effects on the body that occur during and straight after exercise

effects on the body within 36 hours after exercise

delayed onset of muscle soreness; muscle pain and stiffness caused by microscopic muscle tears

sudden, painful involuntary muscle contraction during or after intense exercise

Immediate and short term effects of exercise on the body

Physical education

A practical exploration of heart rate response to exercise and recovery

Long term training effects and benefits

This unit will explore the immediate responses our bodies make to cope with the effects of exercise as well as the longer term adaptations it makes in response to training that enable us to cope better with exercise and improve performance.

Anatomy and physiology: the short and long term effects of exercise

the effects on our body of months and/or years of regular physical activity

the increase in size of skeletal or cardiac muscle

pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels

the development of blood capillaries in the body which increases through long term effects of exercise

Anatomy and physiology: the short and long term effects of exercise

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