Howdy. I can't fit my swims in with our local master's team, and I have been frustrated with planning organizing my workouts. Do any of you use a heart rate monitor, or your heart rate to help you plan/do your workout? What did you read? What are good water friendly devices? Thanks. Great swim to all and to all a good night....
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The 220 minus age should be used only as a rough guide as ther is quite a bit of variation. In particular a say 55 yr old man who is in very good shape usually has a maximum heart rate higher than calculated. The assumption of a decrease of one beat per minute per year probably does not apply in someone who trains regularly for years.
There are methods of calculating your personal maximum heart rate and if you are going to go to the trouble of using a heart rate monitor you probably should try to calculate your own max heart rate which will vary some from sport to sport.
The 220 minus age should be used only as a rough guide as ther is quite a bit of variation. In particular a say 55 yr old man who is in very good shape usually has a maximum heart rate higher than calculated. The assumption of a decrease of one beat per minute per year probably does not apply in someone who trains regularly for years.
There are methods of calculating your personal maximum heart rate and if you are going to go to the trouble of using a heart rate monitor you probably should try to calculate your own max heart rate which will vary some from sport to sport.
