I am very concerned about training with the right puls, I tried to find some info on what heart rate to train at, but so far I just have general info.I would really like to keep my heart healthy, because I stumbled into an article(it's in Russian, unfortunately, so I cannot post it here ... I will translate it some time) about how important it is to train and not go over 180 beats per minute(especially for starters) a lot during work-outs and try to mostly keep it in the range of 120-150, otherwise it is a slow path to a heart attack ...So I was wondering: how do you guys measure your heart rate and what do you try to keep it at most of the time and how often do you train with maximum heart rate?
Thanks a bunch.
P.S the article I refer to is extremely interesting, I will translate it one day ...
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I just got a heart monitor from Polar. I run with it although I understand that some models can be used in the pool. I have found it very helpful in "seeing" what my heart is doing while I am running.
Among other things, it measures current heart rate, average heart rate and total time within the "target zone." The "target zone" is a range of bpm's that correlates to 65% - 85% of your max heart rate. The receiver (the watch-looking part you wear around your wrist) calculates your individual target zone based on information that you input when you first program it before your first use. As you exercise, the receiver beeps while you are outside the target zone (either too low or too high). It shuts up once your heart enters the target zone.
I like it because I can "see" whether I am in or out of the target zone and how much I am taxing my heart in a given workout. Recently it showed that during a mid-week run, my avg bpm for a typical distance dropped about 5 bpm (from 136 to 131). I had not run particularly hard though. So it confirmed my easier pace and made me pick it up a little the next time out.
On the other side of the coin, some people think they are difficult to use and too much to think about while exercising.
You be the judge.
I just got a heart monitor from Polar. I run with it although I understand that some models can be used in the pool. I have found it very helpful in "seeing" what my heart is doing while I am running.
Among other things, it measures current heart rate, average heart rate and total time within the "target zone." The "target zone" is a range of bpm's that correlates to 65% - 85% of your max heart rate. The receiver (the watch-looking part you wear around your wrist) calculates your individual target zone based on information that you input when you first program it before your first use. As you exercise, the receiver beeps while you are outside the target zone (either too low or too high). It shuts up once your heart enters the target zone.
I like it because I can "see" whether I am in or out of the target zone and how much I am taxing my heart in a given workout. Recently it showed that during a mid-week run, my avg bpm for a typical distance dropped about 5 bpm (from 136 to 131). I had not run particularly hard though. So it confirmed my easier pace and made me pick it up a little the next time out.
On the other side of the coin, some people think they are difficult to use and too much to think about while exercising.
You be the judge.
