Heart Rate Monitor

There has been a growing trend for people engaged in recreational running, biking, hiking to better measure their performance so that improve their personal best times. One of the key metrics for any athletic activity is your heart rate. By measuring your heart rate you can ensure that you are pushing yourself hard and getting the most out your workout.

Your HR monitor comes in two parts, the sensor strap is worn around your chest and the display is a wrist watch that allows you to easily keep track of your heart rate. The device is worn at the time of a workout or during an examination to keep a check upon the heartbeat rate. You can modify the wrist watch to output the data is a way that is more meaningful for you. It will also have functions that allow you to time your work out, set lap times and keep an eye on the time.

If you are looking to achieve a certain goal with you exercise such as lose weight or build your aerobic capacity then it is vitally important to measure your heart rate. By putting your heart in certain range outputs then you can be sure that your workout is targeted and effective. This will help you to better achieve your goals and ensure that you can stay healthy and enjoy your exercise more.

Heart monitors are fantastic at planning your exercise. During your workouts the heart rate has to be in constant check to validate your training or workout session, in order to formulate a regimen that benefits your body rather than wearing it out. A monitor will help you keep track of the exercises that you should do and the ones that you should skip.

A very high heart rate may counter your workout while a low heart rate throughout the exercise regimen hints at some heart ailment, which may need immediate medical attention. For example, a middle- aged person with a healthy lifestyle should have a heart rate close to 90- 153 heartbeats per minute during a workout session.

Once you reach a point where you heartbeat has reached to 85 percent more than its efficiency, your body starts to burn the carbohydrate reserve in your body rather than the body fat. This not ideal if you are looking to lose weight and may in fact be counterproductive.

With an efficient heart rate monitor, you will be able to keep the heartbeat rate below that level to benefit your body giving you the freedom to work out in the most targeted and focused way available.

The better HR monitors are easier to use and are completely wireless, high end models will let you download data from your workouts. This lets you map your workouts over months and years to see tangible evidence of your improvement.

Using a device to help keep track of the bodies performance and functions would be helpful in getting the best out of the workouts while also helping in monitoring any heart conditions for immediate medical care.


By Sam Philp