Year 10 - Physical education
Immediate and short term effects of exercise on the body
Anatomy and physiology: the short and long term effects of exercise
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Unit Summary
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.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the immediate and short-term effects of exercise on the body.
Key Notes
- Immediate effects of exercise include increased temperature, sweating, heart rate, breathing frequency and depth.
- Short-term effects of exercise include tiredness, fatigue, light-headedness, nausea, aching, DOMS and cramp.
Vocabulary To Learn
- immediate effects of exercise: effects on the body that occur during and straight after exercise
- short-term effects of exercise: effects on the body within 36 hours after exercise
- fatigue: extreme mental and physical tiredness
- DOMS: delayed onset of muscle soreness; muscle pain and stiffness caused by microscopic muscle tears
- cramp: sudden, painful involuntary muscle contraction during or after intense exercise
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Mixing up immediate, short-term and long-term effects of exercise.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Immediate effects of exercise include increased temperature, sweating, heart rate, breathing frequency and depth. Short-term effects of exercise include tiredness, fatigue, light-headedness, nausea, aching, DOMS and cramp.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'immediate effects of exercise'
effects on the body that occur during and straight after exercise.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Mixing up immediate, short-term and long-term effects of exercise. Correction: Immediate effects are what happens as soon as we start exercising to cope with it, whereas short-term effects are those that happen over the next 36 hours. Long-term refers to the adaptations that happen in response to training.
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