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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-12-9
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Preliminary assessment was made concerning perceptions of the newly developed heart-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 < .01). 48% never measure their heart rates when they exercise, 48% sometimes measure their heart rates and 4% always do so (p < .01). While the new guide should not replace the traditional chart, these results suggest that college students perceive the heart-rate guide as a useful tool despite the fact that only a small percentage of students regularly measure their heart rates when they exercise.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Aug
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| pubmed:issn |
0031-5125
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
87
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
315-20
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1998
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Perceptions of the heart-rate guide.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Human Performance and Fitness, University of Massachusetts, Boston 02125-3393, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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