At the suggestion of Steve. I wore the Heart Rate monitor on my run last night. For those who don't know, the heart rate monitor fits around your chest (almost like a bra) and reads your heart rate. It's pretty uncomfortable, looks silly, and I'm not sure what its good for.
It wasn't the greatest of runs (in fact it was pretty bad) 2 miles in 20:40. But I did get some heart rate data.
I'm not sure what its good for. Average was 170bpm, max was 184bpm. I wonder if there is a way to download the chart from the Garmin Forerunner.
Can anyone tell me more about hear rate training? Or point me to an article about it? What is it good for after all?
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OK, now you're wearing it, but what to do with it? Do you upload to Garmin Connect? The data on the watch is meant to be uploaded to your computer, and probably to a web site like GC, which is part of your Garmin package. From there you'll get way more detail on your HR, which might make sense. Try this article from Cool Running to get you started: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_1/1127.shtml
ReplyDeleteCool. I can't believe I haven't used Garmin connect yet. It looks like it has some nice features to offer. Way spiffy HR graph. I think I need some more data before I know what I am looking at, but its a good start.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip.