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What factors affect Heart rate? - Coggle Diagram
What factors affect Heart rate?
Weather
Thunder
Rain and thunder could make an person stressed and worried, ultimately affecting their heart rate
Temperature
Your heart beats faster and pumps harder, and may circulate two to four times as much blood each minute as it does on a cool day. When temperatures soar, perspiring can put a strain on your cardiovascular system, too.
Low temperatures cause your blood vessels and arteries to narrow, restricting blood flow and reducing oxygen to the heart. Your heart must pump harder to circulate blood through the constricted blood vessels. As a result, your blood pressure and your heart rate increase.
Emotions
Sadness
When you experience depression your heart rate and blood pressure rise, there's reduced blood flow to the heart and your body produces higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone.
Stress
Your body releases adrenaline, a hormone that temporarily causes your breathing and heart rate to speed up
Anxiety can cause symptoms such as feelings of nervousness and tension, as well as sweating and an uneasy stomach.
Anger
Anger and hostility ramp up your "fight or flight” response. When that happens, stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, speed up your heart rate and breathing.
Exercises
Strength building
When our muscles are stronger, there is less demand placed on the heart. This allows the lungs to process more oxygen with less effort, the heart to pump more blood with fewer beats, and the blood supply directed to your muscles to increase.
Cardio
Jogging
During cardio exercise such as running, your heart rate increases. As your pace and work rate increase, so does your heart rate. Blood circulates to your muscles so they can get the oxygen and nutrients they need to keep going.
Staircase
Since stair climbing requires to lift the body mass against gravity, it is more energy demanding activity, and is therefore a better option to cause a substantial increase in heart rate
Walking
Physical activity increases your heart rate, strengthens your heart, and increases blood circulation through your body, bringing more oxygen and nutrients to your organs.
Food
Caffeine
Caffeine in high doses raises your blood level of epinephrine. Epinephrine is also known as adrenalin. In pure forms, epinephrine can increase blood pressure, increase the contractility or force of the heart, and mildly increase the heart rate.
Sugar
High sugar intake raises insulin levels, which in turn activates the sympathetic nervous system. This leads to an increase in blood pressure and heart rate