When you run, your breathing becomes faster as you need more oxygen. But why does your rate of heartbeat also increase?

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Solution

Body needs more oxygen during running and oxygen is carried by blood to all the parts of the body. Heart needs to pump more blood, carrying oxygen, to all the body parts during running. In order to supply more blood, the heart rate also increases during running.

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Who tells the lungs that your body needs more oxygen which increasing the breathing rate

When you exercise vigorously a rate of breathing increases, why?

Option 1 : the supply more oxygen to cells to release more energy

Option 2 : to remove the lactic acid formed

Option 3 : to increase the heartbeat

Option 4: to expand and contract the lungs

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