answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

When you exercise (especially when you lift wieghts) you break down muscle. Your body needs to repair this muscle which is what makes you get bigger and stronger and in order to do that it needs to pump blood that contains nutrients to those muscles. You heart rate stays elevated for a while because your body is trying to "feed" all of the muscles that you used so it can reppair them.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

It has to keep pumping fast until the body has caught up to its oxygen debt.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Your muscles no longer need the extra oxygen brought by blood. The heart no longer has to pump as fast to get the oxygen to your muscles.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

It does, it just takes time

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: After exercise why do pulse rates not immediately return to normal?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Biology

How many pulses can be found on the human body?

you only have one pulse but it can be found in multiple places


What is bradiacardia?

Bradycardia is when the heart beats a little slower than normal, resulting in a low pulse rate. It is kind of the opposite of tachycardia, where the heartbeat and pulse are more rapid than "normal".


Why is pulse rate taken?

1. To see how many times (per minute) your heart beats. 2. To make sure your heart is beating properly, for example, a pulse rate of 68 in a healthy adult should cause no worries for doctors or whoever is trained to check the pulse (68 may be considered as a normal pulse rate). Hope this helped:-)


Summarize the effects of body position and exercise on the characteristics and rates of the pulse?

Anything that increases or decreases pulse rate will have the same effect on blood pressure. Thus, there are 3 body positions that will have an effect. When a person is horizontal as in sleeping, there is essentially minimal resistance to the flow of blood back to the heart. As soon as he rises to a standing position, there is an immediate decrease in the amount of blood returning to the heart because of the effect of gravity; thus, there is a temporary decrease in blood pressure, making the individual feel faint. And if a person happens to be upside down as might occur in diving, more blood than normal returns to the heart with a concommitant rise in blood pressure and a feeling of being flush. With regard to exercise, vigourous exercise will have the greatest influence on raising the blood pressure and also the pulse rate, and visa versa for a lack of exercise.


Where can you found the 11 pulses?

Temporal, Radial, Dorsalis Pedis, Anterior Tibial, Apical pulse, Ulnar pulse, brachial pulse, Carotid pulse, Femoral pulse, Popliteal pulse, Posterior Tibialis pulse.

Related questions

Why do breathing and pulse rates not return immediately after exercise stops?

The body needs to neutralise the lactic acid


Your pulse rate started at 81 and then after a 120 minute run your pulse was only 120 is that right should your pulse be lower before you do your exercise?

Yes, the faster you exercise, the higher the pulse rate. Note: your pulse should and will eventually slow down and return to normal.


Is a pulse rate of 146 beats per minute after exercise normal?

If it is right after strenuous exercise, then it can be considered normal.


What should a normal pulse rate be?

A normal pulse rate for a resting person should be around 60 beats per minute. During exercise, depending on what kind of exercise one is doing, a normal pulse should be between 100 and 180 beats per minute.


What is the relationship between pulse rate and recovery time after exercise?

recovery time makes the pulse rate normal=)


Is it normal for heart pulse rate change frequently?

Yes normal but it really depends on your age the amount of physical activity you take and weight if u exercise if u do lots of exercise pulse is high if u eAt lots of salty sodium food it increases pressure therefore the pulse hope this helps


What happens to your pulse rate when you run?

when you exercise It rises. And when you rest it drops back down to normal.


Why don't Pulse rate decrease immediately after jogging?

You'll have an oxygen deficiency that'll have to be compensated for before the pulse an breath rate will be back to normal.


After exercise why do breathing rates not immediately return to normal?

when you excercise your heart goes faster so the blood can pump around the body faster. And after you finish it needs some time so it can go to is normal rate, annd you can do some breathing excercies and why it does this i reallyy dont knoww ?? :] anyway i hope it helpedd a little bit ♥


Normal pulse rate of a 17 years old women?

70-80, however if you exercise it can be as good as 50-60. It depends on your exercise and fitness level


Apart from having a low pulse rate at rest what other indications of physical fitness?

after exercise your pulse will go down more quickly to normal. hope it helps...x


If your pulse goes to 112 can it cause damage?

A pulse rate of 112 will not normally cause any damage. In fact, it is normal for your heart rate to be this high during light exercise. The normal pulse range is about 60-100, so 112 is not high for most people.However, if your pulse is normally lower, and your pulse rate being 112 is a change for you, see your doctor.