Cardiovascular Fitness Lab Report
This experiment, Cardiovascular Fitness, produced the results of the fitness and fitness index of an athlete versus a non- athlete. To do so both the athlete and non-athlete had to preform the step test in which they stepped up and down the stairs at the same pace for the same duration of time. The hypothesis made by my group was that the athlete would have a lower heart-rate and better fitness index then the non-athlete. We guessed this base on the fact that many youth in America who aren’t athletes don’t get the proper amount of exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In fact, “Nationwide, only 54% of youth ages 6–19 years achieve the amount of moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity recommended in the Physical Activity Guidelines
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The topic of the difference between non-athletes and athletes was picked. One student who was an athlete and was who wasn’t an athlete were selected in each group. Some of the groups were made up of all males, all females, or a mixture of both.
Once the groups were chosen the experiment began. The groups went to a staircase and the first step was to measure and record the height of the staircase in inches. The height of the stair was fourteen inches. The athlete and non-athlete went to a stop on the stairs with the other members of the group who were the timer and data recorder. In order to accurately measure time a stopwatch was used to calculate time throughout the whole experiment.
Before the participants began the trials they recorded their resting heart rate in beats per minute and the data was recorded. This data was collected by having the student count their pulse rate for 30 seconds and multiplying the number counted by two. Once their resting heart rate was known trial one began. Both students participated in trial one in which they stepped up and down a fourteen-inch step for one minute at the same pace of thirty steps per minute. Once they had done this for one minute they recorded their pulse for thirty seconds, and it was calculated into beats per minute by multiplying the number of beats counted in the thirty seconds by two. Next, the data was written in the
The topic of the difference between non-athletes and athletes was picked. One student who was an athlete and was who wasn’t an athlete were selected in each group. Some of the groups were made up of all males, all females, or a mixture of both.
Once the groups were chosen the experiment began. The groups went to a staircase and the first step was to measure and record the height of the staircase in inches. The height of the stair was fourteen inches. The athlete and non-athlete went to a stop on the stairs with the other members of the group who were the timer and data recorder. In order to accurately measure time a stopwatch was used to calculate time throughout the whole experiment.
Before the participants began the trials they recorded their resting heart rate in beats per minute and the data was recorded. This data was collected by having the student count their pulse rate for 30 seconds and multiplying the number counted by two. Once their resting heart rate was known trial one began. Both students participated in trial one in which they stepped up and down a fourteen-inch step for one minute at the same pace of thirty steps per minute. Once they had done this for one minute they recorded their pulse for thirty seconds, and it was calculated into beats per minute by multiplying the number of beats counted in the thirty seconds by two. Next, the data was written in the