ExerciseExperiment
Thislabreportaddressestherestingbaselinedatacomparedtoexercisedtaofthe
cardiovascularandrespiratorysystem.AnEKGtestorotherwiseknownasaelectrocardiogram
testarewidelyusedtoevaluatetheheart'scondition,thebloodflowwithinandthroughoutthe
heart,andavarietyofothercomponentsthattakeplaceintheheart.Byattachingsmall
electrodepassagestotheskinweareabletoidentifyheartattacks,hearttroubles,andotherout
oftheordinarypatternsthatmightbetakingplacewithintheheart.P,Q,RandS,Tarethelabels
thattheEKGtestlabels,thefrequenciesthattheheartsgiveoffhelpwiththereadingofthe
labelsandallowustotelltheconditionofthepatient'sheart.
Question:Whateffectwillexercise,ifanyhaveontherespiratoryandcardiovascular
system.
Hypothesis:IfexerciseincreasesmyheartratethenwheneverIamphysicallyactivemy
EKGreadingwillincrease(ahigherraisedheartratecausedbymoreintensephysical
exerciseresultsinahighreadingofmyEKG)
(Figure1.0//1.2)
Inthefirstimageyouseeatypeofwhatiscommonlycalledaspirometer.Although
thereismorethanonetypeofspirometerthatcanbeusedtheonewedecidedtousewastheone
shownabove.Whilesomemeasuretheexpiratoryvolumesandcapacitiestheonewehave
chosentousewillmeasuretheintakeorinspirationandexpirationorexhalation.ofcarbon
dioxide,aswellasthevolumeandcapacitiesofthelungs.Ininspirationourdiaphragmswill
pulldownwardwhilesimultaneouslycontraction.Expirationcausesthepressureofoxygento
increasewhilethediaphragmrelaxes.
Inthesecondpictureyouobserveapieceoftechnologythatwasusedtomeasureour
EKGreadings.WhilegatheringourEKGreadingwewereaskedtoparticipateinphysical
activityforashorttimeofthreeminutes.Inthosethreeminuteswewerealsoaskedtokeepout
safetyinmind.Inordertoavoidanyinjuriesweobservedourpartnersintheirtimeofphysical
activitymuchliketheydidtousinsothatnoonebecamelightheadedordizzywhichcouldof
endedininjuryorminorharm.FurthermoreingatheringourEKGreadingswemusthave
collectedourheartrateatarestingstateandagainoncethephysicalactivityofthreeminutes
wasover.Afteralldatafrombothrestingandafterphysicalactivitywerecomparedwewere
abletoseetheresultsofexerciseontheEKGreadingoftheheart.
BeforeexerciseBaselineCardiovasculardata:
Afterexercise:
ThechartsabovemeasureEKGwavelengthsbeforeandafteraphysicalactivityofatimeperiod
ofthreeminute.Eachchartshowsthecomparisonmeasuredby(PR,QRS,QT,andRR)and
thetimeintervals.Usingthechartandcomparingthedatacollectedfrombothlabs,youare
easilyabletoreadandcomparethedifferencebetweenrespirationbeforeandafterexercising.
TheDataaboveshowscollectednumbersfromalabperformedbeforeandafteran
extendedtimeperiodofphysicalactivityinordertomeasurerespiratoryinspiration.Thedata
aboveisexpressedintheformsofTidalvolume,ExpiratoryReserveVolume,andVital
Capacity(TV,ERV,VC)measuringthelungsofarestingstateaswellasanafteractivestate
AboveisdatacollectedfromArespiratorylabwiththeaveragebaselineandpostphysical
activitydata.Thegraphshowsbothtimeandvolumecomparedtoeachotheroveranaverageof
threetrialsrunthreeofwhichwereperformedbyme.
Inallabovelabstheresultswerecommonlycloseduetothephysicalexercisethatwas
takenplaceduringeachofthedifferentlabs.AlmostalwaystheEKGwasincreasingaswellas
thepHbalancealongwithRespiratoryrategraduallyincreasing.Whatwastakenawayfromall
labscombinedwasthat,withtheuseofexercisetheheartrateisbondtoincreaseforthefactthat
theheartispumpingbloodinordertodistributeeventhroughoutthebodytocompensateforthe
physicalactivitythatistakenplace.Notforgettingthelungswhichwillalsocompensateforthe
physicalactivitythatistakingplacebyincreasingthefillupofoxygen.
(Resultsmayvarywith
differentbackgroundsofphysicalperformance)