Kinesiology 3337A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stationary Bicycle, Radial Artery, Skin Fold
26 Nov 2018
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So today we are assessing your aerobic fitness using the ymca cycle ergometer test, being aerobically fit helps improve your health physically and mentally, helps by preventing diseases like heart disease, cancer and helps with depression. 3 or more consecutive 3 min workloads of increasing intensity at a cycling cadence of 50 rpm. Test ends when 85% of hr max for 2 consecutive workloads or. Orient the cycle and adjust the seat height for client. Seat height should be right above the waist- slight flexion at the bottom of a downstroke. Set a metronome to 100bpm and instruct the client to cycle to the beat (every beep is a downstroke) Have the client try it first, once comfortable start the test. Take hr every min, every stage is 3 mins long (4 if hr at 2 and 3 were more than 5bpm. Initial workload is 0. 5kp (empty weight pan) apart) Then add weight after each stage (workload) depending on hr.
