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The response of the normal heart to exercises of graded intensity

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One-hundred and twenty-four experiments were carried out in order to determine the exact relationship between the intensity of exercise and the increase in heart rate. The results of the experiments show conclusively that the increase in heart rate is directly proportional to the intensity of the exercise and that the form of the curve representing this relationship is rectilinear.

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  1. Department of Physiology, State University of Iowa, George Wells

    W. W. Tuttle (Director of Physical Education Iowa City High School)

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Tuttle, W.W. The response of the normal heart to exercises of graded intensity. Arbeitsphysiologie 4, 519–526 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02010117

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