Heart Rate Monitors
willieverfinish
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I have the funds to buy one and I think It may help my training or at least show how my fitness is improving.
Any recommendations for you guys and gals who have them ?
I want a basicy type one - not fussed about GPS and all that cobblers
Also - can you use them in water when swimming ?
Any recommendations for you guys and gals who have them ?
I want a basicy type one - not fussed about GPS and all that cobblers
Also - can you use them in water when swimming ?
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Can't remember what I paid for it, it was cheap though
the extra features are worth paying for if you think you will be a regular user e.g. every bike ride, every run!
joe friel has written a good book called the heart rate training manual (or bible, one or the other) available on amazon quirte cheaply, explains eveyhting brilliantly.
just make sure you take the time to determine your lactate threshold, 220-age is crap and was way out for me!
follow this link for an explanaition of the lactate threshlod test http://www.trainingbible.com/pdf/The_30Minute_Test.pdf
hope this helps, heart rate training has made such a massive difference to me - i stopped getting ill all the time, and started getting faster!
I have a Garmin forerunner 50 cost 27 quid from Amazon its great though the software is a bit suspect but you can add cadence and footpod aswell as hrm.
Mat
Looking at this with interest.... It doesn't have to be hundreds of pounds for 2 reasons
1) I need it for basic work
2) I don't have that much money to spend
Can you use these is water ?
Here is what I've entered so far then :
Your Chace Race on 20th Sep
Norwich Sprint ( OW) in 2 months 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run
1st swim today went reasonably well - and I'll e mail you tomorrow re the last e mail about RK.
Christ I've got some work to do [:@]