Insanity stretch, polar hrm question

foodequalshappy
foodequalshappy Posts: 31 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
When doing insanity, or any other fitness video, do you pause your hrm during the 30 second water breaks and the stretch?
Or do you keep it running till the end?

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  • izu87
    izu87 Posts: 267 Member
    I leave it running. After all my heart is still racing so it's still burning some calories. Or at least this is my logic. This way I can observe how fast I'm recovering.
  • InsanityForMe
    InsanityForMe Posts: 73 Member
    ^^ Same here. I'll even leave it for 5 to 10 minutes after I'm done the workout.
  • rightoncommander
    rightoncommander Posts: 114 Member
    IF you could keep going without taking a break, go ahead and pause your HRM. ;)
  • MikeInAZ
    MikeInAZ Posts: 483 Member
    I don't pause it. You're still burning calories, your heart is still pumping. Your heart is recovering in that time period. If you stop for 20 minutes, then maybe you should pause it. But otherwise, keep it going.

    I use the following and get really good data from them
    http://www.digifit.com
    http://bit.ly/polarh7

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