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oxygen debt
(redirected from Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption)

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oxygen debt [′äk·sə·jən ‚det]
(physiology)
A bodily condition in which oxygen demand is greater than oxygen supply.
The amount of oxygen needed to restore the body to a steady state after a muscular exertion.


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This post-exercise calorie burn is known as after-burn or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC).
There are dictums and theories about oxygen deficit versus oxygen debt; about recovery oxygen uptake or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption.
 
 
 
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