Heart Rate Monitor

Abrandnewme36
Abrandnewme36 Posts: 47 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Not sure if I'm getting a accurate reading on my heart monitor. I lost my instruction manual to it, but it's the $30 wrist heart monitor that I purchased at Wal Mart. Are you supposed to record your heart rate during your work out? I'm just not understanding how this thing works.

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  • jmhurley87
    jmhurley87 Posts: 49
    how does it pick up heart rate, by sensor near screen or does it pick it up constantly?
  • Abrandnewme36
    Abrandnewme36 Posts: 47 Member
    how does it pick up heart rate, by sensor near screen or does it pick it up constantly?

    Theres a sensor near the screen. You put your finger on it and then it reads it. I have just been doing that throughout my workout, but I'm just wondering if its a accurate reading.
  • jmhurley87
    jmhurley87 Posts: 49
    thats the one ive got......Basically if your doing all out running, id retest every 10-15 mins, but if your doing intervals like 30day shred, i test at begining then test as i feel my heart rate rising then test as i feel it slowing down. Basically as you feel more or less tired or things slow/speed up id retest. I only do it so otfen to be acurrate and it seems to work x

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