the appropriate rest periods
or you run the risk of injury
through overtraining.
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Recovery
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a stop watch
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the heart
the skeleton
the lungs
the muscles.
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New capillaries
grow around the
alveoli, making
gas exchange
more efficient.
The muscles involved in
breathing in and out become
stronger and can work for longer.
Vital capacity (the maximum
amount of air that can be inhaled
in one breath) increases.
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Exam-style questions
1. Describe the changes that occur in the functioning of the
cardio-respiratory system during moderate, sustained
exercise.
2. List two ways in which each of the following structures
are affected by training.
a) The lungs
b) The skeleton