GETTY IMAGESMonitoring your heart rate during training sessions has two main uses: observation and control. Observation is the more straightforward of the two, and you can do it whether your heart rate monitor (HRM) is an entry-level unit

It's a twee Valentine's card marketing slogan, but the saying 'Listen to your heart' is also useful advice for runners. Here are some Q&As explaining why.What does my heart rate tell me?With each beat, the heart pumps blood-borne oxygen molecules

Can anyone tell me if a high maximum heart rate means you'll be able to run faster? I sometimes train with another guy and our stats are:Me:   5K PB: 19:36, Max HR: 186, Resting HR: 46, Race HR: 177-182 Him: 5K PB: 19:01, Max HR: 198, Resting HR: 53

hi i just bought a nike c5 heart rate monitor.I followed the instructions and took my heart rate whilst in bed this morning, my heart rate was 48-50 whilst totally relaxed i need to know if this is average and what i need to aim for???? lucky

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

, because it's hard to raise your heart rate early on in a session using reps of just a minute, your readings would be quite low to start with. As a result, aiming to reach, say, 170 for each rep, you would probably start working too hard too early

someone could clean up by inventing a sports bra that incorporates a heart-rate monitor... I'm a 38A so reasonably similar to yourself. I wear compression type lycra pull-on bra tops, not ones with clips and catches that need done up, and I find that most

I was given a Heart rate monitor for my birthday, but get extremely frustrated when trying to use it. The monitor band for around the chest keeps falling down. I have tried several other methods to keeping it in the right position including safety

My Resting Heart rate is 50 and generally goes to 130-140 on a general run 150 ish Threashold and 160ish intervals (90%) I believe my Max to be 185 or thereabouts. In a 10k race 1st mile is usually 160 followed by 170's (95%)thereafter

. 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.