Long-term effects of exercise
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the long-term effects of exercise on my body.
Key learning points
- Long-term effects of exercise refer to the benefits/changes in health and fitness after a period of regular training.
- Body shape may undergo changes due to regular exercise.
- Exercise leads to increased muscle strength/endurance, speed, suppleness, cardiovascular endurance and stamina.
- Regular exercise can lead to an increase in heart size (hypertrophy) and bradycardia (a lower resting heart rate).
- Different types of exercise will develop different components of fitness.
Keywords
Long-term effects of exercise - the effects on our body of months and/or years of regular physical activity
Hypertrophy - the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in the size of its cells
Bradycardia - lower resting heart rate below 60 BPM as a result of regular physical activity
Suppleness - as with flexibility, the range of movement possible at a joint
Common misconception
Cardiorespiratory benefits only come from endurance training and muscle growth only comes from weight training.
Any training that regularly puts the bodily systems under more strain than they are in normal life will lead to long-term benefits to the muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. However, training intensity will affect results.
Teacher tip
Watching a recent sports montage from the Olympics, or similar, is a great motivational start to discussions about what the human body is capable of with dedicated training.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Muscle temperature when you start to exercise.
Q2.Which of the following statements is correct as a response to a gentle jog?
Q3.Exercising at a higher intensity produces more in the muscles.
Q4. is caused if too much lactic acid builds up in the muscles during exercise.
Q5.Match the following short-term responses of exercise to the appropriate body system.
cardiac system
vascular system
respiratory system
muscular system
skeletal system
Q6.Gaseous exchange is the of oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out as these substances move from high concentration/pressure to lower concentration/pressure.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are long-term adaptations to regular training?
Q2. is the term used when muscle increases in size and strength.
Q3.It takes at least weeks for regular training to result in long-term changes to our body systems.
Q4.What does bradycardia mean?
Q5.Resting heart rate following a period of endurance training.
Q6.Match up the following long term adaptations to the correct description.
an outcome of high intensity training with a heavy resistance
an outcome of repeated muscular contractions over a prolonged period
an outcome of general conditioning and regular training
an outcome of explosive muscular contractions
an outcome of training that stresses the cardio-respiratory system
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