When do you stop your HRM?

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dlj1970
dlj1970 Posts: 186 Member
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Do you stop it as soon as you 'stop' your exercise? After your cool down? Once your HR gets below the 'fat burn' level? I'm new to HRM usage, but I love it. Just want to know what the done thing is! Thanks!!

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  • AndyBee
    AndyBee Posts: 171 Member
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    I was wondering the same thing.
  • mistawalka
    mistawalka Posts: 108 Member
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    I stop mine after cool/down and stretches - but my heart rate is still up quite high then - I figure if its still burning a few extra calories its a bonus I don't need to know about and I wont then over-estimate calories burnt when considering eating back some of them.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
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    I stop mine after cool/down and stretches - but my heart rate is still up quite high then - I figure if its still burning a few extra calories its a bonus I don't need to know about and I wont then over-estimate calories burnt when considering eating back some of them.

    Same here.
  • sportsqueen32
    sportsqueen32 Posts: 115
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    It's so funny you asked this today after shoveling snow for 40 minutes then trekking up to the 3rd floor I decided to stop my HRM once my HR went down to 117. The highest it was, was 181. I think from now on i am going to stop it once I've cooled down a bit.
  • NineInchGirl
    NineInchGirl Posts: 169
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    Hey babe!

    I stop it right after cool down / stretches :)

    Miss you girlie :D
  • stupot73
    stupot73 Posts: 5 Member
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    I usually keep mine on to see how long it takes my rate to go back down to nearly-normal levels. The quicker you recover, the fitter you are becoming.
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
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    My heart rate drops pretty quickly after exercise - for example, if I go from 180 bpm at a 6mph run, it'll be back to about 100-110 in roughly a minute or two at a leisurely 3mph pace. So, I stop watching the calories when the workout is complete :smile:

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