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When you exercise the breathing rate increases because the body needs more oxygen to support your muscles. First off the heart rate increases which in turn speeds up how fast the air gets to the muscles or area being exercised then the oxygen is quickly used up then it needs to remove the by-product carbon dioxide which needs to be expelled quickly to allow more oxygen in.

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Your body needs more oxygen as you work harder. Faster breathing rate supplies increased oxygen demand.

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the reason why your breathing rate changed during exerise is

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What can the breathing rate increase to during exercise?

When we take exercise our body needs more oxygen .Our normal breathing rate do not fulfill the oxygen requirement due to which breathing rate is increased.


Why do you breath faster during increased activity?

When you exercise, your breathing rate increases to take in more oxygen and give out carbon dioxide. Your heart rate increases so that the heart can pump blood containing more oxygen and digested food around your body faster. This is to produce more energy for your body.


What are the changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure during exercise?

The systolic blood pressure changes significantly due to the lactic acid interacting with the ATP withing the bloodstream. During light exercises, such as walking or low weight wieghtlifting, the change is minimal. However, One moderate to high exercise is engaged, the change becomes rapid, increasing at a rate of approximately 5% per minute. It eventually plataues around 25% and then drops quite severly once exercise has ceased. The Diastolic blood pressure however, is almost the complete opposite. There is generally no change within pressure throughout exercise, except when V02 max is reached, initiating a small increase in pressure due to an increase in heart rate. Hope this Helps!


During excersise why does breathing rate increase so quickly?

Because your muscles need more oxygen, hence you hyperventilate.


What precautions are taken before and after exercise during a cardiac rehabilitation program?

Blood pressure is carefully monitored before and after exercise sessions, and patients are taught how to measure their heart rate and evaluate any possible cardiac symptoms during each session.

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What is the average breathing rate for adults during exercise?

The average breathing rate of adults during exercise is 40 to 50 breath per minute.


What can the breathing rate increase to during exercise?

When we take exercise our body needs more oxygen .Our normal breathing rate do not fulfill the oxygen requirement due to which breathing rate is increased.


What happens to the bodies heart rate and breathing rate during vigorous exercise?

it will increase


What is the relationship between exercise and breathing rate?

In a healthy adult, breathing rate and the amount of exercise should be directly proportional, with exercise as the independent variable. That means, the more exercise you do, the faster your breathing rate will become.


What is meant by the term recovery rate after exercise?

If you are fit, your breathing rateand heart rate arelow. During exercise they rise, but afterwards they return to normal very quickly. This is called they recovery rate and it is a good indicator of exercise.


How does the breathing change when you exercise and then rest?

You body requires more oxygen when you work out. Your breathing rate changes according to your bodies need. Breathing rate is also both a voluntary and involuntary muscle contraction. Meaning you can control it (to some extent...i.e. Temporarily holding your breath) but during events such as sleep or if you were quadriplegic, your brain is able to maintain breathing subconsciously.


How does exercise effects your breathing?

Exercise affects your breathing through many different ways. Depending on the type of exercise (e.g. long distance, or sprinting) it could change the type of breathing that occurs. For example, for short, fast running distances, you will switch to anaerobic respiration (glucose -> energy + lactic acid) Exercise also quickens your breathing rate, and you take longer, quicker breathes. If you exercise for a long time, your breathing rate will increase even more, until you are at your maximum uptake of oxygen/air.


Does exercise effect breathing rate?

yes it increases it


What is a hypothesis for this science fair question what effect does exercise have on your breathing rate?

If I exersize it will increase/decrease my breathing rate because....(why you think it will increase or decrease your breathing rate)


Does aerobic exercise increase your heart rate or your breathing rate?

hmm heart rate maybe?


Why does your breathing rate increase during a training session?

(as far as I know) The reason why the breathing rate increases is because, as you exercise, your muscles require more oxygenation, in order to fulfill this, you get more oxygen by breathing more, and your heartbeat increases to deliver the oxygen faster


What is the apparatus used in a breathing and heart rate exercise?

Treadmill