12 questions
What is Resting Heart Rate?
Your HR taken while you are at rest and relaxed
Your HR taken after physical activity
Your HR taken after you run a mile
Your HR taken in the middle of exercising
If I'm checking my pulse for 30 seconds and I count 25 beats, what is my heart rate?
25
30
50
75
When I check my pulse for 30 seconds, what should I do to that number to figure out my heart rate?
nothing
double it
triple it
multiply by 4
What is Maximum Heart Rate?
400 beats
It's the same as your resting heart rate
The number you shouldn't go past too often while exercising
The number you want to get to
How do you figure out your Maximum Heart Rate?
Take your age and double it
Multiply your resting heart rate by your age
maximum heart rate minus resting heart rate
220 minus your age
For someone who is 10 years old, what is their maximum heart rate?
204
206
208
210
What is Target Heart Rate zone?
The range you should try and stay in while exercising
Same as resting heart rate
Similar to maximum heart rate
The bullseye on Target department stores
Which activity should raise your heart rate the most?
stretching
running a mile
Sitting on a chair
stationary lunges
Which activity should keep your heart rate the lowest?
jogging in place
jumping jacks
stretching
sprints
If you are jogging and you are above your target heart rate zone, what should you do to get back into the zone?
speed up
stop running
ignore it
slow down a little
Why does your maximum heart rate number change each year?
it doesn't change
You get older
exercises get harder
you exercise more often
What is the difference between pulse and heart rate?
none, they mean the same thing
one is checked on artery and other on blood vessel
one beats faster than the other
one beats slower than the other