Barbara is a healthy 33-year-old mother of three active boys. She asks Janie, a student nurse, how she can increase her energy level. What is Janie's best response?
A. "You should see your health care provider."
B. "Daily exercise has been shown to increase a person's energy level."
C. "Energy drinks are a good alternative when you can't exercise."
D. "Increasing your protein intake will increase your energy level."
B
People who exercise daily for 60 minutes have a lower heart rate, lower blood pressure, de-creased cholesterol, increased blood flow, and greater oxygen extraction by working muscles. The addition of weight training has shown benefit in decreasing the work of the heart by in-creasing the efficiency of the other muscles of the body. Fully conditioned people are able to in-crease oxygen consumption by 10% to 20% because of increased cardiac output and increased efficiency of the myocardium.
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