Long Term (Chronic) Adaptions to Exercise

What are Long Term (Chronic) Adaptations to Exercise?

they are long-term adaptations to exercise which take place after months or even years of regular training

What are 3 Long Term (Chronic) Adaptations to Exercise?

• improved cardiac hypertrophy

• decreased resting heart rate

• lower blood pressure

Explain the Chronic Adaptation to Exercise - Cardiac Hypertrophy

with regular exercise the heart muscle increases in both size and strength, therefore the volume of the ventricular chambers also increase which increases stroke volume

Explain the Chronic Adaptation to Exercise - Decreased Resting Heart Rate

the resting heart rate will decrease as a result of aerobic training due to the body being trained to use oxygen more efficiently

Explain the Chronic Adaptation to Exercise - Lower Blood Pressure

through regular training over a long time, the heart becomes more efficient meaning it doesn’t need to work as hard to pump blood around the body which exerts less pressure on the artery walls due to less beats of the heart