Perceptions of the Heart-Rate Guide
| Autor: | Joseph Ciccolo, Avery D. Faigenbaum, Joseph R. Libonati |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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| Zdroj: | Perceptual and Motor Skills. 87:315-320 |
| ISSN: | 1558-688X 0031-5125 |
| DOI: | 10.2466/pms.1998.87.1.315 |
| Popis: | Preliminary assessment was made concerning perceptions of the newly developed bean-rate guide, devised as an educational tool to promote physical activity. Unlike the traditional target heart-rate chart, the heart-rate guide illustrates the value of low to moderate intensity physical activity. Following a brief lecture about the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health and the usefulness of heart-rate charts and guides, 120 college students ( M age 21.5 ± 2.8 yr.) completed a self-report survey consisting of statements regarding their use of target heart rates during exercise and their perceptions of the new heart-rate guide as compared to the traditional heart-rate chart. 83% of the subjects reported that the new guide better illustrated the findings from the Surgeon General's report, 5% reported no difference between the guide and the chart, and 12% reported that the chart better illustrated the report's findings ( p |
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