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Trying out new heart rate monitor

laurae
laurae Posts: 115 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just got a Timex heart rate monitor and used it for the first time this morning while doing a weight workout. I did about a 4 minute warm-up followed by a 50 minute weight workout. I was suprised that it told me I burned 465 calories. My minimum rate was 85 (probably when I hit "start" just before warming up) and my maximum rate was 135. The average was 116 and I was in Zone 2 (60%-70% of MHR) for 37 minutes. Does this sound accurate? I'm a 44 year-old female, 5'4'', and 149 lbs. It is the strap-style monitor Timex T5J983 (I already wasted money on the Reebok Fitwatch which did not give a continuous reading).

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  • laurae
    laurae Posts: 115 Member
    I just got a Timex heart rate monitor and used it for the first time this morning while doing a weight workout. I did about a 4 minute warm-up followed by a 50 minute weight workout. I was suprised that it told me I burned 465 calories. My minimum rate was 85 (probably when I hit "start" just before warming up) and my maximum rate was 135. The average was 116 and I was in Zone 2 (60%-70% of MHR) for 37 minutes. Does this sound accurate? I'm a 44 year-old female, 5'4'', and 149 lbs. It is the strap-style monitor Timex T5J983 (I already wasted money on the Reebok Fitwatch which did not give a continuous reading).
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