When do you turn your HRM off?

Phatpatty
Phatpatty Posts: 55 Member
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I am just wondering when you normally turn your heart rate monitor off, when you done working out or when your heart rate has returned to "normal" ??

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  • bachooka
    bachooka Posts: 719 Member
    I think it is probably safer to turn it off when you are done working out. But I'm not sure. Sometimes if I really worked it, I wait til I can breath semi-normally to turn it off. lol.
  • gatorflyer
    gatorflyer Posts: 536 Member
    That's a really good question and one I've wondered about. Interested to see what responses you get.
  • Hype
    Hype Posts: 349
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  • BifDiehl
    BifDiehl Posts: 474
    I wait until my heart rate is below "the zone" which for me is 120. I figure I worked really hard to get that heart rate up, so I'll take those calories burned until my rate goes back down below 120. Granted, this usually is only 2-3 minutes after I finish my cool down...
  • JustMichelleB
    JustMichelleB Posts: 290
    Usually when I'm done the cool down.
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
    I normally set a work out time givinig myself a warm up session and a cool down then it is turn'd off and thats it even if my HR is slightly higher than it would normally be. Your HR can vary from time to time and will recover at different rates depending on the level of work out anyway.
  • clioandboy
    clioandboy Posts: 963 Member
    I guess you choose for yourself! I do my stretches then turn it on as I leave my garden, then go for my run or ride then when I get back to the gate I switch it off again. I don't want my average hr, or speeds diluting by extending the time tho I probably would find I get more calories allocated to the session! Do what's right for you! Good luck!
  • happy_heather121
    happy_heather121 Posts: 135 Member
    I turn mine off when I finish a workout. Sometimes I forget for a minute but then I turn it off when I remember.

    I think that's the best way to do it.

    :)
  • Amanda_Runs
    Amanda_Runs Posts: 169 Member
    I turn it off when my HR returns to normal....which is typically when I am finished stretching after my run.
  • robertf57
    robertf57 Posts: 560 Member
    Doesn't make much of a difference for me. My heart rate drops pretty quickly. With in a minute or two I will be down from 157 to 90
  • torregro
    torregro Posts: 307
    My heart rate returns to normal very quickly after a work out, so that minute or two really makes no significant difference in my calorie burn. When I put the weights down and start walking towards the showers, I turn it off.
  • Phatpatty
    Phatpatty Posts: 55 Member
    For instance today : ...I went did my run...it never came below 120, then went tanning and it went back up---for some reason (it was HOT)...then eventually came back down to around 100-110...granted, I am not in shape...and my resting rate it in the 90's ...other when I'm very tired....it's always been high...
  • torregro
    torregro Posts: 307
    For instance today : ...I went did my run...it never came below 120, then went tanning and it went back up---for some reason (it was HOT)...then eventually came back down to around 100-110...granted, I am not in shape...and my resting rate it in the 90's ...other when I'm very tired....it's always been high...

    A normal resting heart rate is between 60-100. It's not normal for you to have a resting heart rate of 120. Please check it a couple of times, and if that's truly your resting heart rate, I'd recommend that you get yourself checked out for tachycardia.
    As for wearing the heart monitor while tanning, I sure wouldn't be eating back those calories, 'cause tanning sure isn't exercise. ;-)
  • Phatpatty
    Phatpatty Posts: 55 Member
    For instance today : ...I went did my run...it never came below 120, then went tanning and it went back up---for some reason (it was HOT)...then eventually came back down to around 100-110...granted, I am not in shape...and my resting rate it in the 90's ...other when I'm very tired....it's always been high...

    A normal resting heart rate is between 60-100. It's not normal for you to have a resting heart rate of 120. Please check it a couple of times, and if that's truly your resting heart rate, I'd recommend that you get yourself checked out for tachycardia.
    As for wearing the heart monitor while tanning, I sure wouldn't be eating back those calories, 'cause tanning sure isn't exercise. ;-)

    My point was...I never stopped moving for it to come down..maybe I should have included that.... and no its not 120 regularly-- like i said i never stopped moving...so i guess i should re-word that... just wondering if you never stop moving when the heck do u turn ur monitor off...as for the tanning --- no it's not exercise but i was surprised to see my heart rate was going so high like i were exercising...
  • LilChickPea
    LilChickPea Posts: 122 Member
    I turn mine off after I stretch and my HR returns to normal. It's nice to burn those extra calories:smile:
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I turn mine off when I'm done my workout. An HRM is only an estimate of calories burned. I'd rather underestimate than over.
  • up2me2lose20
    up2me2lose20 Posts: 360 Member
    Great question! I don't know what the right answer is. I turn mine off after my workout but before the cooldown stretches. Today I did wk 4 day 1 of c25k and turned it off after the 5 minute cooldown walk, but before I stopped to do my stretching. I would think that consistancy is what you want so you are getting an accurate measure.
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