1. Total Eclipse of My Heart
Breanna Schuster ~ Kalene Winn ~ Jennifer Cobb

2. What is… Pulse/Heart Rate Radial Pulse
The rate at which a heart beats
Radial Pulse
Found on radial artery in the wrist
Resting Heart Rate
Number of contractions the heart experiences in a single minute while the body is at complete rest.
Target Heart Rate
Attained during or after any aerobic activity. .

3. Demographics
Age – Age does not significantly change resting heart rate, but maximum heart rate will decrease.
Weight - More weight increases the work of the muscles
Gender – Women have higher heart rates asleep and awake than men.

4. Walking UP Stairs ~ Walking DOWN Stairs
Inquiry One

5. QUESTION:
What impact does walking UP stairs have on our heart rate compared to walking DOWN stairs?

6. Heart rates will be higher after walking UP stairs
CLAIM
Heart rates will be higher after walking UP stairs

7. walking…walking…walking…
The muscles used walking up stairs and down stairs are the same muscles.
Gluteus maximus
A number of key hamstrings muscles.
Other major thigh muscles, such as the quadriceps and the sartorius (longest muscle in the body).
When walking up stairs these muscles are contracting and tensing up much more, causing them to use more energy.

8. DOWN  UP

9. Taking Your Pulse Easiest places to find your pulse: Wrists
Inside of elbow
Side of neck
Top of foot

10. What factors affect heart rate?
These factors can affect heart rate:
Air temperature
Humidity
Body position (sitting vs. standing)
Emotions
Medication use
Food consumption (depending on the amount, one’s RHR can raise to over 100 BPM!)

11. Dehydration
Drinking water before and after exercise prevents dehydration.
Dehydration effects:
Increasing heart rate
Induces stress on heart

12. Does Age Affect Heart Rate?
Age does not directly affect heart rate.
However…
As one’s age increases, telomere shortening and deconditioning cause heart rate to decrease.
By subtracting your age from 220, you can determine your maximum heart rate. This works for both RHR and THR.

13. Women vs. Men
Women are naturally built to have less muscle mass than men.
Muscle is in charge of much of the body’s metabolism.
Women have faster heart rate to speed up metabolism. (Higher heart rate heightens metabolism rate).

14. Walking DOWN Stairs INQUIRY #1 AVERAGES WEIGHT & HEIGHT
RESTING HEART RATE
TARGET HEART RATE
BREANNA
’6”
74.6BPM
77.7BPM
KALENE
’6¼”
71BPM
73.8BPM
JENNIFER
’3”
86.7BPM
108.3BPM

15. Walking UP Stairs INQUIRY #1 AVERAGES WEIGHT & HEIGHT
RESTING HEART RATE
TARGET HEART RATE
BREANNA
’6”
74.6 BPM
95 BPM
KALENE
’6¼”
71 BPM
126 BPM
JENNIFER
’3”
86.7 BPM
134 BPM

16. Walking Upstairs Listening to Music
INQUIRY TWO

17. QUESTION
What impact does different genres of music have on our heart rates when going UP stairs?

18. THERAPY Music is therapeutic for a number of reasons.
Improving respiration
Lowering blood pressure
Reduce heart rate
Relax muscle tension
Stress and anxiety

19. Songs Chosen
Metallica ~ “Master of Puppets” Enya ~ “Only Time” Gregorian Chant ~ “Dies Irae”

20. CLAIM
The Metallica song will cause our heart rate to be the highest in comparison to the other two songs

21. ROCK ON!!!....or not…

22. WALKING UPSTAIRS TO 3 GENRES OF MUSIC
Music…3 Genres
WALKING UPSTAIRS TO 3 GENRES OF MUSIC
Weight & Height
Resting Heart Rate
Artists
Target Heart Rate
BREANNA
’6” 73
Enya
106
Gregorian Chant
100
132 5’6”
Metallica
108
KALENE
’6¼”
79.3
132
137
129
JENNIFER
’3” 80
134
140

23. Arm Placement While Walking Upstairs
Inquiry three

24. What impact does the placement of our arms have on our heart rate?
QUESTION
What impact does the placement of our arms have on our heart rate?

25. CLAIM
Positioning our arms with hands laced will cause our heart rate to be less than the other two positions.

27. PLACEMENT OF ARMS WALKING UPSTAIRS
Test
Weight/Height
Resting Heart Rate
Arm Position
Target Heart Rate
BREANNA 1
132 lbs./5’6”
72 BPM
Behind Head
84 BPM 2
Straight Up
88 BPM 3
132 lbs./5’6”.
Straight Out
92 BPM
KALENE
130 lbs./5’6 ¼”
112 BPM
122 BPM
130 BPM
JENNIFER
241 lbs./5’3”
126 BPM
128 BPM
146 BPM
Arm Placement

28. Understanding Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is affected by how fast the heart beats.
When heart rate increases, blood pressure rises.
When heart rate decreases, blood pressure drops.

29. Blood Pressure
Normotensive – having normal blood pressure (<120/80)
Hypertensive – having high blood pressure (>140/90)

30. REFERENCES

31. References
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