19. Will our blood pressure and heart rate be the same in orbit as they are on Earth? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Jump to: navigation, search

The blood pressure and heart rate while resting should be the same as resting on Earth. While exercising in space, the heart beats faster for each level of work, so if riding a bike on Earth causes the heart beat to rise to 100 beats per minute, the same effort in space may cause the heart beat to rise to 140 beats per minute.

Answer provided by Col. USAF Dr. Richard S. Williams


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer


Buy This Book Click here

Retrieved from "http://www.thespacelibrary.com/mediawiki/index.php/19._Will_our_blood_pressure_and_heart_rate_be_the_same_in_orbit_as_they_are_on_Earth%3F_%28A_K2S_Question%29"