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Course: PHRE 1033 – Fitness Evaluation Movement Pattern: Target: Synergist(s):
Exercise
Regressions: Progressions:

Equipment:
Description:
  1. Client sit and rest in a chair with arm rests or with left arm on table
  2. Feet should be flat on the floor
  3. Rest for 5 minutes – this can happen while you build a rapport and ask discovery questions
  4. Ensure ear pieces are pointing forward in stethoscope
  5. Place diaphragm of stethoscope on sternum or second intercostal space on left side
  6. Alternatively, manually palpate radial pulse with index and middle finger on wrist (base of thumb)
  7. Use a 15-second count
  8. Start the stopwatch simultaneously with a beat
  9. Count the first beat as zero (0)
  10. Multiple value by 4 to get a beat per minute (bpm)
  11. Record information number on the client information sheet

If client’s RHR is >99 bpm request that the client sits quietly for 5 minutes and repeat the procedure

 

Common Error(s):
Spotting:
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