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MODULE-2 Physical and Physiological Aspects of Physical Education
Dimension of Physical
Education and Yog by short term activity and chronic responses caused by long term activity. Their
effects has been shown in the figure below:

Effect of Exercise on
Muscular System

Short Term Long Term
Note

Increased blood Hypertrophy
supply (Increase in cell size)

Increased body Increased tendon and
temperature ligaments strength

Increase in number
Micro tears and size of
mitochondria

Accumulation of
Lactate (Lactic acid Increased tolerance
in muscles) to lactate

Increase muscle Increase fat
flexibility oxidation

Increase in storage of
glycogen

Increased tolerance
to lactate

Increase in
myoglobin stores
Fig.5.8:Effect of Exercise on Muscular system
Physical Education and Yog
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