Hello,

I am quite fit and I used a heart rate monitor today doing intervals. After doing 6 intervals of 25s and then 35s rest I tried a 30s burst uphill. I was about to give up at 23s, but kept pushing myself. at 26 my view was probably narrowing to about 20 degrees and closer to 27 or 28 second I could just see a line until I closer my eyes and … bahhhh, finally rest. It was suicidal
Now I train and did this at 1300m above sea level (4000feet) but when I looked at my max heart rate it said it was 217 (!!). I didn’t think it was possible. My age is 17, almost 18 and I compete internationally but is a heart rate of 217 really possible or is this just an error?

Thank you for any comment in advance!
The last 30s were really just for the fun of it, not in my usual training. I was just very enthusiastic!

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I’ve been a runner in the past, in fact this past Jan. I ran a full and a half marathon in 1 weekend. I ran a ten miler about 3 weeks ago. Lately I’ve been real busy and have limited my running to maybe 10 miles per week.
Well now I’m starting marathon training for a run in October and I decided that I need to lose about 20 lbs in that time frame. I weigh 190 and should be at 170. So I bought a heart rate monitor and read all the instructions. I’m a male 29 years old and in pretty fit condition.
My heart rate should be between 125 and 165 for optimal fat burning and my 100% rate should be about 190. When I ran 3 miles yesterday my heart rate said I was @ around 195 average with spikes up to 205. I felt winded but not anything unusual for the run.
Am I working to hard? or is the national average not working for me.

right now I want to burn off fat not increase my speed, what should I do?

i am a 15 year old athletic male. i am 5’7" and weigh 145 pounds. my football coach recommended us getting a heart rate monitor to keep us safe. so i bought one off of ebay. my heart rate watch says my pulse is 180. we do high intensity interval training for 3 minutes, then we have a rest for 30 seconds.

I need a Heart Rate Monitor, but i am currently broke (im a student), and they all seem very expensive.
Does one that cost half as much work as well as the ones that cost alot?

Can you recommend me any good Heart Rate Monitors thats not expensive please?

Thanks

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Health Promotion and Wellness Programs: Top Health Risks

By John Bates

Obesity, tobacco use and stress are the most common hazards to health in the American workforce. In addition to the direct harm they cause to individual wellness, they also provoke many indirect issues related to health care.

Weight loss and tobacco cessation are similar in that they both require behavioral modification and a comprehensive maintenance plan to curb the chances of a relapse. Staff qualifications should indicate training and experience adequate to deal with this type of psychology.

Furthermore, weight loss and tobacco cessation programs have varying success rates across different demographics and within small groups; therefore, health promotion and wellness programs have to be tailored to fit individual needs.

Before a diet and exercise plan can be implemented, a Health Risk Assessment is necessary to seek out pre-conditions for heart disease or stroke which could be compromised by the health promotion and wellness program.

Exercise programs and nutrition education should be scientifically-based, drug-free and physician approved. Weight loss has to be the result of a balance between caloric intake, healthy meals and exercise.

For resources and guidelines pertaining to obesity, nutrition, exercise and diet plans, consult: National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
Physical Activity Programming

Encouraging people to exercise involves more than merely offering physical activity opportunities. Motivating employees includes acknowledging their present sedentary lifestyle and persuading them to make realistic and alternative lifestyle choices. The exercise program should be selected by the employee and offered during a time that is convenient for them in order to achieve a consistent participation rate.

Education will be necessary to teach employees the relationship between activity, diet and health and to demonstrate how this can be changed to encourage physical wellness. Health promotion and wellness program supervision will be necessary to ensure that injury does not develop and exercise programs are introduced safely.

Appropriate education in physiology, sports medicine or an equivalent and have a current CPR/First Aid certification should verify that health promotion and wellness programs are operated safely. The Health Risk Assessment should be checked to ensure the participant has agreed to a referral, elected exercise options and verified that there are no contravening health issues that preclude an exercise program.

