Fitness analysis

... By Tola Siyanbola 11TG Pupil information Heart rate Time from start of activity (min) Pupil Height (m) Weight (m) Resting pulse 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 Boys Stan 1.75 60 65 80 100 140 140 160 100 70 Sean 1.70 60 80 90 110 145 145 155 90 80 Daljit 1.80 50 55 65 85 115 135 135 55 55 Aaron 1.20 60 70 110 140 150 150 155 110 85 Girls Rhona 1.80 55 55 75 115 130 135 139 65 55 Marj 1.70 65 60 85 110 135 140 145 75 65 Jane 1.60 50 60 80 100 135 140 140 80 70 Anne 1.85 50 45 65 80 110 130 130 45 45 Table of results Analysis When at rest, the heart rate is low and stays low and constant, but as soon as an exercise is started, the heart rate begins to increase and when stopped, it begins to decrease and return to its normal. As time went by, the pupils' heart rate increased with time until each reached a peak which corresponds with the time the exercise was terminated after 10 minutes. It is after this that the heart rate begins to coming down gradually with time before getting back to their normal resting pulses. This however happened at different rates and times for each of the participants in the exercise. A fit person's heart rate is usually low when they are at rest and goes high during exercise, but returns very quickly to normal. Unlike an unfit person or somebody who is

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