PE - 1.2.2 - A healthy, active lifestyle and your cardiovascular system

Cardiovascular system:

• consists of the heart, blood and blood vessels
• transports blood around the body to supply oxygen and nutrients, and to remove waste products (carbon dioxide)

Cardiovascular fitness:

• the ability to exercise the body for long periods of time
• exercise affects the circulatory system
• regular training can help heart pump more blood through the body, more quickly and efficiently

Heart rate:

• the number of times the heart beats per minute.
• between 60-80bpm with the average for an adult bening 72bpm
• heart rate increases to supply increased demand of oxygen in working muscles
• waste products (carbon dioxide) need to be removed from body quicker

Maximum heart rate:

• 220 - age
• to improve cardiovascular fitness - above 60% of MHR
• recovery rate - the speed at which the heart…