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GCSE Physical Education · key term
Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption: the increased oxygen intake above the normal resting level after strenuous exercise, needed to repay the oxygen debt.
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Paper 1
Revise: EPOC and oxygen debtEPOC stands for excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. It is the increased oxygen intake above the normal resting level after strenuous exercise. In GCSE PE, EPOC is also called oxygen debt.
EPOC occurs after exercise: do not describe it simply as the oxygen used while exercising.
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