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How quickly does your heart rate recover after exercise?
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Christina Taryoto Biology 10/5/03 How quickly does your heart rate recover after exercise? Results Resting Pulse Trial Hear beats per 30 seconds Heart beats per minute 1 45 90 2 44 88 3 46 92 Average resting pulse 90 beats per minute Mild Exercise Time (seconds) Heart beats per 30 seconds Heart beats per minute 0-30 59 118 60-90 52 104 120-150 45 90 Hard Exercise Time (seconds) Heart beats per 30 seconds Heart beats per minute 0-30 74 148 60-90 63 126 120-150 54 108 180-210 45 90 Conclusion: From doing the experiment I found out that the more intense the exercise, the higher the pulse rate increases and therefore the longer it takes for it to return normal. In other words, the greater the intensity of exercise the slower our heart rates recover or the less intensity of exercise the faster our heart rates recover. When the body is exercising the muscles respire to produce energy, so the muscles can contract. Oxygen is needed for this process; the oxygen is carried in the haemoglobin of the red blood cell. At the same time the heart responds immediately by increasing its rate in order to supply the...
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