What causes an increase in chronic stroke volume?
Increase volume of ventricles
What is the most important cardiac adaption to exercise?
Increased stroke volume
Sedentary SVmax
105 ml/beat
Elite SVmax
80 ml/beat
What is HR driven by?
Need for Oxygen
VO2 at rest
3.6 mL/kg
What is VO2max determined by
Ability of heart, blood and lungs to deliver oxygen AND ability of muscles to extract oxygen
What affects BP response?
Type of exercise and muscle mass