Mayo Clinic:target Heart Rate Calculator

Students examine human blood flow by comparing the pulse of athletes.  In this human body lesson, students discover the equation for finding the cardiac output from a human heart.  Students identify heart rates of accomplished...

A simple, yet poignant lesson gets teens reading ads for clinical trials and discussing the requirements for participation. At home, they peruse the newspaper to find current examples of similar advertisements. The purpose of this lesson...

Many youngsters don't understand that fitness is a life-long endeavor, and that it really pays off to be healthy. Use a spreadsheet to document progress in a fitness plan to see if there really in a benefit to running and exercise. Adapt...

This accompanies a lesson on how various activities affect heart rate. Young learners identify resting heart rate and target heart rate. They do some physical activities to measure their heart rates for each of those activities. They...

Students improve fitness, calculating target heart rates, and prepare for the mile run physical fitness test.

While working (and running) with a partner, a student works on "improving fitness, calculating target heart rates, and prepar[ing] for the mile run physical fitness test." This website includes a "Partner Recording Sheet" that will help...

Use this interactive body mass index calculator to determine if your weight is under, over or normal for your size and read about things you can do to maintain a healthy weight.

Learners improve fitness, calculate target heart rates and prepare for the mile run physical fitness test.

Young scholars search for ways to prevent stress. They conduct self-assessments, plan a stress clinic, research community resources, and write a reflective essay. Students may wear electronic heart rate monitors to demonstrate stress...

Use this healthy weight pyramid tool to calculate your appropriate weight according to your body type and then learn how to maintain that weight level.