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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
weight and sex into the calculation. Some monitors also estimate a percentage of fat calories burnt. Five First Steps Roughly estimate your maximum heart rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220 (or a little more accurately, 214-(0.8 x age) for men
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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
to sit too low (the straps aren’t adjustable) so the signal can take a while to settle down. Contact www.polar-uk.com; 01926 816 177; www.triumph-international.co.uk, 01793 720 232 Timex Ironman Ladies 30 Lap HRM – £80This is not really a women’s heart-rate
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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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RW Heart Rate Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 08/10/2007 14:42:37
RW tests heart rate monitors from Dunlop, Suunto, New Balance, Oregon Scientific, Sigma, Cardiosport, Reebok and Nike
zone, 50 lap memory, 2 interval timers RW Says This is a good-looking and intuitive heart-rate monitor, with a comfortable chest strap. The instructions and initial set-up are simple, and it includes all the features you need for basic heart-rate
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RW Best Heart Rate Monitors
By Rob Spedding on 06/11/2003 12:37:11
Personal, portable and practical... a heart rate monitor can revolutionise your training
from total time, lap time, HR or time of day.Contact: 0800 056 1640; www.nike.comReebok Precision Trainer £129.99Displays both HR in beats per minute and as a percentage of maximum HR.Press a single button while running and watch scans through maximum
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Racing With A Heart Rate Monitor
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:49:31
Data from a heart rate monitor can help you optimise your race performance - but you have to be careful how you go about using it
It would seem natural that your heart rate monitor should be your greatest ally when it comes to race day but as ever, the reasoning is not that simple. While you can use your experience from previous competitions to your advantage, you'll find
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Heart Rate Training: Get To Know Your Monitor
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:58:31
After you've unpacked your heart rate monitor and before you actually start using it, you should spend some time getting to know how it works
Whenever you get a new piece of electrical equipment, the temptation is to rip off the packaging and get stuck in straight away, so the following advice may sound boring. Nevertheless, when you unpack your heart rate monitor (or HRM for short
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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: Monitoring Your Progress
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:54:31
Your heart rate is a reliable means of measuring your improvement
to recover after each session. Typically, you would record the time it takes your heart rate to drop to 120, or 100 if your training heart rates are usually much below 150. As you get fitter, your recovery time will drop, though naturally it depends
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RW Reader Heart-Rate Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 24/10/2007 06:49:39
RW members test products from Cardiosport and Timex
what you should be looking for in the first place.Well, not any more. We sent four RW members (former competition winners, and some of our very best gear critics) a selection of the latest heart-rate monitors (ranging from £40 - £149) and asked them
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