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GCSE Physical Education · key term
An increase in heart rate before physical activity begins, caused by adrenaline release as the body prepares for exercise.
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Paper 1
Revise: Cardiac output and heart rateBetween minutes 2 and 3, it rises to 80 bpm even though exercise has not yet started. This is an anticipatory rise: adrenaline is released as the body prepares for activity, causing heart rate to increase.
Identify an anticipatory rise by its timing: it occurs before exercise begins, not after.
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