The following describes the short term effects of exercise on the circulatory and respiratory systems.
Effects of exercise on the circulatory system
The effects of exercise on the respiratory system
| Short term effects |
Long term benefits |
- Increased heart rate
- Increased breathing rate
- Increase in systolic blood pressure
- Increase vasodilation of blood vessels in the working muscles
- Increased volume of air in the lungs
- Increased stroke volume
- Increased cardiac output
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- Decreased resting and working heart rate
- Increased aerobic capacity
- Normalised blood pressure
- Hypertrophy of left ventricle
- Increased size and elasticity of arteries
- Increased capillary network
- Increased strength of diaphragm and intercostals
- Increased stroke volume and cardiac output
- Reduced levels of LDL cholesterol (harmful cholesterol)
- Increased blood volume
- Increased number and size of mitochondria
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