Health and Physical Education - XI great help in checking the performance and deciding the future training programme. Participating in the matches of respective game/sports is a simple example of competition method. Table : Benefits of Endurance Training System Increases Decreases Cardio- respiratory System . Heart size and volume .
Blood volume and slight increase in haemoglobin . Stroke volume . Cardiac output . VO2 max .
Oxygen interaction with cells . Lung volume . Resting heart-rate . Sub-maximal exercise heart rate .
Blood pressure (if high) Muscular Skeletal System . Mitochondria — number and size . Myoglobin storage . Triglyceride storage .
Oxidative Phosphorylation . Chances of injuries Other System . Strength of connective tissues . Heat acclimatisation .
High-density lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL) . Body weight (if overweight) . Body fat . Total Cholesterol .
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) Flexibility It may be termed as the ability of an individual to move his body parts to its maximum range around the related joint. It is measured in degrees, radians or centimetres. This is a motor ability which is of great importance for sports performance as well as for leading a normal healthy life. It can be passive or active in nature.
Fig. . : Passive (Left), Active (Right) -