I. LESSON 5/melcs 4: Analyzes Physiological Indicators Such As Heart Rate, Rate of
I. LESSON 5/melcs 4: Analyzes Physiological Indicators Such As Heart Rate, Rate of
Reading: When you engage in physical activities for health and fitness improvements, you
need to monitor the effort you are giving. This is because the effort given in doing physical
activities contributes to the achievement of your fitness goals. By monitoring your effort, you
will be able to know if you are reaching at least a moderate intensity level and at most a
vigorous one.
Remember, it is important that your body is challenged to do more than what it is used
to for changes to occur. If the physical activity you do is too easy for your body, changes (if
any) would be minimal. Hence, your body should be challenged. You need to sustain
moderate to vigorous intensity of physical activity for your body to be challenged.
You will be able to monitor your effort through physiological indicators. Physiological
indicators are those signs that are physiologic in nature or have to do with bodily processes.
These include heart rate, rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and pacing. Each of these
physiological indicators is important. However, depending on your fitness goal and personal
preference, each indicator has its own advantages.
Heart Rate.
Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries
of your body. The surge of blood causes a pulse, which is what
you feel by holding your fingers against an artery. The major
arteries that are easy to locate and frequently used for pulse
counts are the radial artery (just
below the base of the thumb) and the carotid artery (just below the sides of jaw). Some
people find it easier to locate the carotid artery but locating the radial artery is easier for
others.
To determine your pulse rate, locate your pulse using your index and middle fingers.
Press gently to feel the pulse. Count the number of beats in 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to
get your number of beats per minute.
The 15-second count is also used by multiplying by 4 to
get the number of beats per minute.
Take note of the concepts of threshold of training and target zone. The threshold of
training is the minimum amount of physical activity (frequency, intensity, and time)
necessary to produce benefits. The target zone, on the other hand, begins at the threshold of
training and stops at the point where the physical activity becomes counterproductive.
You can think of threshold of training as American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM)
minimum recommendation of training intensity (60%) and the target zone ranging from 65
to 85 percent training intensities. Hence, you need to reach these training intensities to
produce health, wellness, or fitness benefits. You can compute your target heart rate for
these training intensities by following several steps.
II. ACTIVITY NO. 1 My Target Heart Rate
Directions: Ask the students to compute their threshold of training and target zones. Ask
them to identify physical activities that they could do to reach this zone.
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3. Take 20%, 30%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 85% of the HRR
c. 20% x HRR= 17.6
d. 40% x HRR= 35.2
a. 20% x HRR = 17.6 d. 60% x HRR = 52.8
b. 30% x HRR = 26.4 e. 80% x HRR = 70.4
c. 40% x HRR = 35.2 f. 85% x HRR = 74.8
130.8
4. Add each HRR to Resting Heart Rate (RHR) to obtain the Target Heart Rate
(THR) range.
Therefore, your target heart rate is 95.6 to 152.8 beats per minute.
(When performing physical activities, your heart rate is within the normal
range therefore you have to select moderate -- vigorous activities that will
make your heart pump within the THR range.)
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Therefore, your target heart rate is 94.8 to 146.15 beats per minute.
(When performing physical activities, your heart rate is within the normal
range therefore you have to select moderate -- vigorous activities that will
make your heart pump within the THR range.)
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3. Take 20%, 30%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 85% of the HRR
4. Add each HRR to Resting Heart Rate (RHR) to obtain the Target Heart Rate
(THR) range.
Therefore, your target heart rate is 122.4 to 188.7 beats per minute.
(When performing physical activities, your heart rate is within the normal
range therefore you have to select moderate -- vigorous activities that will
make your heart pump within the THR range.)