Heart Rate and Pedometer Reading

                    on the pass few weeks each students taught an activity and during those activities we all took our heart rate and steps we took at the end. some of the activities that went through are basketball, Frisbee, soccer, Step dance, and different drills etc. I learned many different skills while doing these activities. Before each activity we would take a pedometer to read how many steps we take at the end of activity and at the hand we measure heart rate by taking the index finger and middle to our neck. find our pulse and count how many pulse we got in six second and add a zero to the number to get our heart rate. Using a pedometer to count the steps we took on an activity and measure our heart rate using our index and middle finger was not an accurate displacement of our heart and steps. For example, when I did the soccer hand over throw activity the pedometer read that I took 889 steps and my heart rate was 130. This was not accurate because the activity didn't not involve a lots of movement. During this activity we were split in partners and while facing your partner, you would hand throw over to your partner. Not much movement was done, but the pedometer read that I made 889 step which clearly I didn't because I stood in the same place for the whole activity. Another example of when the pedometer was accurate is, during the step drills activity. This activity involved take lots of steps, but after the end of the activity pedometer read 95 steps and I heart rate of 100. I took more than 95 step and my heart should have been more than 100 because I was breathing heavily and my heart was beating fast. Using a pedometer and measuring our heart rate using two fingers was not an accurate measurement of the steps we took and heart rate. If we wanted more accurate measurement of the steps and heart rate during an activities, then we should use more accurate tools of measurement.