Long term adaptations to training
I can describe the long-term effects of exercise on my body.
Long term adaptations to training
I can describe the long-term effects of exercise on my body.
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Key learning points
- Long-term effects of exercise refer to the benefits/changes in health and fitness after a period of regular training.
- Regular exercise leads to increased bone, muscle and joint strength.
- Regular exercise leads to cardiac hypertrophy and increased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.
- Regular exercise leads to stronger respiratory muscles and increased lung volumes.
- The body is able to recover faster from exercise after a period of training.
Keywords
Long term effects of exercise - the effects on our body of months and/or years of regular physical activity
Hypertrophy - the increase in size of skeletal or cardiac muscle
Fatigue - muscle tiredness when the body has a lack of energy
Capillarisation - the development of blood capillaries in the body which increases through long term effects of exercise
Common misconception
Cardio-respiratory benefits only come from endurance training and muscle growth only comes from weight training.
Any training that regularly puts the bodily systems under more strain than they are in normal life will lead to long term benefits to the muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. However, training intensity will effect results.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
cardiac system
vascular system
respiratory system
muscular system
skeletal system
Exit quiz
6 Questions
an outcome of high intensity training with a heavy resistance
an outcome of repeated muscular contractions over a prolonged period
ligaments and tendons become stronger