Methods of analysis:
Andrea is a 35 year old female who regularly takes part in cardiovascular exercise. She has recorded her beats per minute (BPM) and blood pressure before, during and after performing exercise with a heart rate monitor and a sphygmomanometer. She completed this experiment during a spin class within a controlled environment and on a fixed spin bike.
Findings: BPM
Before exercise 96
Average heart rate during exercise 142
Maximum heart rate during exercise 174
1 minute after exercise 98
Blood Pressure
Before exercise 119/78
1 minute after exercise 126/76 Evaluation:
Before exercise, Andrea’s heart rate was at the high end of a normal heart rate for a healthy adult; between 70 and 100 BPM (British Heart Foundation, 2015). …show more content…
This is measured using a sphygmomanometer wrapped around the upper arm, over the brachial artery, which is inflated. Once the inflation of the cuff has caused a constriction of blood flow, the air is slowly released to enable the blood to flow again, 2 measurements are then taken; systolic and diastolic pressures.
Systolic pressure is the maximum level the blood pressure reaches when the heart beats and diastolic pressure is the minimum level your blood pressure reaches when the heart relaxes.
Andrea has recorded her blood pressure before exercise as 119/78 and one minute after exercise as 126/76. The blood pressure of a healthy adult is around 120/80. These measurements show Andrea’s blood is able to flow consistently and uninterrupted through her blood vessels, this could be due to having trained her heart with regular exercise and maintaining a healthy life style as the arteries are not clogged.
Andrea’s blood pressure returned to normal very soon after exercise which has a direct link with how well her circulatory and respiratory systems are working and have been trained during regular
Andrea is a 35 year old female who regularly takes part in cardiovascular exercise. She has recorded her beats per minute (BPM) and blood pressure before, during and after performing exercise with a heart rate monitor and a sphygmomanometer. She completed this experiment during a spin class within a controlled environment and on a fixed spin bike.
Findings: BPM
Before exercise 96
Average heart rate during exercise 142
Maximum heart rate during exercise 174
1 minute after exercise 98
Blood Pressure
Before exercise 119/78
1 minute after exercise 126/76 Evaluation:
Before exercise, Andrea’s heart rate was at the high end of a normal heart rate for a healthy adult; between 70 and 100 BPM (British Heart Foundation, 2015). …show more content…
This is measured using a sphygmomanometer wrapped around the upper arm, over the brachial artery, which is inflated. Once the inflation of the cuff has caused a constriction of blood flow, the air is slowly released to enable the blood to flow again, 2 measurements are then taken; systolic and diastolic pressures.
Systolic pressure is the maximum level the blood pressure reaches when the heart beats and diastolic pressure is the minimum level your blood pressure reaches when the heart relaxes.
Andrea has recorded her blood pressure before exercise as 119/78 and one minute after exercise as 126/76. The blood pressure of a healthy adult is around 120/80. These measurements show Andrea’s blood is able to flow consistently and uninterrupted through her blood vessels, this could be due to having trained her heart with regular exercise and maintaining a healthy life style as the arteries are not clogged.
Andrea’s blood pressure returned to normal very soon after exercise which has a direct link with how well her circulatory and respiratory systems are working and have been trained during regular