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It's inevitable that you'll get sidetracked from your training routine. Life happens. You go on a trip, sprain your ankle, start a new job, and when you do find time to get back to training, you end up feeling weak and out of breath. It may feel like all your hard work has been for nothing. But it's not.
You'll be surprised at how quickly your energy levels drop, but they don't bounce back. And even if your circumstances prevent you from following your normal routine, there are things you can do to minimize the loss of energy.
How quickly fitness declines depends on which aspect of fitness you consider. When it comes to aerobic fitness, the situation is the worst: evidence shows that VO2max, the maximum rate at which the body can absorb oxygen, drops significantly after exercise. Only 12 days outThis is mainly due to a roughly 10 percent reduction in the amount of blood the heart can pump with each beat.
Some changes occur even faster. For example, after two days of rest, blood volume decreases. After a month, the capillaries that carry oxygen to the muscles also decrease. This is probably because Proteins that affect capillary formation.
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Source: www.newscientist.com
