Question

What is the term for when inspired oxygen during the recovery phase from exercise is in excess of resting needs?

Answer 1

Answer:

The term is referred to as "excess post-exercise oxygen consumption"

Explanation:

When the body demands more oxygen than when it is resting caused by an activity, in this case, exercise, It results in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. The body depletes oxygen faster during exercise producing carbon dioxide. So the body needs an intervention following strenuous activity intended to erase the body's oxygen deficit by taking in more oxygen to complement the initial loss. Lactic acid builds up in the body after the exercise, so oxygen recovery would oxidize the lactic acid.

At rest, tissues consume less oxygen compared to when exercising. Exercise initiate calorie depletion. There is also a high demand for oxygen by the body during exercise to fuel it, so excess post-exercise oxygen consumption increases the ability of the body to take up oxygen so as to make up for the one lost by returning the oxygen level in the body to the level it was when the body was at rest.