Breanna Schuster ~ Kalene Winn ~ Jennifer Cobb

Total Eclipse of My Heart

What is
Pulse/Heart Rate
The rate at which a heart beats
Radial Pulse
Found on radial artery in the wrist
Resting Heart Rate
Number of contractions the heart experiences in a
single minute while the body is at complete rest.
Target Heart Rate
Attained during or after any aerobic activity.
.




Demographics

Age Age does not significantly change
resting heart rate, but maximum
heart rate will decrease.
Weight - More weight increases the work
of the muscles
Gender Women have higher heart rates
asleep and awake than men.
INQUIRY ONE
Walking UP Stairs ~ Walking DOWN Stairs
QUESTION:
What impact does walking
UP stairs
have on our heart rate
compared
to walking DOWN stairs?


CLAIM
Heart rates will be
higher after
walking UP stairs
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The muscles used walking up stairs and down
stairs are the same muscles.
Gluteus maximus
A number of key hamstrings muscles.
Other major thigh muscles, such as the
quadriceps and the sartorius
(longest muscle in the body).

When walking up stairs these muscles are
contracting and tensing up much more, causing
them to use more energy.
DOWN UP
Taking Your Pulse
Easiest places to find your pulse:
Wrists
Inside of elbow
Side of neck
Top of foot
What factors affect heart rate?
These factors can affect heart rate:
Air temperature
Humidity
Body position (sitting vs. standing)
Emotions
Medication use
Food consumption (depending on the amount,
ones RHR can raise to over 100 BPM!)

Dehydration
Drinking water before and after
exercise prevents dehydration.
Dehydration effects:
Increasing heart rate
Induces stress on heart
Does Age Affect Heart Rate?
Age does not directly affect heart rate.
However
As ones age increases, telomere shortening
and deconditioning cause heart rate to
decrease.
By subtracting your age from 220, you can
determine your maximum heart rate. This
works for both RHR and THR.
Women vs. Men
Women are naturally built to have less
muscle mass than men.
Muscle is in charge of much of the bodys
metabolism.
Women have faster heart rate to speed up
metabolism. (Higher heart rate heightens
metabolism rate).
Walking DOWN Stairs
INQUIRY #1 AVERAGES
WEIGHT & HEIGHT RESTING HEART RATE TARGET HEART RATE
BREANNA
132 56 74.6BPM 77.7BPM
KALENE
130 56 71BPM 73.8BPM
JENNIFER
241 53 86.7BPM 108.3BPM
Walking UP Stairs
INQUIRY #1 AVERAGES
WEIGHT & HEIGHT RESTING HEART RATE TARGET HEART RATE
BREANNA
132 56 74.6 BPM 95 BPM
KALENE
130 56 71 BPM 126 BPM
JENNIFER
241 53 86.7 BPM 134 BPM
INQUIRY TWO
Walking Upstairs Listening to Music
QUESTION
What impact does
different genres of music
have on our heart rates
when going UP stairs?
THERAPY
Music is therapeutic for a number of
reasons.
Improving respiration
Lowering blood pressure
Reduce heart rate
Relax muscle tension
Stress and anxiety
Songs Chosen
Metallica ~ Master of Puppets
Enya ~ Only Time
Gregorian Chant ~ Dies Irae

CLAIM
The Metallica song
will cause our
heart rate to be
the highest in
comparison to the
other two songs
ROCK ON!!!....or not
Music3 Genres
WALKING UPSTAIRS TO 3 GENRES OF MUSIC
Weight & Height Resting Heart
Rate
Artists Target Heart
Rate
BREANNA
132 56 73 Enya 106
132 56 73 Gregorian Chant 100
132 56 73 Metallica 108
KALENE
130 56 79.3 Enya 132
130 56 79.3 Gregorian Chant 137
130 56 79.3 Metallica 129
JENNIFER
241 53 80 Enya 134
241 53 80 Gregorian Chant 137
241 53 80 Metallica 140
INQUIRY THREE
Arm Placement While Walking Upstairs
QUESTION
What impact does the
placement of our arms
have on our heart rate?
CLAIM
Positioning our arms with
hands laced will cause
our heart rate
to be less than
the other two positions.
Arm Placement
PLACEMENT OF ARMS WALKING UPSTAIRS
Test Weight/Height
Resting Heart
Rate
Arm Position
Target Heart
Rate
BREANNA
1
132 lbs./56 72 BPM Behind Head 84 BPM
2
132 lbs./56 72 BPM Straight Up 88 BPM
3
132 lbs./56. 72 BPM Straight Out 92 BPM
KALENE
1
130 lbs./56

112 BPM Behind Head 112 BPM
2
130 lbs./56

112 BPM Straight Up 122 BPM
3
130 lbs./56

112 BPM Straight Out 130 BPM
JENNIFER
1
241 lbs./53 92 BPM Behind Head 126 BPM
2
241 lbs./53 92 BPM Straight Up 128 BPM
3
241 lbs./53 92 BPM Straight Out 146 BPM
Understanding Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is affected by how fast the
heart beats.
When heart rate increases, blood pressure
rises.
When heart rate decreases, blood
pressure drops.

Blood Pressure
Normotensive having normal blood
pressure (<120/80)

Hypertensive having high blood
pressure (>140/90)
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