Exercise is Medicine Flashcards
what percentage of Canadians are NOT meeting physical activity recommendations?
80%
Activity for at least 150 minutes/week reduces risk of:
- Obesity
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Type 2 diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Certain types of cancer
ATP generation can be what two things?
Anaerobic (does not require oxygen)
Aerobic (requires oxygen)
what is the fuel in anaerobic metabolism?
glucose
why is anaerobic metabolism less efficient?
Less ATP produced
can red blood cells utilize anaerobic or aerobic metabolism?
anaerobic
what is the fuel for aerobic metabolism?
Glucose/Fatty Acids –> Acetyl-CoA
is anaerobic metabolism fast or slow?
fast
is aerobic metabolism fast or slow?
slow
why is aerobic metabolism more efficient?
more ATP produced
do almost all body cells use anaerobic or aerobic metabolism?
aerobic
what energy demands will dictate the method of ATP generation?
Length of activity
Intensity of activity
Level of training (Aerobic Capacity)
- How fast you can get oxygen to your cells
- How fast can your mitochondria can produce energy
ATP generation effects which of the macronutrients are used to fuel the exercise. t or f
t
at what point does ATP become present in the cell?
in the first 10 seconds
at what point does creatine an phosphate enter the cell?
in the first 10-30 seconds