Explain how a student could collect data on recovery heart rate following a 15-minute aerobic exercise session. (4 marks)
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- Record the heart rate immediately upon completion of the 15-minute exercise session using a heart rate monitor or manual pulse check.
- Continue monitoring heart rate at regular intervals (e.g., 1-minute, 3-minute, 5-minute, and 10-minute marks) during the recovery period.
- Have participants remain seated in a consistent position throughout the recovery monitoring to standardise conditions.
- Create a recovery heart rate profile by plotting the heart rate values against time to visualise the rate of recovery and identify when heart rate returns to near-resting levels.
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- Record the heart rate immediately upon completion of the 15-minute exercise session using a heart rate monitor or manual pulse check.
- Continue monitoring heart rate at regular intervals (e.g., 1-minute, 3-minute, 5-minute, and 10-minute marks) during the recovery period.
- Have participants remain seated in a consistent position throughout the recovery monitoring to standardise conditions.
- Create a recovery heart rate profile by plotting the heart rate values against time to visualise the rate of recovery and identify when heart rate returns to near-resting levels.