scholarly journals Student Physical Activity Patterns: Grade, Gender, and Activity Influences

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Hodges Kulinna ◽  
Jeffrey Martin ◽  
Qin Lai ◽  
Amy Kliber ◽  
Brett Reed
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Target Heart Rate ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Physiological Load ◽  
Sport Activities

The purpose of this study was to determine how physical education students’ cardiovascular responses as determined by mean heart rate, standard deviation of heart rate, and percentage of time in target heart rate zone varied according to student characteristics. Participants were 505 students in Grades 3 through 12. The Polar Accurex Plus heart rate telemetry system was used to measure the physiological load on the cardiovascular system. Three-way ANOVA results suggested that heart rate patterns in physical education varied according to gender, grade, and activity. For example, secondary school girls were more active in individual activities while secondary school boys were more active in team sport activities. Elementary students were the most active group and had the most variability in their heart rate patterns.

A 33-yr follow-up of peak oxygen uptake and related variables of former physical education students

1997 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1844-1852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per-Olof Åstrand ◽  
Ulf Bergh ◽  
Åsa Kilbom
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Aerobic Power ◽  
Pulmonary Ventilation ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Physical Education Students

Åstrand, Per-Olof, Ulf Bergh, and Åsa Kilbom. A 33-yr follow-up of peak oxygen uptake and related variables of former physical education students. J. Appl. Physiol. 82(6): 1844–1852, 1997.—In 1949, 27 female and 26 male physical education students were studied at a mean age of 22 and 25 yr, respectively. They were restudied in 1970 and 1982. Measurements included oxygen uptake, heart rate, and pulmonary ventilation during submaximal and maximal exercise on a cycle ergometer and treadmill. After 21 yr, peak aerobic power was significantly reduced, from 2.90 to 2.18 l/min and from 4.09 to 3.28 l/min for women and men, respectively. After another 12 yr, the 1970 maxima were not reduced further. From 1949 to 1982 there was a decrease in peak heart rate from 196 to 177 beats/min in women and from 190 to 175 beats/min in men ( P < 0.05). Highest pulmonary ventilation did not change significantly. At an oxygen uptake of 1.5 l/min, the heart rate was the same in 1949 as in 1982. In conclusion, the physical fitness level of the subjects was well above average for these ages. From 1970 to 1982 there was no decline in the average peak aerobic power, a finding possibly related to increased habitual physical activity.

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