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Podcast: Inside Exercise
Episode: #66 - Exercise and the cardiovascular system with Professor Ylva Hellsten
Description: Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Ylva Hellsten from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She is an authority on the effect of exercise on blood flow and cardiovascular function. We talked about heart rate before exercise and blood flow and blood pressure during and after exercise. She pointed out that muscle blood flow can increase by 100-fold during exercise! We discussed the effect of physical activity and aging/inactivity and menopause on the cardiovascular system. Also the protective effects of exercise training and the importance of doing the physical activity that you enjoy. A very interesting chat. Twitter...