What increases as you exercise?

Answer 1

Many things including the short term/acute effects of exericse and the Long term effects which are;

Musculoskeletal response: increased blood supply; increase in muscle pliability; increased range of movement;

muscle fibre micro tears

Energy systems: phosphocreatine; lactic acid; aerobic; energy continuum; energy requirements of different

sport and exercise activities

Cardiovascular response: heart rate anticipatory response; activity response; increased blood pressure;

vasoconstriction; vasodilation

Respiratory: increase in breathing rate (neural and chemical control); increased tidal volume

Cardiovascular system: cardiac hypertrophy; increase in stroke volume; increase in cardiac output, decrease

in resting heart rate; capillarisation; increase in blood volume; reduction in resting blood pressure; decreased

recovery time; increased aerobic fitness

Muscular system: hypertrophy; increase in tendon strength; increase in myoglobin stores; increased number

of mitochondria; increased storage of glycogen and fat; increased muscle strength; increased tolerance to

lactic acid

Skeletal system: increase in bone calcium stores; increased stretch in ligaments; increased thickness of hyaline

cartilage; increased production of synovial fluid

Respiratory system: increased vital capacity; increase in minute ventilation; increased strength of respiratory

muscles; increase in oxygen diffusion rate

Energy systems: increased aerobic and anaerobic enzymes; increased use of fats as an energy source

(taken from a website - not my own work)

Answer 2

There are many things that increase while you exercise. They are:

• Your breathing rate
• Your heart rate
• Your calories burning rate

Regular exercise increases many things like

• Your fitness
• Your health
• Your muscle tone

etc..