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Heart Rate Monitors - The Basics
By David Mitchell on 20/10/2008 10:49:53
Do you need a £360 heart rate monitor - or will £30 be enough? Here's how to buy a versatile training ally
Getty ImagesThe conundrum: push yourself too hard and run yourself into the ground. Don’t push yourself hard enough and never improve. The answer: start listening to your heart, not your head, by using a heart rate monitor (HRM). What does a HRM do
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Heart-Rate Monitors - For Women
By Runner's World on 13/01/2005 10:34:58
Find out how three ladies heart-rate monitors measure up
When Runner's World readers were asked to list their essential kit last year, heart-rate monitors came out on top. Unfortunately for the female runner, using a heart-rate monitor is usually an uncomfortable experience, requiring 10 minutes before
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Heart Beat: Finding a Heart Rate Monitor
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:59:07
Using a heart rate monitor will help you to get the most out of your training - but how do you know which model is right for you?
is actually necessary to improve your performance. And unfortunately, elite and amateur competitors alike often believe that to get better, they have to train more and harder.The answer? The correct use of a heart rate monitor (or HRM for short) in your
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BIG Heart Rate Training Index
By Runner's World on 14/04/2009 08:46:30
Our one-stop shop for heart rate training, packed with links to all the information and advice you need to get started
By using a heart rate monitor while you train, you'll know exactly what impact your workout is having.Unlike trying to judge your own efforts, your heart rate is a completely objective measure of how hard you're working, so you'll be able to fine
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Our Best Practical Heart Rate Sessions
By Dagny Scott Barrios on 05/06/2002 10:01:45
Heart rate training is great in theory - here's a beginner-friendly guide to turning it into reality
people and feeling totally in control. I loved it."What was her secret? Oliner was wearing a heart rate monitor."I was breathing heavily as I went up the hills, but the monitor told me that I was okay, so I sped up," she says. "If it hadn't been
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RW Heart Rate Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 29/08/2006 12:16:15
RW tests products from Polar, Suunto, Garmin and Lloydspharmacy
Heart-rate monitors vary hugely in price and functionality. For less than £20 you can pick up an HRM that simply measures your pulse, while parting with £150+ will give you a monitor that will set training zones for you, tell you how many calories
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Heart Rate Training - The Basics
By Sean Fishpool on 05/06/2002 08:35:27
A short, foolproof guide to training by heart rate
How To Find Your Maximum Heart RateA heart rate monitor can help to ensure that you don’t work too hard – or take it too easy! – in training sessions. Depending on the session, your target heart rate will be anywhere between 60 and 95% of your
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How to find your maximum heart rate
By Runner's World on 13/05/2002 11:21:37
Maximum heart rate formula and test
. During your second run you should get a higher maximum reading than with any other method although you or a helper should use a heart rate monitor to take readings throughout the interval, because your pulse may peak before the finish.
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Heart Rate Training: Heat And Altitude
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:53:31
Going abroad? Here's how your heart rate monitor can help you acclimatise
and on the run. As long as you expect this, you shouldn't have a problem. Armed with your heart rate monitor and a little know-how, you'll be able to avoid overstressing your body in the heat or at altitude. It will help you stay within your limits, and you
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Q+A: Is my heart rate too high in my steady runs?
By Joe Beer on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q Following your advice, I did a treadmill test using a heart rate monitor to work out my maximum heart rate. The result was 177bpm. However, during 40-minute steady runs my pulse easily reaches 165bpm, about 94 per cent of max! Am I training too
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