Pulse Rate as Basic Need in Fitness Training
The most important single indicator of well-being, stress or illness in your body is your pulse. It gives the changes that may be taking place in you weather brought about by psychological or physical factors. When you get angry or excited, your pulse rate increases. When you stand up, walk, jog or run, your pulse rate goes higher. An accelerated pulse rate means that your body is working under a heavy load and the degree of acceleration depends on the intensity of the activity and physical fitness of the individual. The pulse rate of a physically unfit person will go up much faster than that of the physically fit when both are subjected to the same work load.
The resting pulse rate while seated gives you an important information about your health and fitness. Boys average 80 to 84 beats per minute and the girls from 82 to 89 beats. Rate as low as 50 or as high as 100 can still be within a normal range. In general, the lower the resting pulse, the healthier and fitter you are. Your pulse rate will be your guide and index for a physical fitness training. You need to workout, or under training and making significant gain or improvement.