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GCSE Physical Education · key term
A low resting heart rate, which can develop as an adaptation to regular exercise.
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Paper 1
Revise: Long-term effects of exerciseWith regular training, stroke volume—the amount of blood pumped out with each heartbeat—can increase. This helps explain why a trained person's resting heart rate can become lower, an adaptation called bradycardia.
When explaining bradycardia, link increased stroke volume to fewer beats being needed at rest. Do not confuse a lower resting heart rate with the immediate rise in heart rate during exercise.
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