How does a HRM work?

azdisneymama

I'm not sure why you need a HRM. Is it because the faster your heart goes, the more calories burned? I'm on blood pressure meds, it slows my heart beat. Does this mean I'm not burning as much as I think or can?

CityOnAHill

Bumping...I want to know more about HRMs too.

mamamc03

It's based on your weight, height and heart rate. My hubby & I do the same exercise, but my heart rate is higher and I am 70lbs heavier and he burns more than me. Since you are on BP medicine...talk to your dr about the benefits of a HRM. I love mine and highly recommend them, but I am not a professional.

Unwrapping_Candy

Your HRM monitors your heart rate and then uses an equation with variables such as your sex, height, weight, max HR, avg HR, etc and converts that data into calories burned. The heart is almost perfect to monitor in order to determine how hard your body and how much energy is being used. And though a HRM is not 100% accurate it does the best job in determining your burns of any device you could use outside of a lab. The only precise way to determine how much energy your body is using at any give time would be inside a strict control environment hooked up to a bunch of machines in a lab. So the HRM is pretty wonderful.

I hope this helps. Cheers.

Finally22

Your HRM monitors your heart rate and then uses an equation with variables such as your sex, height, weight, max HR, avg HR, etc and converts that data into calories burned. The heart is almost perfect to monitor in order to determine how hard your body and how much energy is being used. And though a HRM is not 100% accurate it does the best job in determining your burns of any device you could use outside of a lab. The only precise way to determine how much energy your body is using at any give time would be inside a strict control environment hooked up to a bunch of machines in a lab. So the HRM is pretty wonderful.

I hope this helps. Cheers.

Thanks!