Benefits of Cardiovascular Training

The only time your heart rests is:

between beats

When a blood vessel dilates:

blood pressure gets lower

The body system that most influences your blood pressure is the .

blood vessels

Choose all the answers that apply. (Mark 3 answers) Which parts of the body are significantly strengthened by cardiovascular exercise?

blood vessels the muscles around the lungs lungs

The best type of exercise for weight loss is:

cardiovascular

Cardiovascular exercise:

decrease your resting blood pressure

Cardiovascular exercise causes your lungs to breathe less often.

false

Heart rate refers to:

how fast your heart beats

Stroke volume relates to:

how much blood your heart pumps out in a single beat

Cardiac output relates to:

how much blood your heart pumps out in one minute

Blood pressure has to do with:

how much force is pushing on the walls of the blood vessels

The effect that cardiovascular exercise has on the lungs is:

increase the strength of the muscles that surround them

Choose all the answers that apply. (Mark 3 answers) It's important to do cardiovascular exercise on a regular basis because it _____.

lowers your blood pressure improves your heart's stroke volume helps you lose weight

The muscles around your lungs are made stronger as you do regular cardiovascular exercise.

true