Understanding Heart Rate

Which of the health related components of fitness can we related this unit ?
 

•  Flexibility
• Cardiovascular Fitness 
• Muscular Strength 
• Muscular Endurance 

What does calculating your heart rate help you figure out?

• If you're exercising at the right intensity.

• If you're having fun.

• If you're tired.

• If you're lazy.

Tyrion is 22 years old. He counted his pulse for 6 seconds and got 11 beats. Using that data, calculate his current heart rate.

• 66

• 67

• 17

• 110

Common places to find heart rate

• Neck and wrist

• Tongue and armpit

• Thigh and bicep

• Ear and temple

Artery of the wrist

• Ulnar

• Radial

• Carotid

• Thoracic

Carotid artery

• Pulse on wrist

• Pulse on side of neck

• Pulse on foot

• Pulse behind knee

How can you utilize Heart Rate checks in your life?

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This is the number of beats made by your heart in 1 minute of all out effort.

• Resting Heart Rate

• Target Heart Rate

• Maximum Heart Rate

• Minimum Heart Rate

The formula to calculate your maximum heart rate is ________ - age. (use numbers)

If you are jogging and your heart rate goes above 178 what should you do?

• Ignore it

• Speed up

• Stop jogging and lay down

• Slow down but keep going