1. Use them to calculate oxygen consumption and ultimately energy expenditure of a
specific exercise
2. Can use the equations to calculate the target workload in an exercise prescription
, Functions of Metabolic Equations
1. Use them to calculate oxygen consumption and ultimately energy expenditure
of a specific exercise
Important for telling your clients how many calories they are burning during an exercise
session
Functions of Metabolic Equations
2. Can use the equations to calculate the target workload in an exercise
prescription
Allows you to give your clients a specific speed to work on a bike or a treadmill if HR is
difficult to measure
Approach to solving metabolic equations
1. Convert any raw data into the units as they appear in the equations
2. Solve the equation using basic algebra
3. Convert the answer to desired units
(See page 52)
Measures of Intensity
Heart Rate Reserve
(% of difference between resting and maximal HR)
Formula: Target HR=[(HRmax-HRrest) X % intensity] +HRrest
Measures of Intensity
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