Hamburgers may not cause heart attacks, but we have long known that lifestyle choices —including diet, exercise, and sleep patterns—play a role in cardiovascular health. What we don't know is exactly how these factors actually affect our various bodily functions. Filip K. Swirski, director o...
What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration? Why does cellular respiration stop if a person cannot breathe? How does exercise affect the rate of cellular respiration? What are the factors that affect cellular respiration? What role does oxygen play in aerobic respiration?
Sex and exercise are more closely linked than you might think. Women's Health investigates what happens to your sex drive when you train too much and how it can affect your libido. Read more on womenshealthmag.co.uk.
Sex feels good — and it's really, really good for you. More time in the bedroom can lead to a host of health benefits.
How does venous return and heart rate affect exercise EDV? (a) Why might myocardial hypertrophy be good for an endurance athlete but bad for a hypertensive patient? (b) What does hypertension do to the heart? List two ways in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences blood pressure...
I had never thought of sharing on "why exercise" and always assumed that we all believed and agreed that it was an essential part of everyone's lifestyle regardless of whether one had the time or discipline to do it, until about two years ago when I gradually pulled myself out from a...
Generally, sleep affects your overall well-being. While insomnia can lead to conditions like depression, it can also be a symptom that results from depression or other physical or mental health disorders. Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent these issues from arising in many. ...
more... Medications that can raise blood sugar For patients with diabetes or those with high blood sugar, there are several causes of increased blood sugar (blood sugar). Besides being caused by a meal with too many carbohydrates or not enough exercise, medications for other ...
Sweating does not burn fat. Physical activity or exercise that raises your heart rate can contribute to fat-burning and weight loss over time. Though you sweat during exercise, sweating regulates your body temperature to cool you down.16
Plasma volume depletion can adversely affect exercise performance if the heart doesn’t have enough output to feed the working muscles. The heart would then have to speed up to maintain the same exercise intensity. Also, loss of plasma volume leads to less efficient cooling systems in our ...