1. Heart Rate & Blood Pressure
Response During Exercise
And Recovery

2. HEART RATE RESPONSE TO A SINGLE
BOUT OF EXERCISE
 Heart rate is controlled by two
branches of the nervous
system
 The Parasympathetic
Nervous System is like the
breaks in a car and causes the
HR to slow down the heart
(slows down heart rate)
 The Sympathetic Nervous
System is like an accelerator
in a car and causes the heart
rate to increase

3. At the onset of exercise, the increase in
heart rate occurs by a removal of
parasympathetic brake.
At high exercise intensities, the heart rate
increases through the sympathetic nerves,
the heart’s accelerator.

4. The Effects Of Cardiovascular Training On Resting Heart Rate
Resting heart rate is lower in well, cardiovascularly
trained people, than in sedentary individuals.
Cardiovascular training will cause the
parasympathetic nervous system to fire more
frequently.
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Heart Rate
Untrained
Trained

5. How does heart rate differ between a
cardiovascularly trained individual and an untrained
person during exercise?
A person who is cardiovascularly trained,
will have a lower heart rate than an
untrained person when they are training
at the same workout level.
(ie. running at the same speed on a treadmill)

6. Heart Rate During Recovery
When exercise stops, heart rate drops as less blood is
needed to be pumped around the body.
A person with a high level of cardiovascular training, will
return to their resting values quicker than a person who
does not have a good level of cardiovascular fitness.

7. For an accurate way of taking your pulse during exercise, you can use a heart rate
monitor.
Position the heart rate monitor around your chest. The device will transmit your pulse
readings to a special wristwatch or smartphone app, that acts as a receiver. Some
heart rate monitors such as the brand “Fitbit”, monitor your heart rate at your wrist
directly from sensors on the watch itself.
There are also several cardiovascular machines, such as treadmills, stair climbers
etc, that can read your pulse directly from your heart rate monitor.
Heart Rate Determination
(HRM) Heart Rate Monitor

8. BENEFITS OF USING A HEART
RATE MONITOR
Easy to use
Can be low cost
Real time heart rate.
Reviewing training data
Heart Rate Determination
(HRM) Heart Rate Monitor