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Exercise Physiology

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During intense exercise, your muscles can consume oxygen 20 times faster than at rest, and your heart can pump up to 4–5 times more blood per minute.

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Why do your muscles burn and your breath quicken when you run? That’s your body’s remarkable adaptation to exercise, governed by exercise physiology.