Physical Activity for Health and FitnessHuman Kinetics, 1999 - 367 pages |
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... oxygen . " This doesn't refer to your need to breathe during an activity , but to the oxygen needed in the muscles to perform the activity . An athlete sprinting 100 meters certainly is breathing along the way , but sprinting short ...
... oxygen . " This doesn't refer to your need to breathe during an activity , but to the oxygen needed in the muscles to perform the activity . An athlete sprinting 100 meters certainly is breathing along the way , but sprinting short ...
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... oxygen more efficiently . As a result , you can continue to exercise longer and improve your maximal oxygen consumption ( see page 21 ) . OXYGEN CONSUMPTION Aerobic activity is , by its very nature , directly related to ...
... oxygen more efficiently . As a result , you can continue to exercise longer and improve your maximal oxygen consumption ( see page 21 ) . OXYGEN CONSUMPTION Aerobic activity is , by its very nature , directly related to ...
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... oxygen consumption through regular physical activity . Regular aerobic exercise improves maximal oxygen consumption by improving lung function , cardiac output , and arterial - venous oxygen difference . The key word there is regular ...
... oxygen consumption through regular physical activity . Regular aerobic exercise improves maximal oxygen consumption by improving lung function , cardiac output , and arterial - venous oxygen difference . The key word there is regular ...
Contents
How much of health and fitness is related to heredity | 4 |
Cardiorespiratory Fitness | 17 |
Muscular Fitness | 45 |
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