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The effect of exercise on pulse rate  

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Task: The effect of exercise on pulse rate Prediction: I predict that the more exercise I do, the higher my pulse rate will be. This is because our muscles need more oxygen to be pumped to them. Therefore the heart must beat faster to get more blood to the muscles. I also predict that my recovery rate will increase because my heart will be working to get muscles back to their original state. Method/Plan I am going to run at a jogging pace at different amounts of times. I am going to first run for 2 minutes then 4 minutes and then 6 minutes to see what affect it has on my pulse rate. I am going to measure my pulse rate for the first 2 minutes and note it down. I will then continue to measure my pulse rate in 2-minute periods and then see how long it takes...

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