Exercise Intensity

Question 1

What is Heart Rate?

Answer 1

The number of times your heart beats per minuted. It is measured in the beats per minute (bpm)

Question 2

What is resting heart rate?

Answer 2

Your heart rate at rest

Question 3

What is maximum heart rate?

Answer 3

The maximum recommended safe heart rate for an individual during exercise

Question 4

How do you calculate your maximum heart rate?

Answer 4

220- age

Question 5

What does rpe stand for

Answer 5

Rating of perceived exertion

Question 6

What is the Borge scale?

Answer 6

A scale which ranges between 6-20 where 6 is no exertion and 20 is maximum exertion. The individual would choose a number between that which reflects how hard they think they worked

Question 7

How would you use the Borg scale to predict rpe?

Answer 7

RPE x 10= heart rate

Question 8

What is the aerobic training zone?

Answer 8

60-85% of your maximum heart rate

Question 9

What is the anaerobic training zone?

Answer 9

85%-95%

Question 10

What is the speed training zone?

Answer 10

95%- max

Question 11

How do you calculate someone’s target zone? (Aerobic training zone)

Answer 11

220- age = HR
HR x 0.60=
HR x 0.85=