Short and Long Term Effects of Exercise

Question 1

What are the Short Term effects of exercise?

Answer 1

Increase in:
- Heart rate
- Stroke Volume
- Cardiac Output
- Respiratory Rate
- Tidal Volume
- Minute Ventilation
- Muscle Temperature
- Oxygen (blood) to working muscles
- Lactic Acid production

Question 2

What are the Long Term effects of exercise within the Cardiovascular system

Answer 2

Increase in:
- Rate of recovery
- Increase Stroke Volume
- Increase Cardiac Output
- Capillarisation

Decrease in:
- Resting Heart Rate

Other:
- Cardiac Hypertrophy

Question 3

What are the Long Term effects of exercise in terms of Respiration

Answer 3

Increase in:
- Tidal Volume
- Minute Ventilation
- Capillarisation
- Aerobic capacity
- Uptake of O2 in lungs
- Efficiency of O2 diffusing in working muscles

Decrease in:
-Chance of lung disease

Other:
- Respiratory muscles hypertrophy