On expediency of registration of heart rate by heart rate monitor when performing step test
This article presents the analysis of the scientific literature covering the use of Harvard Step Test and its modifications in physical training and sports practice, as well as in the field of military work. Different points of view of the authors on the method of recording the pulse are set forth. In particular, Aulik I.V. in 1973 proposed to calculate the pulse in 10 seconds instead of a 30-second interval. The patterns of the dynamics of pulse recovery after performing a standard physical load in general terms are presented. To calculate the index of the Harvard Step Test and its modifications by a well-known formula, it is justified to use the heart rate, determined with the help of heart rate monitor, instead of calculating the sum of the pulse for 30 seconds. In this case, it is necessary first to develop the new parameters for the standards for assessing the physical performance.