Respiratory physiology

Building muscles are very common amongst the youngsters. Handsomely build muscles give vigor to your body. The building of muscles is not an easy task. Some people might think that going to the gym and working on muscles for hours will do the trick. No doubt, exercising continuously in the gym is the pre-requisite of building up good muscles but this is not enough; your diet also plays a vital role. Balanced diet in perfect quantity is the basic requirement of your body, supported with the…

Muscle fibres. There are three types of muscle fibres; type 1, type 2a and type 2b. A. Type 1: These fibres are slow twitch or slow oxidative fibres and are red due to the presence of large volumes of myoglobin. They contract slowly but can contract repeatedly over long periods. These fibres would be suitable for an athlete such as a marathon runner because this is an endurance sporting event that requires you to use aerobic energy which relies on oxygen from the blood for the supply of energy.…

Statistics show that a little over fifty percent of Americans exercise for at least thirty minutes, two to three times a week. These exercises can be anything from lifting weights to taking a walk around the block. You may think it is crazy that these people take the time out of their day to take apart in physical activity, but in reality these people are making an amazing life decision. Some of the benefits of exercising on a regular basis include helping you watch your weight, putting you in a…

Hamstring stretches Aerobic exercise incl. walking swimming and biking The Best Exercises for Your Lower Back Why Exercise Your Lower Back? If you suffer from lower back problems, you’ll find it very beneficial to exercise the muscles in that region. Your lower back affects your ability to stand and sit. In addition to helping you to sit and stand without pain, doing recommended lower back exercises has other benefits, as well. In addition to alleviating pain, you can increase your range of…

Sports by their very nature are very competitive and even a marginal improvement in performance, endurance and strength can spell the difference between winning and losing. It has been noted in our society today that the use of steroids in sports is illegal. Steroids can lead to an unfair advantage for those who utilize them. An unfair advantage in this situation would be giving an athlete who has the same capabilities as another, like the same coach, training and skillset, a leg up by having…

Research Prospectus: How Do We Get Women into Weight Training? The obesity rate of America have grown over the last couple years. Many people have secondary lifestyle which lead to little to no exercise. The health issues have risen and we should pay more close attention to our bodies. Today, when we look at women and weight training, only 20% of American women get the recommended two strength sessions per week. Why is this? Why do women stay out of the weight room? Does weight training benefit…

The goal of this experiment was to determine whether is there a significant difference in stomatal densities between young and old leaves or no. The stomatal density of young and old leaves has not significantly different densities. The age of the leaf does not аffect and do not correlate with stomatal density. Because, when the leaf is a baby leaf it makes all the stomata and as leaf growth it just pulls apart from each other. Stomata has an essential rоle in all plаnts. Stomata helps to…

Aerobics – All you need to know to Get Fit What is Aerobics? Aerobic, more commonly known as cardio, is a form of low to high intensity physical exercise. Aerobic literal meaning is “involving, requiring or relating to free oxygen”. A typical aerobic session increases the heart rate and breathing rate to burn more fats (more on that later). It works on the rule of pumping one’s heart rate up. This oxygenated blood supplied by heart to the working muscles meet energy demands during an exercise…

Cardio-respiratory goal is... By the next fitness test date I will... Attempt to run more laps in the 12 minute run. I ran thirty-two laps in the first fitness test, but I will work to achieve thirty-five laps by the next fitness test. I hope to approve my cardio-respiratory to increase my heart and my lungs’ ability to supply oxygen and energy to the muscles. I will use the FITT Principle... F- In order to achieve my goal, I will make sure I do at least 3 days a week of cardio-respiratory to…

What is meant by “agonist and antagonist muscle pairs”? Give an example What is meant by agonist in muscle pairs is that it does the majority of the workload in an exercise and is considered the prime mover (primarily responsible for movement). The antagonist in respect to the agonist counteracts. The antagonist helps allow the agonist to perform a task. An example could be the biceps brachii contracts when doing elbow flexion. While the antagonist would be the triceps brachii relaxing during…