Heart monitors are being used in a rather unconventional manner at a south suburban high school - they're helping students with emotional challenges in a big…
Heart monitors are being used in a rather unconventional manner at a south suburban high school - they're helping students with emotional challenges in a big way.
The monitors were already used in gym class. But it’s not just physical activity that raises your heart rate. Anxiety, anger and fear do too."When we started to bridge the gaps...just kind of emotionally and like how our emotions affect our heart rate, it was a very natural transition for them," Reid said."Yeah, and they caught on right away."Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
"At this point...just it's figuring out, okay... logistically, what's the best way to incorporate it?" Schrishuhn, said.
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