OPTIMUM EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

  • Home
  • Services
    • Exercise Physiology >
      • NDIS
      • Home/Aged Care Package
      • Chronic Disease Rehabilitation
      • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
      • Allied Health Solutions
      • Diabetes >
        • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Athletic Development
      • DVA
      • Workplace Injury
      • Medicare Referrals
      • Telehealth
      • Personal Training
    • Group Classes >
      • EP Group
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Strength Bones & Balance
      • Timetable
    • Diabetes Education >
      • Optimum Diabetes
    • Conditions We Treat >
      • Diabetes
      • Cardiovascular Disease
      • Exercise & Cancer
      • Osteoporosis & Bone Health
      • Chronic Pain
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Stroke
      • Weight Loss
      • Pre & Post Natal Exercise
      • Neurological Conditions
      • Mental Health
      • Joint & Muscle Pain
      • Pulmonary Conditions
  • Referrals
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Client Resources
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Exercise Physiology
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Work with us!
  • Book Now
  • Home
  • Services
    • Exercise Physiology >
      • NDIS
      • Home/Aged Care Package
      • Chronic Disease Rehabilitation
      • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
      • Allied Health Solutions
      • Diabetes >
        • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Athletic Development
      • DVA
      • Workplace Injury
      • Medicare Referrals
      • Telehealth
      • Personal Training
    • Group Classes >
      • EP Group
      • Diabetes Exercise Class
      • Strength Bones & Balance
      • Timetable
    • Diabetes Education >
      • Optimum Diabetes
    • Conditions We Treat >
      • Diabetes
      • Cardiovascular Disease
      • Exercise & Cancer
      • Osteoporosis & Bone Health
      • Chronic Pain
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Stroke
      • Weight Loss
      • Pre & Post Natal Exercise
      • Neurological Conditions
      • Mental Health
      • Joint & Muscle Pain
      • Pulmonary Conditions
  • Referrals
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Client Resources
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Exercise Physiology
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
    • Work with us!
  • Book Now

Blog

The Cardiovascular system, circulation and exercise

26/11/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture

It’s no secret that exercise has significant benefits on your cardiovascular system and circulation. It has the ability to strengthen your heart muscle, lower your resting heart rate and prevent the build-up of plaques in your arteries, potentially causing a heart attack or stroke.  


What is the Cardiovascular and circulatory system? 
Our Cardiovascular system is made up of; 
  • The Heart: which is responsible for receiving oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumping it out to the body and receiving deoxygenated blood back from the body and pumping it off to the lungs. 
  • Arteries and blood vessels: the arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins return blood to the heart. 
  • The lungs: allow oxygen to enter the bloodstream and carbon dioxide to leave the bloodstream. 

When we eat food, the breakdown of molecules through oxygen into energy occurs and is called cellular respiration. This process allows all movement in the body to occur. Our cardiovascular system transports the oxygen in our blood, through the body to enable this process. It also assists in removing waste like toxins and carbon dioxide that are a by-product of cellular respiration, to be transported out of the body. When our cardiovascular and circulatory system are healthy, they can perform these tasks with ease but when they have been neglected for extended periods of time, they have a reduced capacity to complete these tasks. Our exercise capacity and tolerance also suffer as a result, as we are not able to transport oxygenated blood to our working muscles as efficiently. 

Why inactivity has an impact? 
A neglected cardiovascular and circulatory system can often lead to the arteries becoming blocked or constricted. This is usually caused by the build-up of plaques, which are referred to as atherosclerosis. When this build-up begins to harden, the arteries are narrowed and it causes a spike in blood pressure and a reduction in circulation. This decreased the system’s ability to transport oxygen around the body and to remove unwanted waste and toxins. When this narrowing becomes so severe that blood is unable to reach the heart muscles, a condition called coronary heart disease can develop. 

How can exercise help? 
The good news is regular moderate intensity exercise can improve circulation. A study by the Harvard School of Public Health reported that 150 minutes of moderate cardiovascular based exercise, provides significant benefits to the cardiovascular system. This includes reducing the build-up of plaque in the arteries, allowing the heart to pump blood freely throughout the circulatory system. As we exercise more frequently our heart muscle becomes stronger meaning it does not have to work as hard to pump blood around the body. This ultimately lowers our resting heart rate and decreases our risk of having a heart attack or stroke. 

By, Aleisha Michael
Accredited Exercise Physiologist

​

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    AuthorS

    Lisa Parkinson
    ​Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Diabetes Educator

    Thomas Harrison
    Accredited Exercise Physiologist
    ​
    Rebecca Dostan
    Accredited Exercise Physiologist

    Archives

    April 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    March 2024
    January 2024
    November 2023
    October 2023
    July 2023
    May 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    July 2019
    July 2018
    December 2016
    September 2016

    Categories

    All
    Active Ageing
    Asthma
    Back Pain
    Cancer
    Cardiovascular
    Chronic Pain
    COVID-19
    Diabetes
    Disability
    Education
    Ergonomics
    Falls Prevention
    Foam Rolling
    General Health
    Goal Setting
    Heart Health
    High Cholesterol
    Hypertension
    Injury Prevention
    Insulin Resistance
    Liver Disease
    Low Back Pain
    Menopause
    Men's Health
    Mental Health
    Motivation
    Muscle Soreness
    Neurological Conditions
    Obesity
    Osteoarthritis
    Osteoporosis
    Pain
    Parkinson's Disease
    Pilates
    Pregnancy
    Rehabilitation
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Running
    Shoulder
    Sleep
    Strength Training
    Stress
    Stretching
    Type 2 Diabetes
    Walking
    Weight Loss

    RSS Feed

Copyright © Optimum Exercise Physiology, 2020. All Rights Reserved.