Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the materials listed in the Required Resources section this week. Since you are the fitness expert, imagine your friend Megan, a 27-year-old female, has come to you for advice and information. She has never exercised regularly before, but as she gets older, she wants to take charge of her health and begin a regular exercise program. She has decided to start jogging three days a week and wants to prepare to participate in her first 5K race in 3 months. She is interested in knowing how her respiratory, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular systems will react at rest and during exercise.
If your last name begins with the letters A through J, discuss the respiratory system. If your last name begins with the letters K through R, discuss the cardiovascular system. If your last name begins with S through Z discuss the neuromuscular system. Explain the system to your friend Megan and compare its functioning at the resting and exercise state.
In your response, address the following:
- Explain the major organs that make up this system.
- Compare how this system functions at rest to how it functions during exercise. Parameters to consider:
- Respiratory system:
- Tidal volume
- Minute ventilation
- Depth and rate of ventilations
- Gas exchange in the tissues
- Ventilation limits
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- Explain two chronic adaptations of the system you chose with long term exercise.
Use the text and one additional scholarly source to support your research and findings.