Staff should monitor heart rate and blood pressure to protect health promotion and wellness program goals during all intervention procedures. Safe exercise guidelines are offered by the American College Of Sports Medicine. Free Fitness Handouts and Fitness Posters can also be found at Wellness Proposals
Tobacco Abuse

Smoking cessation is one of the most difficult health risk issues to tackle because nicotine is considered to be one of the most addictive substances. In order to succeed, participants must want to quit. Preparation to quit, support with choosing a method to quit and visible proof of results need to be demonstrated. Counseling should be available for the participant at any time.

Not all cessation programs work the same way with everyone. A qualified counselor should recognize individual differences and be able to match cessation programs with individual preferences. Diet plans, exercise programs, and activities that preclude smoking need to be presented as part of the cessation program. Relapses are common; therefore, a maintenance plan is mandatory. Nicotine substitution patches, sprays, gums or other medicinal options should be included in the counseling session to support cessation efforts.

Guidelines and resources for cessation programs are plentiful. Some of the best offerings are presented at the Surgeon General’s website, The American Heart Association, The American Cancer Society, The American Lung Association, or Smoke Enders.

For the purpose of tracking tobacco cessation success rate, the participants who began the program need to be the same ones who finished it. Maintenance parts of cessation should be recorded for a minimum of one year.
Healthy Choices, Healthy Diet

The Health Risk Assessment tests where nutritional education would benefit. With almost a seventy percent rate of obesity, the American workforce is in dire need of healthy food choice counseling. Health promotion and wellness programs promote better food choices by teaching participants how to identify low carbohydrate, lower calorie, high protein, and high fiber foods.

Explaining the relationship between obesity and the escalating incidence of heart disease, Type II Diabetes and health care costs should help motivate participants

I found this free workout plan online that uses heart rate training. It’s called the HRC Planner and can be found here at http://www.truefitness.com/free-workout-plan.aspx It’s a custom 24 week program that uses target heart rate as a means to see improvement in your fitness level.

Hi. I’m 26 years old and need to loose 40lbs. I started jogging to lose weight and increase cardio vascular endurance. I always felt my heart rate was much higher than it was supposed to be.

I began jogging on the tread mill. I can get my heart rate to 180 in a matter of minutes at 4.5 mph. It is somewhat physically tasking but not horribly intense.

Yesterday I bought a heart rate monitor as I want to constantly monitor my heart rate. I went to the gym with my friend – who just had a baby. She’s 40lbs heavier than I and has not been to the gym in a while. My heart rate was 30bpm than her – at the same pace. She also felt my heart rate was abnormally high.

Is this something I should be concerned about – or should see a decrease over time. The next time I see my doctor, I will bring it up but I wanted to hear other opinions. What are other means to lower it.

I do smoke (I know. Trying to quit) and I drink lots of coffee. I’m KNOW that doesn’t help. I’m considering quitting drinking coffee too.

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For the life of me I can’t seem to figure out how to use my RBK Precision Trainer XT Heart Rate Monitor. Can anyone either provide basic instructions or a link to a user manual download?

I am a 64 year old woman who is obese and in terrible shape. In March, I had a heart stress test and found my heart is in good shape (Yay!) and the doctor told me to start walking. I have been doing that, but I have osteo arthritis in my knees and I find it very painful. Recently, a gym in my area offered a good deal that I can afford, and I started using a recumbent bike, which has a timer and a heart rate monitor, etc. My target heart rate is supposed to be 101, but I routinely go above that on the monitor. My average heart rate goes to about 110. I don’t feel overstressed, but I perspire and probably could not hold a lengthy conversation. My breaths stay deep and slow; I’m definitely not panting. Is this OK? Should I be doing more? I usually ride for seven miles (monitor), which takes about 18 minutes with the cool down. I will be starting weight training next week. Thank you for responding.

