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Heart rate
The number of times your heart beats per
minute
Heart rate
is expressed in beats per minute (
BPM
)
Exercise intensity
How hard you are working during
physical
activity
Moderate intensity exercise
Breathing gets
faster
, but you're not out of
breath
You develop a
light
sweat after about
10
minutes of activity
You can carry on a
conversation
, but you can't
sing
High intensity exercise
Your breathing is deep and fast
You develop sweat after only a few minutes of activity
You can't say more than a few words without pausing for breath
How to measure exercise intensity
1. How you
feel
: Not precise
2. Your heart rate: precise
Resting heart rate
The heart pumping the
lowest
amount of blood you need because you're not
exercising
Resting heart rate is normally between
60
and
100
beats per minute
Athletes
Have a
lower basal heart rate
Implies more
efficient
heart function and better
cardiovascular
fitness
A well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to
40
beats a minute
Many factors can influence
heart rate
, including activity level, fitness level,
air temperature
, body position, emotions, and
body
size
An unusually
high
or
low
heart rate may indicate an underlying problem
above
100
beats a minute (tachycard
ia) a
nd below
60
beats a minute (
bra
dycardia)
How to know your Heart Rate
1
two Fingers
in Neck or wrist
2 The best way ist usong a
Heart Rate Monitor
BMI ist used AS a
took yo indicate wheter
a
person is in Relation
with their height
Benefits of Health
Weight
Fewer Joint
and
muscle pains
Increased Energy
and ability yo
Join
in more activities
Reduction
in the Risk of
developing Type 2 Diabetes