title: Heart rates of high school physical education students during team sports, individual sports, and fitness activities.
abstract: This study examined how activity type influenced heart rates and time spent in target heart rate zones of high school students participating in physical education classes. Significantly higher average heart rates existed for fitness (142 +/- 24 beats per minute [bpm]) compared to team (118 +/- 24 bpm) or individual (114 +/- 18) activities. Similar results occurred for the percentage of activity time spent within a target heart rate zone (fitness 81.7 +/- 15.9%, individual 68.4 +/- 30.5%, and team 60.6 +/- 30.5%). Boys attained higher heart rates during team activities, while female students had higher rates during individual activities indicating male and female adolescents respond differently to activity types. The highest mean heart rates were observed during fitness activities.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Recreation, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-5120, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Laurson
authors.forename: Dale D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*