KIN 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Vo2 Max

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The ability to supply and use oxygen over an extended period of time and in sufficient amounts to perform normal and unusual activities. Hypokinetic diseases: hypertension, heart disease, chronic low back pain, obesity. Increased stroke volume of heart: increased red blood cells, hypertrophy. Increased o2 extraction in muscle: more mitochondria in muscle. Increased storage - glycogen, triglycerides & their enzymes in muscle (and in liver) Decreased heart rate at any given load. Earlier and more efficient use of fats for fuel. 150 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity weekly (increment of 10 min. How much physical activity is needed for health benefit? or more, spread over most days of the week) Progressive resistance exercise (pre: progress slowly & enjoy each workout, helps reduce residual muscle soreness, gradually overloading body"s systems will develop additional capacity, also applies to the skeletal systems. Gradual stress to the bones stimulates the accumulation of calcium & other minerals.

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