I compared these results to a blood pressure chart produced by the world health organisation and the international society of hypertension.
Emma recently went under anaesthetic but after the operation, due to hypotension (low blood pressure) and high temperature, she was kept in hospital overnight for observation. She was discharged the next day once it had dropped. After comparing Emma’s results to the chart, it shows that after her recovery her blood pressure has returned to normal because both her systolic and diastolic blood pressures are in the normal blood pressure range. Emma’s healthy blood pressure also prevents her from heart disease, strokes, and other serious conditions from high blood pressure or permanent damage to body organs through low blood pressure. Because Emma smoked for about 6 years in the past, she is lucky to have a normal blood pressure.
I then got Emma to complete the Harvard step test. The Harvard Step Test is a type of cardiac stress test for detecting cardiovascular disease but it is also a good measurement of fitness and ability to recover after strenuous exercise. It tests an individuals capability to exercise continuously for extended intervals of time without tiring, by stepping up and down onto a box or step of about 40cm for four minutes. After resting for a minute (one minute after completing the test), I counted Emmas pulse for thirty seconds, multiplied it by two and recorded it. I multiplied it by 2 to get the result for a minute instead of 30 seconds (bpm).Then two minutes after completing the test I recorded her pulse again for thirty seconds, multiplied it by two and recorded it. A further 3 minutes after completing the test I took her pulse for 30 seconds and recorded it.
To find Emmas fitness index, I added the 3 pulse counts together. Multiplied 240 (4minutes of exercise) by 100, and divided this by the total of the three pulse counts.
Emma’s fitness index was:
I the compared this to the fitness guide for the havard step test.
This means that Emma’s result was on the boundaries of ‘good’, which is okay but is border lining on fair. This could be because Emma does not get enough exercise and is not very fit or because she has smoked for 6 years in the past. A lack of exercise could result in obesity, stroke, low stamina or little strength and the possible outcomes of smoking are cancer to many places in the body and coughs/colds etc.
After observing Emma’s result I think that she could improve her fitness and health by exercising regularly through a particular regime such as going to the gym, jogging, swimming etc. She could also try eating a healthier, more balanced diet, with 3 meals each day. But these results were only taken once and aren’t necessarily accurate and therefore I am only suggesting that Emma follows my advice.
