Sarah M's List: Heart Rate

• pulse - the  rhythmic expansion and contraction (or throbbing) of an artery as blood  is forced through it by the regular contractions of the heart.
• measure of how hard your heart is working
• Your pulse can be felt at the wrist, neck, groin or top of the foot  - areas where the artery is close to the skin.
• A Resting Heart Rate anywhere in the range of 60 - 90 is considered  in the normal range
• Your Heart Rate will fluctuate a lot depending on  such factors as your activity level and stress level
• Many athletes have pulse rates in the 40 - 60 range
• In general, a lower pulse rate is good

• Take 220 and subtract your age.

   

  This will give you a predicted maximum heart rate.

   
• Most exercise programs suggest that when someone is just getting started  that their heart rate during exercise should not exceed 60 - 70% of their  maximum heart rate
• Recovery Heart Rate, a measure of how quickly you return  to your resting heart rate after a workout
• This number is your Recovery Heart Rate. The  greater the number, the better shape you are in!

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• Your pulse is lower when you are at rest and increases when you exercise (more oxygen-rich blood is needed by the body when you exercise)
• • My age group is between the two given....
• You gain the most benefits and lessen the risks when you exercise in your target heart rate zone.
• It is not recommended to exercise above 85 percent of your maximum heart rate

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• Your pulse is your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minut
• more oxygen-rich blood is needed by the body when you exercise
• What is a normal  pulse?   

  Age Group

     

  Normal Heart Rate at Rest

        Children (ages 6-15)  70-100 beats per minute    Adults (age 18 and over)  60-100 beats per minute
• The maximum heart rate is the highest your pulse rate can get
• Please note that some medicines and medical conditions might affect your maximum heart rate
• You gain the most benefits and lessen the risks when you exercise in your target heart rate zone
• 60  percent to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate
• • This point ties into one of my other questions.... Is there such a thing as over exercising? Exercising above 85% of your maximum heart rate would be considered excessive exercise and does have health risks. 
• Do not exercise above 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. This increases both cardiovascular and orthopaedic risk and does not add any extra benefit.

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• Normal resting heart rates can range anywhere from 40 to 100 beats per minute
• • Other (possibly more reliable) sites have said that a normal resting heart rate is btw 40-90 bpm, not 100. It might depend on your perspective, I am sure many doctors disagree on this. 
• your resting heart rate can vary with your fitness level and with age
• The fitter you are, generally the lower the resting heart rate
• • This is a valuable chart to monitor the relationship btw heart rate and physical fitness. Unfortunately it doesn't have a young enough age group for it to apply to our class. I imagine that our statistics would be very similar to the 18-25 year old age group. 
• Average  70-73  71-74  71-75  72-76  72-75  70-73    Below   Average  74-81  75-81  76-82  77-83  76-81  74-79    Poor  82+  82+  83+  84+  82+  80+
• Average  74-78  73-76  74-78  74-77  74-77  73-76    Below   Average  79-84  77-82  79-84  78-83  78-83  77-84    Poor  85+  83+  85+  84+  84+  84+

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