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During theatrical performances we examined the heart rate course in 38 subjects of both sexes. We followed the activities of the artists staging in drama, opera, operetta and ballet, as well as the activities of conductors. In most artists we also examined the reaction of the organism to a graduated load, by riding a bicycle ergometer. The daily regime of most artists is not convenient. Working capacity W170 proved highest in ballet, while the lowest values were found in drama and operetta. The average heart rate during the performance was in drama 110, in operetta 118, in opera 121, in ballet 133 and in conductors 126 beats per min. Striking increments are connected more with the physical and less with the psychical activity of the artist; the highest values — which were next to the maximal ones — were found in ballet. The circulation load, calculated from the heart rates during the performance shows, that the circulation load makes on average 28–36% for ballet and 40–45% for conductors. The blood pressure after the performance returnes very slowly to the initial values. The results of examinations serve for formulation of more general characteristics of the individual types of activities.
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Seliger, V., Glücksmann, J., Pachlopník, J. et al. Evaluation of stage artist's activities on basis of telemetrical measurements of heart rates. Int. Z. Angew. Physiol. Einschl. Arbeitsphysiol. 28, 86–104 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00698049
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