Running: Why We Breathe Fast, Energy Demands, and Physiological Triggers
Your body accelerates breathing during running to meet heightened energy demands, rapidly increasing oxygen delivery and efficiently removing metaboli...
By Jordan
Category: Exercise Physiology
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Lactate After Exercise: Understanding Its Decrease and Importance for Recovery
Lactate decreases after exercise primarily due to its active removal and utilization by tissues like muscles, heart, and liver, through oxidation for ...
By Hart
Aerobic System Fatigue: Central & Peripheral Factors, and Recovery
Fatigue in the aerobic system is a complex, multifactorial phenomenon stemming from central nervous system factors and peripheral muscle limitations, ...
By Jordan
Muscular Force: Neural, Structural, and Mechanical Determinants
Muscular force is determined by a complex interplay of neural factors (motor unit recruitment, rate coding), muscle properties (fiber type, architectu...
By Alex
Adenosine and Exercise: Production, Roles, and Impact on Performance
Exercise does not "burn" adenosine as a fuel source; instead, it significantly increases its production and release, leveraging its roles in...
By Hart
Respiratory Quotient (RQ) & VO2: Fueling Exercise and Metabolism
The Respiratory Quotient (RQ) represents the cellular ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed, revealing the type of fuel (carbohydrates o...
By Alex
Anaerobic Exercise: CO2 Production, Buffering, and Ventilatory Response
While anaerobic exercise pathways do not directly produce carbon dioxide, the body's bicarbonate buffering system indirectly generates CO2 by neutrali...
By Hart
Exercise: Reactive Oxygen Species Production, Dual Nature, and Adaptive Benefits
Exercise acutely increases Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production, a natural physiological response critical for cellular signaling and adaptive pro...
By Alex
Post-Exercise Urination: Causes, Physiological Responses, and When to Seek Help
Increased urination after exercise is a normal physiological response involving efficient waste removal, fluid balance restoration, circulatory readju...
By Hart
