Cardiovascular Fitness Procedures Manual

„ Pretest blood pressure and heart rate will then be displayed on BP MONITOR and will be automatically captured in the system. „ ...

3.9.5 Demonstrating How to Walk on a Treadmill After the blood pressure measurement is captured, you should give a brief demonst ...

„ Allow the SP to hold onto the handrails for a little while into the Warm-Up Stage. Work with the SP to try to get both hands o ...

„ If the SP is having trouble learning to walk on a treadmill, the explanation can be given after the SP is stable and comfortab ...

„ The technologist will enter this number. „ At 1:50 minutes into Warm-up, the system will give an auditory message: “Press NEXT ...

„ The system will automatically set the BP monitor to start the BP measurement at 02:10 minutes into Stage 1. The end of Stage 1 ...

If the SP looks OK, does not ask to stop, and RPE is not greater than 17, continue with the test. Continue to monitor very clos ...

„ When the stage ends, the top and bottom LEDs turn yellow and the bottom LED in the next stage begins to flash. „ After 3 minut ...

„ Tell SP to grasp the front handrail and warn that the treadmill is about to stop. “Press STOP BELT on treadmill controller. Co ...

„ The system will then give an auditory message: “Press GO TO RECOVERY on ISIS screen and change treadmill controller to “Recove ...

3.11 Procedure if SP is Unable to Adhere to the Protocol „ Some people may not be able to walk on the treadmill without holding ...

percent of PMHR during Stage 1, and last, to elicit a HR response that is approximately 70 to 80 percent of PMHR during Stage 2. ...

Figure 3-4. Treadmill controller - changing the exercise protocol 3.12.1 Increasing the Exercise Protocol If %HRmax is below 50 ...

„ As soon as the treadmill changes to Stage 1, press NEXT STAGE on the treadmill controller to get to Stage 1 for the next highe ...

be within the 50 percent to 60 percent range. The %HRmax scale on the computer screen displays the HR in beats per minute for 50 ...

„ The system will give an auditory message: “When this stage changes, change stage on treadmill controller to next lower protoco ...

„ If the SP looks OK and does not ask to stop, continue with the test. Continue to monitor very closely for signs of exhaustion. ...

„ The system will give an auditory message to remind the technologist to change the setting on the treadmill controller. The mes ...

„ Lightheadedness, dizziness. „ Severe shortness of breath/wheezing. „ Change in skin color to bluish/grayish. „ Severe headache ...

3.13. 2 Priority 2 Stopping Criteria „ SP HR during Warm-up, Stage 1 or Stage 2 exceeds 90 percent for 12- through 18­ year-olds ...