ADP Heart Rate and Exercise Task

Prior Learning StatementIn preparation for undertaking this assessment and learning task it is expected that students have been guided through the circulatory system and respiratory system of the basic physiology unit of the ADP course. Explanation and applied scenarios that allow for understanding of the following terms/concepts should be provided:

Heart rate, theoretical heat rate max and recovery heart rate Lactate threshold (or anaerobic threshold or Lactate inflection point) An emphasis to students that every athlete’s physiology is different. Knowing your own

exercise physiology/rates can help athletes to improve performance.

Criteria Assessed4         communicate ideas and information

5        demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the factors that influence sporting performance

AimTo investigate heart rate response to exercise.

Exercise Task (Modify to suit) Resting HR is taken prior to exercise Four subjects with HR monitors ride for 6 minutes on stationary bikes (or alternative) whilst 

intensity is progressively increased each minute HR is taken at the end of each minute HR is also taken for 6 minutes of recovery at level 2 (or similar low intensity activity, ie

walking) Please use the table below for recording (modify to suit)

Time Resistance/Speed/Intensity Heart Rate Recorded0 (resting heart rate) NA1 22 43 64 85 106 127 (recovery  begins) 28 29 210 211 212 2

Assessment Task

Please prepare a graph (preferably using excel) that represents the results, including recovery, for each subject. Please make sure you give your graph a title and label the axes. 

Discussion questions (please word process and submit for assessment with your graph)

1. Please describe the relationship between exercise and heart rate as shown in your graph.2. Please discuss the reasons why heart rate increases during exercise.3. How is maximum heart rate calculated? Did any subjects reach their theoretical heart rate 

maximum?4. What is lactate threshold? (use lactate inflection point or anaerobic threshold if preferred) 5. If we assume lactate threshold is reached at 85% of heart rate max please identify at what 

point did each subject reach their lactate threshold?6. Please choose two of the subjects and compare their heart rate responses during the 

exercise and recovery periods. Please make any observations you can about these subjects’ aerobic fitness levels paying particular attention to subjects’ recovery heartrate ie difference between exercise heart rate and heart rate after 6 minutes of recovery. Please ensure you use figures from your graph to support your observations.

Assessment Guidelines

CRITERION 4          COMMUNICATE IDEAS AND INFORMATION

Rating ‘C’ Rating ‘B’ Rating ‘A’

In their writing the learner correctly spells most common words and uses simple punctuation and sentence structure to convey meaning.

The learner’s oral and written communications:

In their writing the learner correctly spells common words and most specialised terms, and uses basic grammar, punctuation and sentence structure to convey meaning.

The learner’s oral and written communications:

In their writing the learner correctly spells common and specialised words, and uses grammar, punctuation and complex sentence structure to clearly convey meaning.

The learner’s oral and written communications:

convey basic ideas and information to the intended audience

convey ideas and information to the intended audience

convey ideas and information to the intended audience with clarity

include the use of some specialised terms that are generally correct

include the use of a range of specialised terms that are generally correct

include the frequent and correct use of a wide range of relevant specialised terms

CRITERION 5          DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PERSONAL SPORTING PERFORMANCE

Rating ‘C’ Rating ‘B’ Rating ‘A’

The learner: The learner: The learner:

recognises and identifies the major factors that influence sporting performance

recognises and describes the major factors that influence sporting performance

recognises and describes in detail the factors that influence sporting performance. The description is accurate