Explain The Equipment Use In Details That Was Used To Perform The Test?
The below explains the equipment usage in details that was used to perform the test:
1. Treadmill must have the ability to reach at least 12km/hour to fulfil modified Bruce intermittent protocol. Figure 2 - Treadmill 2. Polar watch with Heart Rate Monitor to indicate beats per minute (bpm). Figure 3 – Polar watch FT7
3. Heart rate monitor chest belt strap to deliver electrocardiogram (EKG) readings. Figure 4 – Chest belt strap
4. Stopwatch to follow the timing of the modified Bruce intermittent protocol. Figure 5 – Stopwatch
5. Arkray lactate pro, a blood lactate concentration test meter that comes with the lactic analyzer. It provides blood reading in mmol/L. Figure 6 – Lactic analyzer
6. Lactic strip used to draw the blood from the pricked finger and inserted into the Arkray lactate pro for a blood reading. It cannot be put out too long for fear of contamination. Figure 7 – Lactic strip 7. Spring-loaded lancet. It has a needle with spring for a one-time usage to prick the finger …show more content…
The participant after wearing the heart rate monitor chest belt strap was resting, and while sitting down, his blood lactate concentration and heart rate was taken as initial resting benchmark values before the test is done. For blood lactate concentration reading, with a lancet prick, the participant’s index or middle finger will bleed. No blood was drew and taken then. It is wiped away by an alcohol wipe. The finger is pressed again to let out the blood. It is only on the second blood squeezing that lactic strip will draw the blood and analyzed by the lactic analyzer. The device was calibrated before each test according to the manufacturer’s instructions and as well as heart rate monitor. This is the same procedure to be used on the following latter test stages of drawing the blood, collecting and analyzing
1. Treadmill must have the ability to reach at least 12km/hour to fulfil modified Bruce intermittent protocol. Figure 2 - Treadmill 2. Polar watch with Heart Rate Monitor to indicate beats per minute (bpm). Figure 3 – Polar watch FT7
3. Heart rate monitor chest belt strap to deliver electrocardiogram (EKG) readings. Figure 4 – Chest belt strap
4. Stopwatch to follow the timing of the modified Bruce intermittent protocol. Figure 5 – Stopwatch
5. Arkray lactate pro, a blood lactate concentration test meter that comes with the lactic analyzer. It provides blood reading in mmol/L. Figure 6 – Lactic analyzer
6. Lactic strip used to draw the blood from the pricked finger and inserted into the Arkray lactate pro for a blood reading. It cannot be put out too long for fear of contamination. Figure 7 – Lactic strip 7. Spring-loaded lancet. It has a needle with spring for a one-time usage to prick the finger …show more content…
The participant after wearing the heart rate monitor chest belt strap was resting, and while sitting down, his blood lactate concentration and heart rate was taken as initial resting benchmark values before the test is done. For blood lactate concentration reading, with a lancet prick, the participant’s index or middle finger will bleed. No blood was drew and taken then. It is wiped away by an alcohol wipe. The finger is pressed again to let out the blood. It is only on the second blood squeezing that lactic strip will draw the blood and analyzed by the lactic analyzer. The device was calibrated before each test according to the manufacturer’s instructions and as well as heart rate monitor. This is the same procedure to be used on the following latter test stages of drawing the blood, collecting and analyzing