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What makes your heart rate accelerate when running?

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Heart rate: Sympathic nervous system which responds to increase oxygen demand while running.

Answered 3/31/2012

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Dr. Jesus Yap answered

Hormones called cate: The body releases hormones from the adrenal gland called catecholamines- Epinephrine and norepinephrine to increase the output of the heart to meet the demands of the body.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 6/25/2014

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