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Impact of Training on Lifestyle Diseases Flashcards

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What is the effect of mainly participating in sedentary activities?

A

Less exercise and therefore, more chances of lifestyle disease

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What are the cardiovascular diseases?

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  • Atherosclerosis
  • CHD
  • Heart Attack
  • Stroke
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What is atherosclerosis?

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Arterial walls become thicker because high cholesterol clogs arteries and lumen decreases inside due to the fatty deposits

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What is the effect on VO2 max from atherosclerosis?

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VO2 max decreases and that increases the strain on the heart making blood clots more likely

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What is the cause of atherosclerosis?

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Chronic high blood pressure

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What is CHD?

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Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that stops blood supply to the heart

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What is the effect of CHD?

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Cardiac muscles have a limited ability to repair and cause angina or a heart attack

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How are heart attacks cause by lifestyle diseases?

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Fatty deposit breaks away from the arterial wall which causes a blood clot, or blocks the coronary artery

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What is the cause of a stroke?

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A blockage in the cerebral artery

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What is an ischaemic stroke?

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Blood supply to the brain is blocked

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What is an haemorphagic stroke?

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A blood vessel bursting inside of the brain

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How can cardiac diseases be prevented?

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  • Reduced low-density lipoproteins
  • Increase high-density lipoproteins (removing cholesterol, slowing the process of atherosclerosis).
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What are the respiratory diseases?

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Asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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What is asthma?

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The constriction of airways by the inflammation of the mucus membrane

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What is the 2 causes of asthma?

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  • Allergens
  • Exercise induced
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What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

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The lungs airways become narrow and inflamed which leads to permanent changes

17
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What is the long term change of COPD and why?

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The inability to exercise due to:
- Thickening of the bronchioles
- Increased mucus production

18
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What are symptoms of COPD?

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Persistent coughing and restricted breathing

19
Q

How does regular aerobic training/general exercise prevent respiratory disease?

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  • Increased surface area of alveoli
  • Decreased breathing frequency at rest

PE 1.2.b (5 decks)

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