Fit Friday – check your heartrate!
I have been reading a lot about the benefits of using a heart rate monitor while exercising. The top 5 reasons to use a monitor are:
- It improves your health – you can make sure that you are working out at the right intensity
- Lose Weight – If your heart rate is not elevated high enough or to high to lose weight…there is a specific zone you should be in to lose weight.
- Make the most of a short workout – get to the right level and stay there for a short workout
- Safety – you should know if your heart rate is dangerously high.
- Self Coaching – A heart rate watch will alert you when you are in the zone, falling from the zone, or at other intervals of your choice. It will yell at you just like a coach.
My Garmin has a heart rate strap that I can wear…but I don’t like to wear it. It straps around my chest and feels uncomfortable. NuMetrex makes a sports bra with a built in heart rate monitor. You just put on the bra, snap on the tiny transmitter, and it will link to your watch or machine that you are using. I love that I don’t have to have something strapped to my chest! The transmitter is compatible with all Polar watches – which I happen to love! They are small and easy to use. You can buy a bra & watch package for around $100. Trust me, once you start using your heart rate data in your workout, you will see results – especially for weight loss!
Lynda replied:
I didn’t know about the sports bra with the transmitter in it. I may have to check that out. I have a Polar F11 that I LOVE. I really has aided in weight loss. Even without the watch, the sports bra with transmitter would be great when using the cardio equipment at the gym. I assume it would work with the HR monitors on the equipment (I know my Polar transmitter does).
June 19, 2009 at 8:08 am. Permalink.