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Year 10

Anatomy and physiology: anaerobic and aerobic exercise

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This unit will explore the impact of varying the intensity and durations of exercise upon the build up of lactic acid and recovery rates. Exercises will be classified as either aerobic (with sufficient oxygen) or anaerobic (without sufficient oxygen).

Pupils will already have experienced the impact of lactic acid build up on their ability to keep exercising. They will know how the muscles require oxygen to provide energy for movement and how the cardio-respiratory systems work together to transport that oxygen around the body as well as removing the waste product of carbon dioxide. They will later go on to unpick the specific short and long term effects of exercise on the body.

  1. Practical examples of aerobic and anaerobic exercise
  2. EPOC and the recovery process

  • Pupils understand that we must pace ourselves to run a long distance
  • Pupils understand that running at too faster pace results in muscle fatigue
  • Pupils have heard of the term lactic acid but don’t know much about it
  • Pupils know that oxygen is required for exercise and delivered to working muscles via the cardio-respiratory systems
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