ABSTRACT
Responses to Exercise .....................................................................87 4.4.6 Left Ventricular Volume Changes during Exercise ...................87
4.5 Peripheral Vascular Function during Exercise .......................................88 4.5.1 Vasodilatory Capacity and Age ....................................................88 4.5.2 Regional Blood Flow Changes with Age ....................................89 4.5.3 Changes in Vascular Function and Structure .............................89
4.6 Adaptation to Increased Physical Activity..............................................89 4.6.1 Maximal Oxygen Intake.................................................................89 4.6.2 Responses to Submaximal Exercise..............................................90
4.7 Strategies for Adaptation: Central and Peripheral Factors ..................90 4.7.1 General Considerations..................................................................90 4.7.2 Cardiac Adaptations .......................................................................90 4.7.3 Peripheral Vascular Adaptations ..................................................91
4.8 Conclusions...................................................................................................92 References ............................................................................................... 93
