PHED 3401: TECHNOLOGYhttp://www.fitness.gov/news-highlights/council-meetings/

Introduction

• Today’s Topics– Thursday Fun Run

– Jawbone (http://jawbone.com/support/up)

– Heart Rate Monitors

– Web Quest (John and Seth)

Thursday Fun Run• 8:30-9:00 pre-school (K3, K4, K5)

– Gymnasium– Music playing– Locomotors and obstacle course activities– Motivational signs

• 9:20-10:20 (1st – 8th grades)– Outside parking lot space– Music playing– Tags for keeping track of laps– Pedometers– Motivational signs

Heart Rate Monitors

Cardiovascular Goal

• Maintain the heart rate in the target range for at least 20 minutes

• Calculate:– Resting Heart Rate– Maximum Heart Rate

• 220-age• 208 - (.7 x age)

– Target Heart Rate Zones (60-85%)

Discussion of the scientific background of heart rate, exercise, etc.

Heart Rate Zones Chart

• 50-60 percent – Warm-up and cool down

zone after more vigorous zones

– Will improve your “health”

• 60-70 percent– Low level of effort– Burning calories

• 70-80 percent– Increase blood

vessels, lung capacity, heart size/strength

• 80-90 percent– Get faster and

more fit; increase VO2max

Heart Rate Monitors

• Three basic types:– Attaches to hand– Attaches to the index finger or ear

lobe– Attaches to the chest

Features

• Coded transmission• Programmable target

zone with alarm• Cumulative time in zone• Monitor ID• Settings lock• Uplink• Infrared downloading• File storage• Total exercise time

• Time spent in target zone• Time spent above target

zone• Time spent below target

zone• Average heart rate of

exercise• Recovery heart rate• Lap information• Stopwatch & timer• Time/ Date• Water resistant• Palm/ Pocket PC compatible

Heart Rate Monitor Location and Identification• Find 3 different makes/models of

heart rate monitors, describe advantages/disadvantages, and provide a list of prices for a consumer.

Erratic Readings

• Check the hardware• Check chest belt• Check the environment• Check interference from HRM• Wet the electrodes

Caring for Heart Monitors

• Don’t stretch the electrode strip of the belt

• Keep elastic chest belt clean• Lubricate transmitter snaps with

silicon lubricant spray• Keep all components clean• Store in a warm, dry location

Fusion 20

Heart Rate Monitor

Features

• Heart rate• Time of Day• Calendar• Daily alarm• Single heart zone alarm• 10 hour stopwatch• 10 hour single and repeat countdown

timer• Scan showing average and minimum

heart rate

Important Tips

• You must make a long press of MODE in any main screen to get a heart rate reading.

• Moisten the rubber electrodes of the belt with either water or saliva.

• Make sure you have a close but comfortable fit.

Quick Start

• Put on the transmitter• Attach the monitor to your wrist.• Press and hold the mode key

until the heart symbol appears.• After a few seconds the heart

symbol will start flashing and your heart rate will appear.

Setting Time & Calendar

• Hold in sel/light until SET is visible on the screen.

• Hold st/fwd to reset OR sel/light to go to next number

Setting Daily Alarm

• Press sel/light to move to daily/alarm.• Press and release st/fwd to select

alarm from either hourly chime only; daily alarm; both on; both off.

• Press sel/light to move to daily alarm hours.

• Press and release st/fwd to increase or scan to decrease the hours.

• Press SELECT to move to daily alarm minutes.

Setting the Heart Rate Zone

• Press sel/light to move to the heart zone high setting.

• Press and release st./fwd to increase or scan to decrease to the set required number.

• Press sel/light to move to the heart zone low setting.

• Press and release st./fwd to increase or scan to decrease to the set the required number.

Setting the Countdown Timer

• Press st./fwd or scan to select repeat (both the repeat and TMR icon will be displayed).

• Press st./fwd or scan to select single countdown (just the TMR icon will be displayed).

• Press select to move to countdown timer hours.

Heart Rate Monitors

• How can heart rate monitors be used for personal use (health and fitness goals)?Discussion…

• How can heart rate monitors be used in health and physical education?Discussion…

Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer Activities• Lesson Ideas

– Student 1– Teacher 1

• Class activities…– Arena Walk/Run– Circuit Training Obstacle Course– Sport Game(s)