Target Heart Rate assignment?

Students will write a 1-2 page (typed and double spaced) summary about a twenty-minute cardiovascular workout.

What%26#039;s a cardiovascular workout that I could do in my house? It%26#039;s really icy outside and i%26#039;ll be damned if I%26#039;m running.

Also, every time I take my pulse it%26#039;s wrong and says 31, then my dad does it and it%26#039;s higher, but I can%26#039;t get it to go higher---what am I doing wrong? It%26#039;s a big part of the assignment.

Target Heart Rate assignment?

Your results won%26#039;t be correct if your method of taking your pulse is wrong.

First, find a reliable pulse point. The most commonly used one is on your wrist, about 3/4 of an inch below the pad of your thumb. Place the index and middle fingers of your left hand on the pulse point on your right wrist (or vice versa). Slide the tips of your fingers up and down the wrist slightly until you feel the steady, firm pulse.

Most people%26#039;s resting pulse is 70 or 80 bpm (beats per minute). Nurses in the hospital are always in a hurry, so they count the beats for 15 seconds by a stop watch or sweep hand on an analog clock. Then they multiply the result by four. (For example, if my heart beats 20 times in 15 seconds, my heart rate will be 80).

Once you%26#039;re comfortable taking your own pulse, you can follow all the other great suggestions for cardiovascular exercise that will increase your heartrate to 120 bpm, or whatever your target is.

Target Heart Rate assignment?

Are you serious with this?? Jog in place. Have your dad show you how to properly take your pulse.