Aerobic Health Flashcards
What is the relationship of MVPA to the relative risk of death?
AS MVPA increases from 60 to 420 minutes per week, the relative risk of early death will decrease from 1.0 to 0.6
How many minutes of MVPA is needed to show substantially lower risk?
About 150 minutes per week for adults
If a person is PA for 7 hours of the week, how much does that lower their risk of premature death and compared to who?
30-40% - compared to someone who does less than 30 minutes per week
Is the relationship between premature death and MVPA a dose-response?
Yes - amount of PA and a risk of poor health
If you have a strong cardiorespiratory system, what are you good at?
Aerobic exercise
What is the single most important component of health related fitness?
Aerobic exercise
What is aerobic exercise good for in terms of diseases?
Preventing CVD
How much aerobic exercise do you need to prevent CVD?
About 30-60 minutes of moderate intensity exercises on 3 to 5 days of the week
How important is PA in our lives?
It is very important but it is no longer a part of our existence
What is a hypo kinetic disease?
A chronic condition related to a lack of PA
What is cardio respiratory?
Pertains to the cardiac and respiratory systems
What is aerobic exercise?
Producing energy for PA with oxygen
What is anaerobic exercise?
Producing energy for PA without oxygen
What is adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
Chemical compound that is the immediate source of energy for PA
What cycle is involved in ATP?
Krebs cycle
What does ATP do to the body?
Conducts movement through energy
What is a lactate threshold?
When there is an increase in lactic acid accumulation, and thus a better recruitment of fast twitch muscle fibers (for anaerobic activities)
Is the lactate threshold the same thing as the anaerobic threshold?
Yes - it transitions from using oxygen to having too much lactate to produce oxygen anymore and then it recruits fast twitch (type II) fibers
What is the aerobic capacity known as?
VO2 max
What happens when you work above the aerobic capacity?
You hit the aerobic maximum and work into the lactate/anaerobic threshold where oxygen is no longer used to produce your energy
What physiologically things occur when you work above your aerobic capacity?
- Lactate blood accumulates
2. Breathing increases
What happens to your VO2 max when you train?
It can improve from 50% VO2max to 75%
What is aerobic exercise?
Exercise using a steady supply of oxygen to contract and function
Who, when, and how was the term aerobic coined?
Dr. Kenneth Cooper in 1968 because of his book called “Aerobics”
Explain the pathway of blood in the CV system - starting when blood leaves the heart.
- Blood leaves the heart through the left ventricle into arteries with highly oxygenated blood
- Blood reaches arterioles
- Blood reaches capillary network
- Blood is taken in by organs and tissues that need oxygen through the capillary network
- Deoxygenated blood travels through venues
- Deoxygenated blood travels through veins
- Deoxygenated blood enters back into the heart at the right atrium
What are 2 characteristics of arteries appearances?
- Lumen interior
2. Smooth muscle exterior
What is the right side of the heart used for?
Pulmonary system
What is the left side of the heart used for?
Systemic system - head, upper, and lower body
What is the arterial-venous oxygen difference?
How much oxygen is released from artery to veins across the capillary network
Explain the process of the heart and lungs together - starting when air enters the body
- Air is taken up by the lungs containing oxygen
- Blood is waiting at the lungs to be oxygenated
- Oxygen is transported into the blood bound by hemoglobin
- Blood goes back to the heart
- Heart pumps out oxygenated blood to organ and tissues
What is oxygen used for at the cells?
Oxygen is used to convert food substrates to ATP which provides energy for PA
What systems are involved in CR endurance?
Pulmonary, CV, and muscular systems
What is oxygen uptake?
Known as the VO2 - capacity to deliver and use O2
How can you evaluate CV health?
By looking at VO2 and VO2 max
Where is the carotid pulse?
Under the angle of the jaw
What is the carotid pulse used for?
To find HR
How can you tell if you are not working hard enough or you are working too hard?
By measuring your HR while doing aerobic activities
What kind of zone do you want to be in while doing aerobic activity?
A zone that is avoiding the anaerobic zone
Can you train the aerobic system?
Not well
How can you train the aerobic system?
15-20% can be trained due to an increase in actual aerobic training
Where does most of your aerobic capabilities come from?
Genetics
Do you have a higher maximal O2 uptake from aerobic training?
Yes
What is the maximal O2 uptake called?
VO2 max
What is VO2 max?
Amount of O2 the individual can use while undergoing long exercise
Does aerobic exercise increase or decrease oxygen carrying capacities of blood?
It increases because the RBC count rises
Do women have higher or lower RBC counts?
They have lower RBC counts because of menstruation and body composition
What happens because of the increased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood?
Plasma volume also increases
What is the plasma volume?
Fluid component of blood
What are 2 characteristics of the plasma volume when someone is aerobically trained?
- Less viscous
2. Less restriction to flow
What happens to your HR when you become aerobically trained?
It decreases
What is beneficial about a decreased HR?
It increases your heart muscle strength
What happens when you have a lower HR at given workloads?
You have a greater efficiency of your CV system and an improved economy (i.e. energy cost)
What happens to mitochondria when you are aerobically trained?
- Increased number
2. Increased size
What do larger and more numerous mitochondria do for the body?
It increases the cell’s ability to produce energy
What happens to capillaries when someone becomes aerobically trained?
They are increased functionally and allow for more gas exchange at a tissue level
How does recovery time strengthen in aerobic activity?
System moves quicker to restore equilibrium in post exercise
What happens to your BP and blood lipids through aerobic activity?
