Homeostasis and Exercise Physiology
Homeostasis is the term that describes the physiological processes, occurring within an organism in response to an external stimulus, in order to maintain the optimal internal environment for cells to function. For instance, an individual is at rest, and then starts performing exercise, and as a result homeostasis is disturbed. Because oxygen and energy demand within the working muscles increases dramatically, in response, the body increases the cardiopulmonary activity and metabolism in order to meet the new demand. Thus, from a physiological perspective, exercise is “a disturbance of homeostasis”.
Exercise physiology, is the branch of physiology that focuses on acute response and chronic adaptations resulting from short and long-term exposure to exercise.
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