Heart Rate Training

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pace2012
pace2012 Posts: 3 Member
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Curious to know...does anyone do heart rate training when working out?

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  • alyxls
    alyxls Posts: 29 Member
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    I do. I have a polar heart rate monitor that transmits to a watch. I find when I don't monitor my HR I tend to slack a little bit.

    Be wary of any wrist heart rate monitors without a chest strap, their accuracy is widely disputed.
  • pace2012
    pace2012 Posts: 3 Member
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    I wear a polar as well, FT7 model. I was looking at the Fitbit and to your point was questioning the accuracy. Not sure why more ppl don't use these
  • Hollywood_Porky
    Hollywood_Porky Posts: 491 Member
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    Yes. I do HIIT - and I have books on HR zone training. I have done HR testing to determine my zones. I have a chest strap monitor. Agree with @alyxls. Accuracy of wrist monitors are wide. Chest straps from Polar are awesome and they can work with virtually most cardio machines - so the watch isn't needed if you are on a machine.
  • pace2012
    pace2012 Posts: 3 Member
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    @tedboosalis7 do u use karvonen method to determine your zones?
  • Whittedo
    Whittedo Posts: 352 Member
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    I have a Polar M400 paired with an H6 HRM strap. I find it really useful to check my rest periods between sets and because it is a GPS unit it makes tracking running, walking and cycling a breeze.

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