BP lowers and blood lipids decrease - which reduces the risk of CVD
What happens to fat burning enzymes when someone is aerobically trained?
They increase because the fat is being lost primarily in the muscle when it is burned during aerobic training
What happens to your fat and waist girth when you aerobically train?
They are reduced
What happens to HDL cholesterol when you aerobically train?
Increases HDL cholesterol
What is the purpose of a physical fitness assessment?
- Educate participants regarding current level of fitness
- Motivate individuals to participate
- Provide a starting point for individual prescription
- Monitor changes in fitness through the years
How can you determine CV fitness?
O2 uptake per minute - VO2 max
What are absolute VO2 max units?
L of O2 / min
What are relative VO2 max units?
mL of O2 / min / kg of BW
What are the 3 components of O2 uptake?
- Heart rate
- Stroke volume
- AVO2
What is heart rate?
Beats per minute of the heart
What is stroke volume?
Amount of blood that the heart pumps and ejects at each beat
What is AVO2?
Amount of O2 removed from blood while exercising
What is AVO2 also known as?
Arterial venous difference
Which content drops oxygen first in exercise - arterial or venous?
Venous O2
What is the oxygen uptake idiomatically known as?
“Metabolic cart”
What is VO2?
Amount of oxygen used at rest or at sub maximal activity
What is VO2 max?
Amount of oxygen used at maximal activity
What are you trying to test in the VO2 max?
Volitional fatigue where you are unable to do any more work
What kind of training is VO2 max specific to?
Sport training - swimming, skating, X country skiing
What is VO2 max affected by?
- Genetics
- Training
- Gender
- Age
- Body composition
What is Fick’s equation?
VO2 max = (Max HR x SV x AVO2 difference)
What happens to the max HR component of Fick’s when aerobic training occurs?
It stays the same or decreases slightly
What is the equation for maximum HR?
220 - age (approximately)
What happens to the stroke volume component of Fick’s when aerobic training occurs?
It increases
What is the equation for the stroke volume?
End diastolic volume - end systolic volume
What happens to the AVO2 component of Fick’s when aerobic training occurs?
It increases
How can you find AVO2?
By looking at the amount of O2 removed from the blood when it is circulating during muscle activity
What occurs in pre-training on treadmills for VO2?
O2 consumption increases as the treadmill speed increases BUT eventually the oxygen consumption will not go up even if the speed is increasing
What does it mean when the VO2 stops increasing even though speed is increasing?
It means that the athlete will not be using oxygen anymore and has hit their anaerobic threshold and is “plateauing”
What is this point called when VO2 stops increasing?
VO2 max
What occurs in post-training on treadmills for VO2?
The VO2 will continue to increase when speed is increased, allowing the VO2 to get higher and higher
What is the main conclusion of post training on treadmills for VO2?
They have a higher VO2 max than the pre-trainer and can hit higher treadmill speeds before turning into anaerobic exercise
What occurs in pre-training on treadmills for stroke volume?
As treadmill speed increases, the stroke volume increases to certain point but will plateau
What happens at that person’s 50% mark of aerobic activity?
They hit their highest stroke volume output and will plateau because they will not be using as much oxygen in the exercise anymore
What occurs in post-training on treadmills for stroke volume?
As treadmill speed increases, the stroke volume will continue to increase
Why does stroke volume increase with exercise?
Once a person is working at a high output of aerobic capacity, their heart is able to eject more blood per each beat = higher SV
What occurs in pre-training on treadmills for HR?
HR is higher in most individuals
What occurs in post-training on treadmills for HR?
HR will be decreased and will be working more efficiently for the individual
What kind of % change in VO2 will you see in an inactive person who was sedentary to begin with?
Only 2%
What kind of % change in VO2 will you see in a low volume, moderate intensity person?
About 6%
What kind of % change in VO2 will you see in a low volume, vigorous intensity person?
About 12%
What kind of % change in VO2 will you see in a high volume, vigorous intensity person?
About 17%
What happens to the risk of CHD with moderate amounts of PA and exercise volume?
It decreases dramatically
What happens to the risk of stroke with greater PA levels and exercise volume?
It drops but in an L shape, indicating that it cannot drop too much to a point of stress in the body
How many MET mins/miles of PA should you acquire a week to prevent CHD?
800 MET mins - 12 miles per week
What kind of assessment should be done before any kind of VO2 max test?
Physician assessment
What kind of clinical measures do they look at?
VO2 max and VO2 peak
What is the VO2 peak?
Highest uptake value or workload obtained by a person without achieving true maximal critera
What kind of test do most physicians do to determine VO2 max?
Graded exercise testing
What do physicians do with the VO2 max?
Calculate relative intensity for exercises at MVPA for 20-30 minutes or 10 minute bouts
What is a maximal test and who is it suited for?
It is a test requiring all out effort and it is best suited for young, low risk, and healthy populations
What are examples of the maximal tests?
- 2.4km run
2. 12 minute swim test
What is the Astrand Rhyming Test?
It is a cycling test done on a cycle ergometer, which is fixed cycling machine with varying resistances
What is a sub maximal test and who is it suited for?
It is a test that does not require all out effort and is good for measuring low active people
Who are sub maximal tests not good for?
People with diagnosed CVD, higher risks of CVD, and people with orthopaedic challenges who require medical supervision
What are examples of sub maximal tests?
- Step test
2. 1.6 km/1 mile walk test
What is the 2.4km run test?
A test done to see how long it takes the person to run or walk 2.4km
Is the 2.4km run test easy to administer?
Yes