NUTR 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Adenosine Diphosphate, Food Energy, Chemical Energy
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Stick with it , maintaining an exercise program is the hardest part, to stick with an exercise program, experts recommend the following: Include friends and family members. i. ii. iii: monitor progress and compare it to your goals. v. Set aside a specific time each day for exercise; build it into your routine, but make it convenient. Reward yourself for being successful in keeping up with your goals. 2 to 4 seconds worth of work: other sources of energy are needed. Formed when a t p used in muscle cells: phosphocreatine: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Enzymes split p c r into phosphate and creatine. P c r can sustain muscle contraction for about 10 seconds. Not much pcr made or stored in muscles. Creatine supplements sometimes used by strength-training athletes to increase p c r in muscles. Can be used to re-form a t p.