DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CIRCULATORY AND

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

AN ORGAN SYSTEM THAT PERMITS BLOOD TO

CIRCULATE AND TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS, OXYGEN,

CARBON DIOXIDE, HORMONES, AND BLOOD CELLS TO

AND FROM CELLS IN THE BODY TO NOURISH IT AND

HELP TO FIGHT DISEASES, STABILIZE BODY

TEMPERATURE AND PH, AND TO MAINTAIN

HOMEOSTASIS.

ALSO CALLED THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

GOOD EXERCISES FOR THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

• WALKING AND JOGGING

WALKING AND JOGGING FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES THREE TO FIVE

TIMES PER WEEK CAN IMPROVE YOUR CIRCULATION, INCREASE YOUR

STAMINA, WARD OFF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND IMPROVE

YOUR MOOD. DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE, LEVEL OF FITNESS AND

MEDICAL CONDITION, WALKING CAN OFFER MODERATE TO INTENSE

AEROBIC EXERCISE.

• SWIMMING

SWIMMING USES THE LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS OF YOUR UPPER BODY

TO RAISE YOUR HEART RATE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME.

THIS TYPE OF AEROBIC EXERCISE CAN ADD VARIETY TO YOUR

ROUTINE AND IS IDEAL IF YOU HAVE JOINT PAIN OR A MEDICAL

CONDITION THAT PROHIBITS HIGHER-IMPACT EXERCISE. TO GET

THE MAXIMUM CIRCULATORY BENEFIT, SWIM FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES

THREE TO FIVE TIMES PER WEEK.

• WEIGHTLIFTING

IN 2007, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND THE

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED UPDATED GUIDELINES

SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATING STRENGTH TRAINING AS PART OF A

CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY ADULTS. THE

GUIDELINES RECOMMEND PERFORMING EIGHT TO 12 REPETITIONS

OF EIGHT TO 10 STRENGTH-TRAINING EXERCISES TWICE A WEEK.

STRENGTH TRAINING INCLUDES WEIGHTLIFTING, ISOMETRIC AND

OTHER TYPES OF RESISTANCE EXERCISES. LEARN PROPER TECHNIQUE

FROM A QUALIFIED FITNESS SPECIALIST BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT A

STRENGTH-TRAINING PROGRAM.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

A BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC

ORGANS AND STRUCTURES USED FOR THE PROCESS OF

RESPIRATION IN AN ORGANISM. THE RESPIRATORY

SYSTEM IS INVOLVED IN THE INTAKE AND EXCHANGE

OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BETWEEN AN

ORGANISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

ALSO CALLED AS VENTILATORY SYSTEM

GOOD EXERCISES FOR THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• WALKING AND JUMPING

• BREATHING EXERCISES

• YOGA BREATHING TECHNIQUES

• SWIMMING

SUMMARYTHESE ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. THE

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS THE SYSTEM OF OUR BODY THAT DEALS

WITH THE EXCHANGES OF GASES IN OUR BODY, SUCH AS OXYGEN

AND CARBON DIOXIDE (WASTE FROM OUR CELLS). THE

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DEALS WITH CIRCULATING BLOOD

THROUGHOUT OUR BODY. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE

TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, THEY ARE VITAL TO EACH OTHER. OUR

HEART (CIRCULATORY) AND OUR LUNGS (RESPIRATORY) ARE VITAL

TO EACH OTHER. THE BLOOD IN OUR BODY NEEDS OXYGEN TO

PRODUCE ENERGY. THE ONLY WAY TO OBTAIN SUCH IS THROUGH

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. ALSO, IT'S THE SAME WITH GETTING RID

OF WASTE IN OUR CELLS (CARBON DIOXIDE) BY BREATHING OUT. SO

THEY ARE BOTH CONNECTED, BUT VERY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.