Soc 8: Long Term Effects of Exercise

Question 1

What are the long term effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system

Answer 1

Any from :Cardiac hypertrophy; increased stroke volume; decrease in resting heart rate; increase in maximum cardiac output; capillarisation at the lungs and muscles; increase in number of red blood cells; increased size and strength of the heart; drop in resting blood pressure due to more elastic muscular wall of veins and arteries

Question 2

What is the type of training needed to improve the cardiovascular system on a long term basis

Answer 2

Aerobic Training

Question 3

What are the long term effects of exercise on the respiratory system

Answer 3

Any from : Increased vital capacity; increased number of functioning alveoli; increased strength of the respiratory muscles (e.g. intercostal muscles, diaphragm etc.); increased lung capacity and volume

Question 4

What is the training needed to show long term improvement to the respiratory system

Answer 4

Aerobic

Question 5

What are the long term effects of exercise on the energy system

Answer 5

Any from: Increased production of energy from the aerobic energy system; increased tolerance to lactic acid

Question 6

What is the most suitable training to improve long term effects of exercise on the energy systems

Answer 6

Aerobic and Anaerobic

Question 7

What are the long term effects of exercise on the muscular system

Answer 7

Any from : Muscle hypertrophy; increased strength of tendons; increased strength of ligaments

Question 8

What is the most suitable type of training to improve long term effects of exercise on the muscular system

Answer 8

Resistance training

Question 9

What are the one term effects of exercise on the skeletal system

Answer 9

Increased bone density

Question 10

What is the most suitable type of training to improve the long term effects of exercise on the skeletal system

Answer 10

Increase in bone density