When you exercise your body requires more oxygen in order to burn the fuel that has been stored in your muscles.  Since oxygen is moved through your body by red blood cells, exercise increases your heart rate so that the blood can be pumped through your body faster. This delivers the needed oxygen to your muscles faster. The harder you exercise, the more oxygen is needed, so your heart and blood pump even faster still.


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4 Responses to “Heart Rate Monitoring”

  1. It is a little more difficult to find your pulse if you are at rest (like sitting at a computer). Do a few minutes of exercise and then try again.

  2. ericksonnationmom says:

    I cant feel my pulse. Where else could I try to feel my pulse?????????

  3. Patricia De Lazzari says:

    Hi – I am registered for the eCamp. Should I have access to this?