| Show Daily Health Service ServiceS S Watch Heart n Closely This is the third of ot a series of I articles by Dr Fishbein on How to Stay in the Game by prevention pre pre- I of ot athletic injuries S By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN The chief chiet attention in the examInation examination exam- exam nation for athletics always B must cener center center cen- cen ter er on the physical condition of the heart Various tests have been de developed developed de de- for determining what is known cnown as cardiac reserve or the abil ability ity of the heart to respond to increased strain Some of these tests are exceedingly simple involving for example the rate of the heart when lying down when standing and then alter after some exercise again taking the rate lying down and standing Normally the rate when lying hin down is 5 about 66 when sta standing from 66 86 to 74 After exercise the rate for lor forthe forthe the first quarter minute should be bc 96 and the quarter minute about 88 In other words the heart must have havethe havethe havethe the ability to return to normal rate rather promptly after exercise In the case of some p persons the heart rate may be 72 when reclining and 92 when standing with the Uter and 15 seconds later still or I Such an increase in the heart rate after alter exercise and the delay in re returning re re- turning to normal rate are quite certain tam tain indications that the individual ts is in poor physical condition and should not indulge in vigorous exercise or hard training until his condition has improved Physical educators place a great deal of value on preseason training to put the athlete in good shape before he undertakes a difficult sport par par- one as football A good condition is developed by getting a moderate amount of physical exercise each day and enough rest and sleep each e-ach night The time old-time calisthenics were were- es especially especially es- es valuable for strengthening various parts of the body which might not be particularly called on in the sport to be undertaken Football requires more preseason training than do other sports except for lor long distance running which may require an exceedingly long training period Wind and endurance LIC de developed only by repeated ex exercises day after day gradually Increasing length and Intensity of ot 0 C 0 The athlete can determine his physIcal physical physical phys phys- ical condition very simply by watchIng watching watch- watch Ing tag his weight and by finding linding out whether he does docs his work with more ease and with increasing endurance The weight chart perhaps is the simplest simplest sim sim- method of determining how any individual is reacting to the trainIng train train- Ing lag program There always is some loss of ot weight during any active physical exercise Most men lose from one and a half to three pounds during a game of golf and football players may lose from seven to ten pounds during a game of football A man in good condition condition con con- tends to regain his weight inless in inless inless less than 24 hours If any player fai fails to regain his lost weight for many days and constantly is dropping away from his best figure he should have a special physIcal physical phys phys- ical foal examination to determine the reason If the weight reduction i is b too rapid or too great in extent it throws a burden on the heart kidneys and other tissues which is not safely fely borne It is recognized that the chI chief t signs of are arc staleness inability inability inability ity to sleep loss of weight general nervous Irritability and sometimes ex excessive excessive excessive ex- ex changes in the heart Next Importance of f diet |
