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Group Fitness Instructor

Category - Safety Checks

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Group Fitness Instructors should perform ongoing heart rate checks throughout the class period. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate instruction when cueing participants to take their heart rate?

  1. Use light pressure from two fingertips of the first two fingers
  2. Use heavy pressure from the fingertips of the first finger
  3. Use light pressure from the fingertip of the dominant thumb
  4. Use heavy pressure from the finger tip of the non-dominant thumb
Explanation

Answer: A - No matter the site, a pulse should be read using two fingertips, lightly placed on the skin. Firm pressure can block or obscure the flow of blood and should not be encouraged, especially at the carotid artery. The thumb should not be used no matter where the reading is performed as it has its own pulse which can confuse the reading.

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