SUBGROUP 1!!
A) We obtained their initials to their names (to keep their identity confidential), age, previous blood pressure readings (if they have ever get theirs checked before ) as a baseline, check on their current health status and lifestyle e g: fever ( can cause your blood pressure reading to be lower than usual ), cardiac problems/asthma ( can affect blood pressure readings upon exertion ), smokers/drinkers ( may cause blood pressure readings to be high even before exercise commences)
B) We ensured that their left arm is free from any disabilities or injuries as the blood pressure readings will be taken on ONLY the left arm. This is because the left arm is the recommended site for attaining the most accurate reading as it is the nearest arm to the heart. We also made sure that their left wrists are free of watches and they are at rest.
C) Only one member of our group took the readings for all the subjects. This is to maintain consistency and to attain optimal accuracy of the blood pressure reading takings.
D) After obtaining each subject’s first reading, they were then immediately (without waiting for the rest) asked to run at their normal pre-training speed around the field twice which amounted to a distance of 800 meters. One member of the group kept track of each subject’s distance covered (to ensure that all subjects ran the designed 800 meters which is 2 rounds around the track) and their approximate speed to ensure that it is consistent with the rest.
E) Immediately after the completion of their 2 rounds, they were then ushered by another of our group member, to the blood pressure taking booth to have their blood pressure readings taken, without any rest period.
Measures were taken to ensure that the rest period was kept to a minimum.
E g: Person A ran immediately after 1st blood pressure reading has been taken, without waiting for Person B. Person B went for run after taking 1st blood pressure reading.
Person A returned after running and immediately had the 2nd blood pressure reading taken. By the time Person A was done with 2nd blood pressure reading, Person B had finished running and was just in time for 2nd blood pressure reading to be taken, hence their rest period was kept to a minimum.
Photo collage of our subjects and our group members in action
Data collection!
Ensure that sleeve is not in the way in order to get accurate result
Correct hand positioning!
Del (our group member who is one of the subjects) in action!
Correct technique. Left arm resting on the table with blood pressure cuff placed at the heart level when subject is seated upright.
“Are you alright?”
Wrong sitting position.
Subject was slouching; hence blood pressure cuff was slightly above the level of the heart.
Post exercise! TIRED!!
Del back from 2 rounds around the field
“Breathe in through your nose; breathe out through your mouth”
Subjects were also taught on breathing techniques to prevent
hyperventilation.
Subjects in action!
Wowww!!
Del after half time!!
Final Data collected!
Our research question is asking for relationship between BP before exercise and after exercise, which means correlation. And our variables are both scale data, so we are going to use Pearson’s R to analyze the data.
After running SPSS, and use Pearson’s R, we get dolling results.
Conclusion
RESULTS
What factors can probably affect our results?
