JTA: D - e

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Techniques of measuring heart rate and heart rate response to exercise.

Refer to JTA: D - g.

•Heart rate will increase in response to exercise.

•Predicted HRmax = (220 - age)

-HR is measured during exercise to see the workload on the heart, as well as how efficient it is at pumping the necessary blood to the body.

*Used to monitor steady state, desired exercise intensity, and proper response to exercise.

-Most common manual measurement is taken at the radial artery on the wrist.

-HR can be taken in shorter increments and multiplied to find the bpm.

*EX: taking HR for 15 seconds, multiplying by 4.

*Taking it for shorter increments decreases the accuracy.

•Pulse oximeters are also common tools used to measure during exercise.