NFS284H1 Lecture Notes - Lean Body Mass, Phosphocreatine, Cellular Respiration
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Nfs284 chapter 13 exercise, fitness, and health. The more you exercise, the more you will adapt to physical activity. You have to push yourself a little bit beyond your comfort zone. It allows your heart to deliver oxygen to the body much more efficiently. Therefore, you can exercise for much longer without getting tired. As you exercise the muscle, you are also putting stress on the bone. The stress stimulates the bone to take up calcium. If you have adequate level of calcium in the body, you will increase the density and the strength of your bones. Regular exercise increases muscle inreased resting energy metabolism (ree) The bmr is higher for the regular exerciser because more muscle. If you exercise continually and you change the body composition, you will increase your energy requirements, which makes it easier to maintain a healthier body weight. Exercise reduces the risk of many of these diseases.
