Advantages: good advice Disadvantages: not sure if it should go in this area
...if you set yourself a program to work through each work and build yourself up to a fitter standard.
The cardiovascular system, heart, blood and vessels.
During exercise, working muscles apple a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients for energy production over and above the amount required for normal activities. The heart must beat harder or faster to meet this demand and as a result it becomes stronger.
The heart and vessels respond and adapt in the following ways.
The short term effects of exercise: -
· The heart pumps out more blood each beat = stroke volume
· The heart pumps more blood per minute = Cardiac output
· Blood supply to cardiac and skeletal muscle is increased.
· Body temperature increases
· Blood pressure increases
· Blood is diverted away from the gut, liver and kidneys to meet increased demands by the heart...
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Advantages: An easy to use, heavy duty aid to personal fitness and well being Disadvantages: Initially costly but otherwise none
...at the current speed
‘Time’: the time elapsed in the programme cycle
‘Distance’: the distance travelled in kilometres
‘Total Calories’: the calories burned during the exercise
‘Speed’: current speed kin miles per hour
‘Incline’: the percentage incline of the elevation of the treadmill
‘Heart Rate’: current heart rate when using a cardiac monitor system
‘Calories/Hour’: The amount of calories that would be burned in one hour at the current speed and incline.
The lower part features a matrix of lights which graphically show the progress of the exercise programme. It also has the four control buttons ‘Programme Start’, ‘Stop’, ‘Speed’ and ‘Incline’. The function of these buttons changes with the various programmes available with the treadmill. Speeds can vary between 0.8 to 16 kilometres per hour (0.5 to 10 mph). Incline can vary from 0 - 12% in 0...
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