HSC 232 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Body Fat Percentage, Coronary Circulation, Stationary Bicycle
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The number of times the heart beats or contracts usually reported in beats per minute. No known standards for resting hr, resting hr has often been thought as an indicator of crf because it tends to decrease as the client becomes more physically fit. Bp is the force of blood against the walls of the arteries and veins created by the heart as it pumps blood to every part of the body. Systolic blood pressure: the maximum pressure in the arteries when the ventricles of the heart contract during a heartbeat. Diastolic blood pressure: the minimum pressure in the arteries when the ventricles relax. Hypertension or high bp is a condition in which the resting bp, either sbp or. Dbp of both is chronically elevated above the optimal or desired level. Can be defined as the relative proportion of fat and fat-free tissue in the body (percent body fat) Assessment of body composition is necessary for numerous reasons.
