HRM - zone?

skinnyinnotime

I recently got a polar FT4 and have used it a few times now....what is the zone and what does it mean when it bleeps to say you're out of the zone?

There's nothing about it in the booklet that came with it.

TinaS88

Might want to google it, my guess would be your "fat burning zone" (60-70% of your max heart rate) and you are going out it.. maybe?

Driagnor

Yep, it's the zone where your body is burning the maximum amount of calories from fat. However, remember that if you exercise at a higher intensity you'll be burning more calories overall, so the lower percentage coming from fat doesn't make a significant difference. You'll also be improving your cardiovascular fitness as well, which will allow you to burn more calories on subsequent workouts.

skinnyinnotime

Thanks so much for that, nice to know what's going on lol!