Ideal Heart Rate for Exercise. How do I know?
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Unless you have a cardiac or pulmonary problem, you figure your max heart rate - which is 208 minus (0.7 x your age). Then you select a target heart rate zone that will be somewhere between 40% to 80% of the max rate, depending on your current fitness level. One way to select is to work at a given target zone for 20 minutes. It needs to be high enough to get your heart rate above your normal walking-around rate - try 60% at first. Note your heart rate at the end of that. Then wait a minute and check your heart rate again. If it is only 20 bpm less than your heart rate you took a minute ago, then you're recovery rate is poor, reduce your current target zone. If it is more than 40 bmp less, your recovery rate is excellent and you can increase your current target zone. If you can't work at your selected target zone for at least 20 minutes, either reduce it or break it up into smaller intervals of 5 or 10 mins with cool down periods in between. Work towards being able to spend at least 20 minutes to 30 minutes in the 70% to 80% training zone, plus time before to stretch and warm up and time after to cool down and stretch some more, for about an hour altogether. Here is a pretty good description of how to make training zones work for you, and how to check resting, target, and recovery heart rates: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=80256
1839666
The device comes with a heart rate monitor included and it does give the max and average heart rates. The device actually gives quite a deal of information. Runners world, when they did a review of the previous model of this watch called it "The Data Miner." I mostly use it with a footpod so it gives pace, speed and distance etc.
1639037
Make sure the protective coverings have been removed. I wipe mine down with alcohol prep pads. A light grip gives the best accuracy is what I have found. I wear a heart monitor most of the time when working out and it is within 5-7 bpm on the high side in comparrison. I hope this helps.This is the best investment of health equipment I have ever bought. I did add 1" pedal extentions to bring my legs away from the center console which worked out great as well.
1671573
It takes not more than five seconds to show your heart rate. I have tested under different condition at different times and it gives good result. I am regularly using it for last few months and feel satisfied.
1868449
It has a strap on your chest with a sensor which sends the reading to the watch. It has a setting on the watch which can be set to "constant" and it will give you a readout all the time. There is a function which I haven't tried yet which will give you the duration of your exercise and maximums you reach.
1831536
Though heart rate response will be a little different for different modes of activity, a heart rate monitor is an important device for any kind of endurance activity.
1174612
No, and you don't need a "calorie counter". The numbers that heart rate monitors and exercise machines report as "calories burned" are basically just made up "estimates". Every body's metabolism is different, and even for the same person your metabolism does not work the same all the time. "Calories burned" is estimated so loosely that it is for all intents and purposes total guess work. Instead pay attention to how much time you are spending in your target heart zone. Your max heart rate is 208 - (0.7 x your age). Ultimately your target zone should be 70% to 80% of your max heart rate but you will of course have to start somewhere less than that and work your way up. You need to pay attention to how much time you spend in the target zone - 20 to 30 mins per day gives you the maximum cardiopulmonary benefit, above and beyond that is for endurance training or competitive purposes. This doesn't count stretching and warm up at the beginning or cool down and stretching at the end. All told, for cardio-pulmonary health, about an hour a day will give you most of the benefits possible. You can of course exceed that, but you won't get that much more in the way of cardio-pulmonary health. Regardless of how much time you spend working out, the "calories burned" estimates really don't mean a thing. Just train to your target zone, stay in there at least 20 to 30 mins, don't forget stretching and warmu-up/cool down, and everything will fall into place. Pay more attention to inches lost than weight loss - as you put on muscle mass, it takes up less space than the fat so inches will melt off faster than the weight. You are replacing flabby fat with firm muscle and the muscle does weigh more. Anyway you don't need to worry about "calories burned" - pay attention to your training zones because that's where the benefits are. None of these devices can give you an accurate estimate of how many "calories" you are "burning".
1929809
I have to push my finger completely to the back of device to get consistent results. I usually check my blood pressure at the same time i check my oxygen level. I have noticed that there are sometimes when my pulse rate is 4-5 numbers apart. In that case I usually checg b/p and ozygen again, if they are still close then I just average the numbers.
1806942
If you mean that it indicated that your maximum heart rate during a workout was 215, occasionally you get a glitch like that. It doesn't mean anything
1634060
My resting pulse if 56 and I have had no problems. Be sure that it is fastened snugly and that you do not have any lotion on. It does not work well if you are doing an activity where you will be flexing your wrist a lot (like yoga and weight lifting). Works well for running, cycling, etc.
1936466
97 oxygen saturationand a pulse rate of 72 is very good,wish mine was there. hope this helped.
676000
It will take your pulse whenever you want it to. When wearing the watch, just press the pulse button, wait 2 or 3 seconds and it will give your pulse. Sitting, standing, working out, walking, resting, doesn't matter. I take my pulse when I put it on, during to get my pulse rate to target rate and then again after cool down to see if it gets back to normal.
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I always run with the heart rate monitor on my 305. Once you get used to using it it really is a valuable training tool to monitor intensity in different types of workouts. I often feel I'm working hard, for example running up a hill, and look down to see my heart rate 20 beats higher than I want. This tells me it's okay to slow down until I get back to flat. Very important if you want to stay in aerobic or anaerobic zones for specific periods of time. Also, it's cool to see how much lower my heart-rate is now compared with a year ago running the same pace. It tells me I'm in much better shape and helps me set goals for future races. I always run with the heart rate monitor on my 305. Once you get used to using it it really is a valuable training tool to monitor intensity in different types of workouts. I often feel I'm working hard, for example running up a hill, and look down to see my heart rate 20 beats higher than I want. This tells me it's okay to slow down until I get back to flat. Very important if you want to stay in aerobic or anaerobic zones for specific periods of time. Also, it's cool to see how much lower my heart-rate is now compared with a year ago running the same pace. It tells me I'm in much better... » Read More I always run with the heart rate monitor on my 305. Once you get used to using it it really is a valuable training tool to monitor intensity in different types of workouts. I often feel I'm working hard, for example running up a hill, and look down to see my heart rate 20 beats higher than I want. This tells me it's okay to slow down until I get back to flat. Very important if you want to stay in aerobic or anaerobic zones for specific periods of time. Also, it's cool to see how much lower my heart-rate is now compared with a year ago running the same pace. It tells me I'm in much better shape and helps me set goals for future races. « Show Less
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As Steven said, it just logs the data. That allows you to check how your heart rate was changing while you were exercising.
766519
just bpm to my knowledge, in Run Keeper it shows a graph of bpm - so you can track target heart rate
1153521
I think you would have to keep track of the time when you did each activity. The graph only shows time, heartbeat, and oxygen level.
1736544
I've used this watch for all different types of work outs. Anything from running outside, sprints on the treadmill, weight training, and crossfit style workouts. Overall I think the heart rate given is pretty accurate. As far as calories burned, I can't imagine it beig 100% correct but either way I'm sure it's a good estimate and always pushes me to work harder. It tracks your workouts and has some other features I haven't even used yet but for what I need I think it works great!