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Cardiovascular Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Fitness | fitness of the heart, lung, blood, and blood vessels |
| Respiratory system | lungs, air passages |
| Vascular system | blood, blood vessels |
| Heart | ´´Engine of the body¨ pumps blood all over your body. A fit heart is stronger and can pump more blood with fewer heart beats |
| What happens when we don't exercise this system | -varicose veins -atherosclerosis |
| Lungs | -if you don't utilize it and/or don't take care of it, it will ¨break´´ |
| Heart | -pumps the blood to every part of your body -muscle -beets 70 time per minute average -A fit heart is stronger and can pump more blood with fewer heart beats |
| What is the best exercises to work out the heart muscle? | -cardio -aerobic |
| Aerobic | -rhythmical -long -repetitive -keeps heart rate in target zone |
| FITT FORMULA CARDIO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | -Minimum of 3 times a week -within your target heart rate -minimum of 20 minutes -aerobic exercise |