Feeling Swollen After Running: Causes, Relief, and Red Flags
Feeling swollen after running is a common, usually benign physiological response primarily due to fluid shifts, inflammation, and thermoregulation ada...
By Alex
Category: Exercise Physiology
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Exercise: Carbon Dioxide Production, Metabolic Demand, and Acid Buffering
Exercise dramatically increases carbon dioxide production due to heightened metabolic energy demands from cellular respiration and the buffering of me...
By Alex
Lactic Acid Energy System: Limiting Factors, Fatigue Mechanisms, and Training Adaptations
The primary limiting factor of the lactic acid energy system is the accumulation of hydrogen ions (H+), leading to acidosis, which impairs muscle cont...
By Alex
Glucose Uptake: Mechanisms, Role in Exercise, and Importance of Intra-Workout Carbs
During a workout, glucose enters muscle cells primarily through facilitated diffusion, mediated by GLUT4 transporters that rapidly move to the cell su...
By Jordan
Absolute Power in Exercise Physiology: Definition, Importance, Training, and Measurement
Absolute power in exercise physiology quantifies the total work performed per unit of time, irrespective of body mass, by measuring the product of for...
By Jordan
Creatine Phosphate: Muscle Energy, ATP Regeneration, and Performance
Creatine phosphate rapidly regenerates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) in muscle cells, serving as an immediate, potent ...
By Hart
Muscular System: Acute Responses, Adaptations, and Recovery from Exercise
The muscular system reacts to exercise with immediate physiological changes like increased energy production and fiber recruitment, leading to chronic...
By Jordan
Dopamine and Exercise: Understanding Its Duration and Long-Term Effects
While the immediate dopamine surge from exercise typically lasts minutes to a few hours, regular physical activity fosters long-term neurochemical ada...
By Hart
VO2: Understanding the Volume of Oxygen, Its Measurement, and Importance
The 'V' in V̇O2 represents the volume of oxygen consumed per unit of time, a fundamental metric in exercise physiology used to assess cardiorespirato...
By Alex
