Worksheet starts with a gap fill exercise on exercise and health and goes on to investigate the effect of gentle and vigorous exercise on breathing rate. 2 pages.
Exercise and Health.
A fit body is capable of carrying out all of the exercise demands of normal _______ without any excessive stress - and can cope with sudden extra ____________ when necessary. Fitness involves different body systems including the cardiovascular system the ________________ system the skeleton and ____________. When we exercise our muscles are working and the more we use particular muscles the more our body responds by _________ extra muscle in that area. If we are ______ in bed for a week or two the body breaks down muscles that are not being used and we get muscle ___________. You can tell this has happened by the tired and weak _______________ when you try to get up and about again it takes time to build up the muscles again. A good example of this is when people have a __________ limb in cast for several weeks when the cast