Heart Rate Monitor Lab - High Intensity Workout
Remember to moisten the electrodes on the attaching transmitter with the chest strap.
1. Choose an exercise modality of your preference that would enable you to do short (i.e., 2-minute) high-intensity bouts during a 20-minute activity, such as running, stairmaster, or stationary bike. The assignment is easiest to complete on a stationary bike if you are not a trained runner.
2. Begin the activity maintaining your HR at 120-130 bpm for 5 minutes.
3. Follow the charted pattern of heart rate throughout the 20-minute exercise session.
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Time (minutes)
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Heart Rate Range Goals (bpm)
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0-5
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120-130
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5-6
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140-150
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6-8
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130-140
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8-9
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150-160
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9-10
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130-140
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10-11
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150-160
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11-14
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130-140
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14-14:30
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160-170
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14:30-15:30
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140-150
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15:30-16:00
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170-180
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16-20:00
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140-150
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Questions-
1. What modalitydid you choose?
2. What was your maximum heart rate, and when did it occur?
3. How many calories did you burn during this workout?
4. Find the calories burned in this activity to the calories burned in Lab.
5. What did you learn about your chosen high-intensity activity in regards to maintaining the designated heart rates?
6. How easy or difficult was it for you to get your heart down to a lower level (i.e., minutes 6-8 or 9-10) before you had to go to a higher intensity? How did you lower your heart rate in these periods?