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HEART
RATE MONITORS
| Name______________________________________________ |
Date____________ |
| Period__________ |
Instructor__________________________________________ |
Determining
Your Resting Heart Rate
Find your pulse using the
carotid method or the wrist method as shown in the picture.
Be sure not to use the thumb because it is possible to feel
the pulse there also. Be sure to sit quietly
and relaxed in order to get an accurate assessment of your resting heart
rate.
Count the
pulse for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 to get the number of beats per
minute.
- Always take your
resting heart rate after sitting or lying down for at least 30 minutes.
(And ideal
time to take your resting heart rate is immediately after waking up
from a
night's
sleep, before you start moving)
- Take your resting
heart rate for five days. Add the five resting heart rates together
and
divide by five to obtain an average.
| Resting Heart Rate |
Day |
1 |
______ |
BPM |
| Resting Heart Rate |
Day |
2 |
______ |
BPM |
| Resting Heart Rate |
Day |
3 |
______ |
BPM |
| Resting Heart Rate |
Day |
4 |
______ |
BPM |
| Resting Heart Rate |
Day |
5 |
______ |
BPM |
|
Total |
|
______ |
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÷ |
5
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Abbreviation:
RHR = Resting
Heart Rate
THR = Target Heart
Rate
BPM = Beats Per Minutes
MHR = Maximum Heart Rate
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