The Short & Long Term Effects of Exercise (AQA GCSE Physical Education (PE)): Exam Questions

Zack is a 16-year-old GCSE PE student. He is just about to play a game of basketball for his school team.

Outline what will happen to Zack’s tidal volume and residual volume once exercise starts.

Mich box ael is starting a 12-week training programme.

Identify four long-term effects of exercise.

Figure 4 shows a gymnast performing a cartwheel

Identify the plane and axis when the gymnast in Figure 4 is performing a cartwheel.

Identify three short term effects of exercise.

Chris is an experienced 25-year-old 800m runner.

Table 1 shows Chris’s heart rate in beats per minute (bpm) at the start and during an 800m race.

Chris has a resting heart rate of 50 beats per minute (bpm).

Explain why Chris’s heart rate is higher at the start of the race than his resting heart rate.