Exercise Physiology
In this lab I will be measuring various rates doing various activities. I feel that understanding what effect certain activities have on the functions of our body. Knowing this will help us exercise better and generally take care of ourselves better. When we do cardiovascular exercise, it not only works our muscles but also works out our heart. Regular exercise prevents cardiovascular disease as well as hypertension. In this lab I will measure my pulse, respiration and blood pressure at rest, after vacuuming for five minutes, after walking around the block and after running in place for three minutes.
I measured my resting rates five different times and came up with a mean for each rate
Pulse 69
Respiration 10
Blood pressure 110/64
My guess is that after vacuuming for five minutes my pulse will increase slightly, less than 5 beats per minute
My respiration will increase slightly less than 3 breaths per minute
My blood pressure will have little or no change
After walking around my block my pulse will increase some but not a great deal less than 10 beats per minute
My respiration will increase by less than 10 breaths per minute
My blood pressure will increase slightly
After running for three minutes my pulse will increase by more than ten beats per minute
My respiration will increase by more than ten breaths per minute
My blood pressure will increase a noticeable amount.
Vacuuming
My pulse increased way more than I thought it would! I thought just a small change would happen but in reality it increased by 10! My respiration increased by three so I was right on there, and my blood pressure had no change in the systolic pressure but the diastolic pressure increased by 3. The effects were surprising to me because I thought this was a very low intensity task.
Walking around the block
My pulse increased to 93 beats per minute which is an increase of 24 from my resting rate. Once again I was way off. My respiration was 15 and I thought it would be around that much. My blood pressure had little change, systolic stayed at 110 and diastolic increased by four from the resting rate and was at 68.
Running for three minutes
My pulse increased to 93 which was not surprising, I had thought it would have a large increase. My respiration was at 25 breaths per minute which honestly was a little higher than I thought it would be. And my systolic dropped by two to 108 and the diastolic was at 67. I thought that my blood pressure would go up during exercise but it didn’t.
I feel that I completed the activities thoroughly, but the only problem I see is that I took my own blood pressure the old fashioned way as you can see in the picture. I feel that this might have had an effect on my results. My blood pressure should have increased during exercise and it didn’t. I am not quite sure why it didn’t, it’s a possibility that it wasn’t intense enough for a change, but also taking your own blood pressure is a little tricky and time consuming and by the time I got it all set up, the pressure could have dropped back to normal.
I now understand the importance of exercise AND relaxation. It is important that we work our muscles and our hearts out, but also that we give it a rest! Exercise is vital to getting the blood circulation through our body in order to nourish all those muscles. I feel that this was a very beneficial activity and I can honestly say that I will try to fit more exercise into my life, no matter what it is walking running or just moving around the house!
My pulse increased way more than I thought it would! I thought just a small change would happen but in reality it increased by 10! My respiration increased by three so I was right on there, and my blood pressure had no change in the systolic pressure but the diastolic pressure increased by 3. The effects were surprising to me because I thought this was a very low intensity task.
Walking around the block
My pulse increased to 93 beats per minute which is an increase of 24 from my resting rate. Once again I was way off. My respiration was 15 and I thought it would be around that much. My blood pressure had little change, systolic stayed at 110 and diastolic increased by four from the resting rate and was at 68.
Running for three minutes
My pulse increased to 93 which was not surprising, I had thought it would have a large increase. My respiration was at 25 breaths per minute which honestly was a little higher than I thought it would be. And my systolic dropped by two to 108 and the diastolic was at 67. I thought that my blood pressure would go up during exercise but it didn’t.
I feel that I completed the activities thoroughly, but the only problem I see is that I took my own blood pressure the old fashioned way as you can see in the picture. I feel that this might have had an effect on my results. My blood pressure should have increased during exercise and it didn’t. I am not quite sure why it didn’t, it’s a possibility that it wasn’t intense enough for a change, but also taking your own blood pressure is a little tricky and time consuming and by the time I got it all set up, the pressure could have dropped back to normal.
I now understand the importance of exercise AND relaxation. It is important that we work our muscles and our hearts out, but also that we give it a rest! Exercise is vital to getting the blood circulation through our body in order to nourish all those muscles. I feel that this was a very beneficial activity and I can honestly say that I will try to fit more exercise into my life, no matter what it is walking running or just moving around the house!
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