HRM users: Target heart rate zone

shaydon80

I recently got a Polar FT4 but I find that with the generic settings I hardly ever fall within my target heart rate zone while exercising. For example when I run at a comfortable pace I am above my target heart rate zone. What do you have your heart rate zone set to? The "out of the box" setting is 65-85%. Is that too low?
TIA

trail_rnr

I use this website and plug the numbers in to my watch. They still aren't quite right (I have a very high lactate threshold) but close enough. You have to know your resting HR to use the website (and knowing your maximum makes it even more accurate).

http://www.sarkproducts.com/targetzonecalculator.htm

shaydon80

I use this website and plug the numbers in to my watch. They still aren't quite right (I have a very high lactate threshold) but close enough. You have to know your resting HR to use the website (and knowing your maximum makes it even more accurate).

http://www.sarkproducts.com/targetzonecalculator.htm

Cool! Thanks. It's pretty close to what I programmed my HRM to based on my experience since I started using it. Thanks again!

froeschli

Since I have a low resting and very high max heart rate, I used an online calculator and picked which zone I want to be training in. When the HRM decides it's usually way too low. So I use my own setting.