Heart Rate

What is heart rate?

• Oxygen going to the heart

• The number of times your heart beats in a minute

• Blood pumping though the body

• Carbon dioxide leaving the body

Having to do with the heart

• Ortho

• Derma

• Neuro

• Cardio

Heart rate when the body is at rest

• Slow heart rate

• Resting heart rate

• Target heart rate

• Working heart rate

Common places to find heart rate

• Neck and wrist

• Tongue and armpit

• Thigh and bicep

• Ear and temple

What should your heart rate be when exercising ?

• Resting heart rate

• Max heart rate

• In your target heart rate zone

• Minimum heart rate

Factors that can increase or decrease heart rate

• Temperature and time of day

• Exercise and temperature

• Exercise and how much food you have had

• None

Carotid artery

• Pulse on wrist

• Pulse on side of neck

• Pulse on foot

• Pulse behind knee

Normal resting heart rate for adults

• 40-80 BPM

• 60-100 BPM

• 100-120 BPM

• 70-130 BPM

A condition of a heart rate consistently above 100 BPM

• Tachycardia

• Bradycardia

• High

• Strong

A condition of a heart rate below 60 BPM

• Bradycardia

• Tachycardia

• Low

• Slow