Working as a team to raise your heart rate
I can identify the changes in my heart rate beat per minute (bpm) as my work rate increases.
Working as a team to raise your heart rate
I can identify the changes in my heart rate beat per minute (bpm) as my work rate increases.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: ensuring our body becomes more efficient requires us to move more to increase our heart rate above resting rate.
- Think: we can monitor our heart rate using our index and middle finger to count the beats per minute.
- Feel: exercise releases endorphins which improves mood and reduces stress.
- Connect: encouraging our peers when completing maximal exertion tasks shows good collaboration.
Keywords
Heart rate - the speed at which the heart beats (bpm)
Respiratory/breathing rate - the number of breaths you take per minute to provide the body with oxygen
Sweating - the release of a salty liquid from your sweat glands to help the body stay cool - also known as perspiration
Common misconception
Thinking the heart rate and breathing rate are zero when at rest.
Our body needs the energy from the oxygen we breathe in order to maintain basic living functions, hence why our heart rate is always raised above 0.
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Equipment
Selection of objects such as cones, bibs, shuttles, quoits. Single sided print out of additional materials. Whiteboard and pen between 2.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - outdoor learning
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
