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Unit 2 Assignment 2
The Long Term Responses to Exercise
Cardiovascular
There’s a number of ways that our circulatory system adapts to long term
exercise, also known as chronic response, such as cardiac hypertrophy, increase
in stroke volume, blood volume, aerobic fitness and cardiac output, also,
decrease resting heart rate and recovery time, reduction of resting blood
pressure and at last, capillarisation.
Cardiac Hypertrophy – it’s when the heart becomes stronger as a result of
exercise, just like any other muscle. The left ventricle thickens, which causes an
increase in the strength of the heart's contractions, this results in more blood
being pumped around the body per beat (increase in Stroke Volume). The
increase in cardiac hypertrophy means that muscles can receive more blood,
oxygen and nutrients while performing sports. There is an advantage for many
athletes in different sports, because of Cardiac Hypertrophy. For example,
football players must have good endurance levels in order to last the duration
of the match, this is done by Cardiac Hypertrophy that supports the endurance
levels, by providing more oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles, which
then will
increase
muscular
contractions.
As a result, the
players will be
able to run
faster and for
a longer
period of time,
this will
improve their
performance, as being able to last longer on the pitch than your opponents will
lead to a chance of scoring a last minute goal.
Unit 2 Assignment 2
The Long Term Responses to Exercise
Cardiovascular
There’s a number of ways that our circulatory system adapts to long term
exercise, also known as chronic response, such as cardiac hypertrophy, increase
in stroke volume, blood volume, aerobic fitness and cardiac output, also,
decrease resting heart rate and recovery time, reduction of resting blood
pressure and at last, capillarisation.
Cardiac Hypertrophy – it’s when the heart becomes stronger as a result of
exercise, just like any other muscle. The left ventricle thickens, which causes an
increase in the strength of the heart's contractions, this results in more blood
being pumped around the body per beat (increase in Stroke Volume). The
increase in cardiac hypertrophy means that muscles can receive more blood,
oxygen and nutrients while performing sports. There is an advantage for many
athletes in different sports, because of Cardiac Hypertrophy. For example,
football players must have good endurance levels in order to last the duration
of the match, this is done by Cardiac Hypertrophy that supports the endurance
levels, by providing more oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles, which
then will
increase
muscular
contractions.
As a result, the
players will be
able to run
faster and for
a longer
period of time,
this will
improve their
performance, as being able to last longer on the pitch than your opponents will
lead to a chance of scoring a last minute goal.
