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PHED 3401: TECHNOLOGY
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)
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Gymnasium
Music playing
Locomotors and obstacle course activities
Motivational signs
• 9:20-10:20 (1st – 8th grades)
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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
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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
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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)