Long And Short Term Effects Of Exercise

Question 1

What are the immediate effect of exercise?

Answer 1

-increased heart rate

• increased depth of breathing

-increase body temperature

Question 2

List the Short term effects of exercise?

Answer 2

-fatigued/tired

-nausea/lightheadedness(overexertion leads to dehydration)

-DOMS(delayed onset muscle soreness)

-cramping(muscle tightness)

Question 3

What are the long term effects of exercise? (8pts)

Answer 3

-more muscular

-lose weight

• more toned(strong)

-increase in heart size {hypertrophy} (beats less for same volume of blood)

-reduced resting heart rate

-muscular endurance/strength

-speed

Suppleness: more movement around joint