Ib Heart Rate Lab Biology

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IB Biology Factors affecting Heart Rate By Yohann Fernandes IB Biology Factors affecting Heart Rate By Yohann Fernandes DESIGN Research Question Is there a difference in heart rate between pushups and squats? Introduction Heart rate or pulse refers to the number of times the heart beats per minute. The heart rate can vary as the bodies need to absorb oxygen and excret carbon dioxide changes, such as during sleep, illness or physical exercise. (Felix) During physical exercise, our body makes use of a lot of energy, which comes from cells through glucose oxidization. Both the glucose and oxygen have to be delivered by the blood. Because of the increased need for glucose and oxygen, the blood has to pump more blood around. This will require the heart to beat faster in order to achieve a higher output volume of blood. This is described by the equation: Cardiac Output = Heart Rate × Stroke Volume (Felix) The stroke volume is the volume of blood pumped by the heart with each beat. (Burton) For a human being, the resting heart rate is 60-80 beats per minute and during exercise this heart rate can increase dramatically. (Felix) The maximum heart rate of a person can be calculated by minusing 220 from their age. (Felix) The heart rate can increase accordingly with the intensity of physical activity it is succumbed to. (Redzic) Certain muscles use different amounts of glucose during exercise and that can have an affect on heart rate. Exercise can focus certain muscle groups. Push-ups can focus the arms and squats can focus the legs. For my experiment, I will be looking at how the heart rates produced from doing push-ups and squats differ. Figure 1: Heart Rate http://www.triathlontrainingisfun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/heart_rate_monitor.jpg Figure 1: Heart Rate
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