HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Circulation, Cardiovascular Disease
2 Oct 2017
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Physical activity: any body movements carried out by the skeletal muscles, resulting in substantial increase in energy expenditure. Exercise: planned, structured, repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain components of physical fitness. Exercise is physical activity, but physical activity is more than exercise. Physical activity: people engage in physical activity for, health, performance. Improved heart functioning, healthier arteries, reduced risk of heart disease, improve sexual functioning: more efficient metabolism, efficiently generate energy from food, regulate hormones protect cells from free radical damage and inflammation. Improved body composition: body composition includes higher proportion of fat-free mass and smaller proportion of fat. Symptoms include insulin resistance, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, abdominal fat deposits, type 2 diabetes, blood clotting abnormalities, blood vessel inflammation, obesity. Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for cv. Stroke: regular exercise reduce risk of stroke, a condition cause by a blocked or ruptured blood vessel. Cancer prevention: exercise may reduce the risk of some cancers.
