Common Applied Physiology Lab Norms

common HR at rest

60-80 beats per minute

aerobically trained HR at rest

40-60

sedentary HR at rest

80-100

SV at rest

60-100 mL

SV max

120-180 mL

Q at rest

4-6 L per minute

Q max

22-35 L per minute

heart volume

~ 750 mL

blood volume

4-6 L (related to size, gender, and aerobic fitness)

systolic BP at rest

100-135 mmHg

systolic BP max

190-210 mmHg

diastolic BP at rest

60-90 mmHg

diastolic BP max

60-100 mmHg

Ve max

110-200 L per minute

Ve rest

6-14 L per minutef

f at rest

6-14 breaths per minute

f max

40 or more breaths per minute

TV at rest

0.4-0.8 L

TV max

~2.75 L

VC

3.8-7.0 L

RV

0.9-1.4 L

Ve/VO2, L/LO2

21-28

PCO2 end tidal

37-41 mmHg

PCO2 arterial

38-40 mmHg

VO2 at rest

3-4 mL/kg/minV

VO2 max

40-80 mL/kg/min

RMR

250-300 mL O2 per minute

• size dependent

kcal expenditure

5 kcal/LO2

respiratory exchange ratio submaximal

0.7-0.98

• above 1.0 at rest is hyperventilation

• above 1.0 with exercise is anaerobic

aVO2 difference at rest

5-6.5 mlL/100mL

max aVO2 difference

14-15.5 mL/100 mL

• increases to ~17 with aerobic training

blood lactate at rest

0.6-1.8 mM

max blood lactate

10-22 mM

anaerobic threshold

65 percent VO2max

• increases with aerobic training

fasting glucose

70-105 mg/dL

total cholesterol

110-230 mg/dL

• preferred is less than 180

LDL

65-150 mg/dL

Hgb (male)

13-18 gm/dL

Hgb (female)

12-16 gm/dL

hematocrit (male)

40-45 percent

hematocrit (female)

38-43 percent

core temperature F

97-99 degrees

core temeperature C

36-37.2

Pb

must always be below 760 mm Hg when corrected

water vapor pressure

always 47 mmHg when saturated at 37 degrees

O2 room air

20.93 percent

CO2 room air

0.04 percent