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Again, this is something that is subjective and going to vary from person to person. I generally monitor my HR a few times during the week first thing when I wake up, and occasionally when I'm just sitting around watching TV. These will give you baselines. When I finish a workout, I'll take my HR immediately, and once again in a minute or two. These are ...

Your max heart rate will happen typically at the end of the marathon, when you're making your final push for the finish line. Comparing your heart rate throughout the majority of the marathon to this maximum isn't very meaningful. Maybe you just worked really hard right at the end and you'd end up with your steady heart rate being a lower percentage of your ...

The main things to look for in a heart rate monitor for exercise workouts is its accuracy, readability, functions and ease of use. Accuracy - Check your radial pulse and compare it to the heart rate monitor for accuracy. At rest you can check it for 60 seconds. During exercise you can check your pulse for 6 secs and multiply by 10. If you need a heart ...

I had the same situation. There is nothing strange about it, but it suggests that you're relatively unfit. Here is why. At any given intensity your body requires certain cardiac output (liters of blood/minute) to fill muscles with oxygenated blood and sugars. Cardiac output depends on two values: heart rate and heart stroke volume -- amount of blood shoot ...

Heart is a muscle. You train your muscles by using them. To make heart stronger and more efficient (lower BPM), you have to do exercises which significant increas your heart rate - any kind of cardio will do. BPM of avarge Joe is around 70-75. Athletes usually have BPM around 50-60. To give you direct answer - low hear rate is achieved with cardio ...

I think it comes down to preference as long as it takes your heart rate accurately. I prefer the HRMs that provide a strap that goes around your chest. Most machine will pick up on this so you won't always need your watch (unless you have timers set up on them). You can test the watch by finding your pulse (in your dominant hand) on the thumb side of ...

As StupidOne says, the heart is part of the autonomic system. As you increase your cardiovascular fitness, the resting heart rate drops, because the heart has increased in size (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy), and the circulatory system is more efficient, so the heart doesn't have to work as hard. There are some guru/yogi/swami types that have been able to ...

Normal heart rate recovery is a decrease in your hr of 20-25 bpm (in 1 minute). For a fitter person it would be 30-45 bpm (in 1 minute). Abnormal heart rate recovery is usually defined as 12 or fewer bpm (in 1 minute). For the number 12 this is the ref

Alpha is strapless. It is not clear if it stored everything on the device, but technically it can beam continuously to a SmartPhone, and there seems to be some apps for it (I am investigating) Somebody edited in this:A review is here The review actually describes one day of continuous recording with a smartphone app (Bluetooth). Seems it worked well, ...

Timex Ironman Race Trainer Pro lets you sync with your computer and is compatable with either a PC or a Mac. I don't know if it meets your needs otherwise. It does have a strap and I don't know if you can recharge it.