Trying out new heart rate monitor

laurae

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).

laurae

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).