Aerobic Respiration

What is the point of learning about Aerobic Respiration – what can you do with it? Many people today are interested in sports & how improve performance. The health & physical status of both body & mind are at the core of being able to improve & maximise performance for an individual. There is a view that there are benefits in being physically fit in that this is an aid to health & even prevention of disease. The effects of long-term exercise is the focus of this view. In all physical sports & other activities where the body’s condition is being tested, you need to have an understanding of the muscular system & how this operates. Biochemistry unlies all muscle activity because muscles, as well as any other energy-demanding aspect of an organism, work through biological chemical reactions. Food type, exercise regimes, heart & breathing rates & the efficiancy of oxygen dissociation are all aspects to improving stamina & endurance for an athlete. Say you’d like to work at a sports centre or as a sport or even therapy medical specialist, you would need to know the extent of the biological influence on an individual’s performance. From this, you may need to modify someone’s exercise regime according to their body’s ability to meet the demands made of it. Now, try the activities on this page (see bottom of page) Useful websites: http://health.howstuffworks.com/sports-physiology5.htm http://fitnessaerobic.blogspot.com/ http://www.livingscience.co.uk/Year%2011/bd6.htm Activity 1 You are working with a performance athlete to improve their performance. Ask yourself “Could I explain to the athlete?” http://www.revisionworld.com/sites/revisionworld.com/files/rw_files/Act… Activity 2 Your work as an advisor to a performance athlete Ask yourself “Could I describe to the athlete?” http://www.revisionworld.com/sites/revisionworld.com/files/rw_files/Act…