Effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system 1
Effects of exercise on the
cardiovascular system
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What you will learn about
in this topic:
1. The short-term effects of
exercise on the cardiovascular
system
2. The long-term effects of exercise
on the cardiovascular system
3. How to measure your pulse
Definitions
• Blood pressure - ‘The of force at which the blood
passes through the blood vessels.'
• Heart rate - 'The number of times the heart beats per
minute'
• Stroke volume - ‘The amount of blood pumped out of
the heart during one contraction'
• Cardiac output - ‘The amount of blood ejected from
the heart in one minute'
Resting heart rate
• The average heart rate when we are at rest is
60-80 BPM
• Your resting heart rate can be a sign of fitness.
People with high cardiovascular fitness have
lower resting heart rates as the body is
more efficient at transporting the blood
around the body.
Systolic/Diastolic
• Systolic – The pressure of the blood when the
heart contracts
• Diastolic- The pressure of the blood when the
heart relaxes
• Systolic/Diastolic
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Task
• You will take you pulse for 15 seconds
• Take this number and multiply by 4 to get your
BPM
Task
• You are going to do 1 minute of star jumps
star jumps 1min
• Retake you pulse
• List: what has been the immediate effects of
this small amount of exercise on you
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Heart rate monitoring
An ECG (electrocardiogram)
machine will show you what your
heart rate looks like.
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Short-term effects of exercise on
the cardiovascular
System
•Heart rate increases
•Adrenalin
•Breath
•Body
released
faster and deeper
Temperature increases
•Blood Pressure
•Sweating
increases
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Long-term effects of exercise on
the cardiovascular system
•Size and Volume
increases
of the heart
•Lower Resting
Rate
Heart
•Lower Blood Pressure
•Increased Stroke
•Increased Cardiac Output
•More Capillaries
Volume
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The cyclist Miguel
Indurain, five
times Tour de
France winner,
had a resting
heart rate of 28
beats per minute,
one of the lowest
ever recorded in
a healthy human.
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Exam questions
1. Describe what happens in the
short term to your
cardiovascular system when you
exercise.
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What you have learnt
in this topic:
1. The short-term effects of
exercise on the cardiovascular
system
2. The long-term effects of exercise
on the cardiovascular system
3. How to measure your pulse
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Learning objectives
You should now be able to:
• Understand the effects of short- and
long-term exercise on the
cardiovascular system
• Describe the effects of exercise on the
cardiovascular system
• Explain how to find a pulse and
measure your heart rate