Background Information: Blood transports nutrients, oxygen and water to every cell in the body. There are 2 kinds of blood cells, red and white The primary function of white blood cells is to fight germs. The heart is made of muscle tissue, so exercise will make the heart pump. The heart supplies oxygen to our muscles when we are exercising and to our brain to keep us alert. The 3 elements of fitness are stamina, strength and flexibility. Strength is the amount of force muscles exert when performing a action. The ability of the heart and blood vessels is to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissue, including muscle is stamina. Flexibility is the ability of the joints to move freely and without discomfort. When exercising, the muscles need more oxygen because muscles work harder than normal. So there is a increase in blood flow and heart rate.…
Stamina is both muscular and cardiovascular endurance. Muscular endurance is the muscle’s ability to continue contracting over a given time. It can be developed by progressive overload, which also increases the muscle’s strength, and this also helps the endurance of the muscle. During a ballet class, when working on technique, the repetitive movements will improve muscular endurance. Cardiovascular endurance is the ability to continue aerobic respiration and exercise over time. During exercise the heart rate increases from its resting rate to its maximum rate. After exercise it then returns to its resting rate. In a ballet class the heart is not usually at its maximum rate for long periods of time, for the exercises rarely exceed more than three or four minutes, and if doing a travelling sequence, a dancer would cross the floor once, or do an exercise once, then wait for others to do so before repeating on the other side. Therefore aerobic activity is not continued for long enough, so it recommended that a dancer should do some other aerobic activity outside of the class, such as running in order to increase their aerobic fitness and overall stamina.…
Cardiovascular Fitness: Cardiovascular fitness is basically how long you can train for a period longer than 20 minutes.…
Most types of exercise are practiced in order to utilize the body's core functions and to better those bodily functions. Cardiovascular exercise is a popular type of exercise which is used to increase the heart's functions and the effectiveness of said functions. One main type of exercise is resistance exercise, which increases strength and mass, bone strength, and the body's metabolism. By practicing this cardiovascular exercise, you increase your heart's strength, making your heart more fit.…
Physical Benefits: - Physical inactivity is a major risk for developing coronary artery disease. It also contributes to other risk factors including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. Some physical activities build muscular strength while others increase endurance. Some forms of physical activities involve using the large muscles in your arms or legs. These are called endurance or aerobic exercises. These activities help the heart by making it work more efficiently during exercise and at rest. Other physical benefits can include:- An increase in muscle strength, an increase in joint mobility, an increase in appetite, the normalisation of sleep patterns, the lowering of blood pressure, an increase in lung capacity (how big a breath can be taken), an increased ability to carry out tasks of daily living.…
■cardiorespiratory fitness: heart’s ability to pump oxygen rich blood to the exercising muscles; ability to perform endurance-type exercise…
D1 evaluate three different techniques that are used by coaches, to improve the performance of athletes…
Cardiovascular fitness is the ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients to working muscles efficiently. Having good cardio fitness allows you to enjoy life to the fullest. Cardio fitness reduces your risk of heart disease, lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol and helps you look and feel better. On the fitness test I scored a Maximum oxygen consumption of 58. This score placed me in…
• Define cardiovascular endurance- ability of your cardiovascular and respiratory systems to provide oxygen to working muscle…
A persons heart rate will decrease after long term aerobic endurance, this is a result from all of the above, the increased size of the heart allows more blood to flow to the working muscles allowing for \n increased cardiac output. The heart will not have to beat as fast to increase blood flow, overall reducing the participants resting heart rate.…
Cardio-respiratory endurance which means the continuous or repetitive activities such as stretching while maintaining a steady heart rate.…
For many years there has been a debate between which is better for weight control and all around health and fitness, Cardiorespiratory Exercise or Weight Training. Many people tend to focus only on one aspect of the physical wellness. For example women, like myself may focus more on cardiorespiratory and flexibility training more so than Weight training. This is out of fear of injury, or the muscles becoming too bulky. Women tend to want to burn more calories, therefore they focus on exercises’ such as aerobics, walking, swimming, and jogging. Research shows that working out with weights has health benefits beyond simply bulking up one's muscles and strengthening bones. Studies are finding that more lean muscle mass may allow kidney dialysis patients to live longer, give older people better cognitive function, reduce depression, boost good cholesterol, lessen the swelling and discomfort of lymphedema after breast cancer and help lower the risk of diabetes. Although Weight training has its benefits for variety of reasons; it also has its downside. Weight training promotes short term stiffness of the blood vessels, which could promote High Blood Pressure over time and increase the load on the heart. This would not be good for someone who has a history of Hypertension. A variety of studies have shown that the best way to offset the cardiovascular stress caused by strength training is to combine cardiorespiratory endurance exercise such as a brisk walk, bicycling, or elliptical machine, immediately after a weight training exercise. Regular aerobic exercise causes your lungs to process more oxygen with less effort; your heart to pump more blood with fewer beats; and the blood supply directed to your muscles to increase. As a result, by performing cardiovascular exercises, you are increasing your body's endurance and efficiency.…
Davies, E.J., Moxham, T., Rees, K., Singh, S., Coats, A.J.S., Ebrahim, S., Lough, F., Taylor, R.S. (2010). Exercise based rehabilitation for heart failure (Review). The Cochrane Collaboration. Issue 4.…
First of all, when a person begins exercising it immediately starts working their heart. When a person’s heart begins working because of exercise it pumps harder; this can lead to a better circulation for blood flow. Since the blood flow is increasing it causes more oxygen to be carried throughout the body. Better circulation due to exercise can also lower one’s blood pressure. All of these can result in a stronger and healthier heart due to working out.…
Did you know, that Cross Country can help you build more lean muscle and gets rid of excess fat while also burning calories? Not only that, but running is good for your heart as well! The heart is a muscle, and by exercising it with aerobic activity such as running you are strengthening your cardiac muscle tissue. When you run actively six-seven days a week, your resting metabolism is higher,…