{"id":6076,"date":"2020-10-21T20:41:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2020-10-21T20:44:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:44:01","slug":"benefits-of-incorporating-heart-rate-monitors-into-pe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2020\/10\/21\/benefits-of-incorporating-heart-rate-monitors-into-pe\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Incorporating Heart Rate Monitors into PE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Gopher Community<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Incorporating Gopher Optic Heart Rate Monitors<\/a> into PE Classes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PE teacher, Kelly Koch, has found a new way to motivate her high school students in PE \u2013 heart rate monitors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a game changer for my students. I\u2019ve noticed that when I use the heart rate monitors, the motivation level within the students definitely increases,\u201d said Koch, a High School Health and PE Teacher at Easton High School, PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koch uses Gopher\u2019s Optic Strapless Heart Rate System with her students. At the beginning of her 10th<\/sup> grade Personal Fitness class, her students wear the adjustable heart rate fitness watch while their data is instantly displayed on an iPad through an app called AssessTech. She is then able to project the iPad screen on the wall for students to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can have the students set goals in terms of what they want to achieve during the block,\u201d said Koch. \u201cA lot of those students are able to evaluate their progress during the period when they\u2019re trying to reach those goals because they have the data right in front of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting up the Gopher Optic:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Koch shared that setting up the software<\/a> and pairing it with the fitness watches was not too difficult. Class rosters can be imported into the AssessTech app. Those rosters can include student names or just the heart rate monitor number to keep the data anonymous to the entire class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI always make sure that I point that out to the students. That just because someone has a higher heart rate than you, doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re necessarily working harder than you.\u201d Koch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sited using Gopher\u2019s training videos<\/a> as helpful resources. She recommends starting slow and working with just a few students to test out processes before expanding to the entire class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI actually labeled all of them and they have a number on them. The students know that they come in, and they pick up that number.\u201d Koch said. \u201cAt the end of the [class period] they know that they have to clean it off with a disinfecting wipe and put it back in the pocket that they got it from.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Fitness Components with Heart Rate Levels:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Koch also uses the Optic to teach her students about the different components of fitness by comparing the heart rate levels of different stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Koch explains, \u201cWhen their heart rate was a little bit higher at one station versus another station, they were able to figure out that it was a cardiovascular station versus being more of a muscular strength or a muscular endurance activity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the images below, Koch had students design their own interval training workout. They monitored their heart rate at the different intervals to determine how effective the workout is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students designed their own interval training workout and monitored their heart rate to determine it\u2019s effectiveness! #easdedtech<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bsMNe42fWN<\/a><\/p>— Kelly Koch (@mrskoch10) October 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>