Sports & Fitness: Performance Training, Rules & Recovery

Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.

High angle view of a group of people exercising in a step aerobics class

Lung Volume During Exercise

Lung volume increases by as much as 15 percent during exercise. To meet the metabolic demands of your body during exertion, your breathing becomes deeper and more rapid, delivering more oxygen to your bloodstream to meet the increased needs of your heart and muscle cells.

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Sore Muscles & Prednisone

Steroids, such as prednisone, have an important side effect in muscle deterioration. Associated with this are both acute and chronic steroid-induced myopathy. However, steroids also have powerful anti-inflammatory effects, and are therefore used in some autoimmune diseases that affect muscles.

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