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The Value of Aerobic Exercise. Victor Zerpa 11 th Grade Health . What do you think are some of the ways people exercise?. Jumping Rope. Swimming. Jogging. Cycling. Let's see what some of the benefits are. Increased tolerance to stress. Decreases anxiety and blood pressure.
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The Value of Aerobic Exercise Victor Zerpa 11th Grade Health
What do you think are some of the ways people exercise?
Jumping Rope Swimming
Jogging Cycling
Let's see what some of the benefits are.
Increased tolerance to stress Decreases anxiety and blood pressure. Enables you to expend nervous energy.
Reduced heart rate Develop ability to pump more with each beat. Heart works less at rest.
Improved delivery of oxygen to the body Better exchange of gases in the lungs. More efficient movement of oxygen rich blood.
Reduced chance of blood clots Maintains a smooth blood vessel lining. Keeps particles constantly moving.
Improved body composition Increases lean body mass. Reduces body fat.
Increased red blood cell count Production stimulated in the bones. This in turn facilitates oxygen transport.
Reduced effects of coronary heart disease Blood flow to heart itself is regulated. Other risk factors are minimized.
What does all this mean to our bodies?
AFTER ALL THIS HARD WORKYOU WILL FINALLY BE….. HEART HEALTHY!
CREDITS http://www.arteryfacts.com http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/blood/red.html http://biology.about.com/library/organs/heart/blheart.htm Insel, P and Roth W. Core Concepts in Health 9th ed. Boston: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.