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I am 29 year old male, 5.7", 140lbs, decided that it’s time to get my fitness in order, my new year’s resolution. Decided running is the best, last time ran in elementary school and then again 10 years ago when tried to catch the bus. Started running in January, 2.5 miles distance, was hard at first, but in a week pushed myself to run the whole distance without stopping, thought would pass out on a road, then pushed myself for 2 month everytime to run whole distance. Stupid mistake. After 2 month of "health training" noticed that my heart starts to beat like crazy out of the blue, just sitting in front of computer and in the mornings. Stopped running immediately of course. What could it be? What did I do to my heart? How long do I need to take to recover and start running again? Recently bought heart rate monitor, after 1 minute of light jogging my heart rate is 170! Please, any advise.

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My resting heart rate is about 65. I am overweight, but considered cardiovascularly fit because I am an endurance runner.

I have a heart rate chart that tells me my workout zones. It is calculated specifically for my gender, age, resting heart rate, and cardio fitness level.

On the chart, 100% is 195. "Fat burning zone" (60%-70%), is 143-156 BPM. Aerobic zone (70%-80%) is 156-169. And anaerobic zone (80%-90%) is 169-182.

When I workout at 143-156 BPM, I don’t feel any shortness of breath or anything – feels way too easy.

When I work out such that I am short of breath but can carry on a conversation – which is supposed to identify the aerobic zone, I am usually around 170-180.

When I am really pushing myself and feeling the effects that identify the anaerobic zone, I am usually around 185. And sometimes I have pushed my heart rate above 200!!

Why does it seem as though my heart rate is always too high, even if I don’t feel any of the effects of the zone the chart says I am in?
I am using a Nike HRM with a chest strap – it is programmed to me specifically.

I recover very quickly.

The formula is different based on your cardio fitness. 211-age/2 is my formula… but is also has a correction based on my resting heart rate.

I know they are approximations… but I am WAY off.

I’m a 187lb 5′ 6" and 39 year old male. I recently started P90X, i have not worked out for a couple of years. I bought a heart rate monitor and I have noticed that my heart rate gets up to 170 bpm really quick and my resting heart rate stays above 100 bpm for a few hours after exercise. I feel fine but the the high resting heart rate concerns me. In the morning my resting heart rate is 68-75 bpm. I have had high blood pressure for a few years now and I know that a good diet and Cardio is the best way to bring the high bp down.. Should i be concerned or is it that im out of shape and my recovery heart rate is just going to get better?

I need a heart rate monitor watch that will monitor my heart rate consistently (and preferably alert you when you are too high/low). I am not using this for just exercising, I am using this for POTS, a medical condition that I have. I think that ones with the chest strap are more effective.

Does anyone know of any specific models that do this?

Please feedback would be greatly appreciated!

When I jog my heart rate seems to get high quick. For example, today I was walking at 3.0 mph (on a treadmill) with my heart rate ranging from 85-105. However, when I raised the speed to 4.6 my heart rate quickly jumps up to 150,160, and even got up to 192 according to my heart rate monitor. Previous days I have tried speeds of 5.2, and 6.0 with similar heart rate results. I am 21 year old male, so my max heart rate is supposed to be around 195-199, thus I stopped because I thought this would not be safe. I weigh 193lbs, and I am not in that good of shape.

Currently I am walking for an hour at a speed of 3.5mph 4,5 times a week. And I am also doing some weight training 2,3 times a week.

Are there any other exercises that I can do (preferabbly at home) that will help lower my heart rate? Or should I just avoid jogging until I am in better shape?

Thanks.

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A. The ability to recover from an illness
B. The ability to endure a 30-minute workout
C. The absence of disease
D. Complete physical, mental, and emotional well-being

2. Which of the following is important in maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
A. Getting less than six hours of sleep a night
B. Developing muscular bulk
C. Monitoring your diet
D. Exercising at least three hours each day

3. Which of the following is good for your health?
A. Smoking
B. Positive behavioral change
C. Substance abuse
D. Eating fatty foods

4. Which of these factors is most important in your fitness program?
A. Consistency
B. Joining a health club
C. Doing stretching exercises
D. Using mirrors in your exercise program

5. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Unexercised muscles turn into fat.
B. Unexercised muscles lose bulk but don’t atrophy.
C. Regular exercise makes muscles firm and strong.
D. Exercise slows down your metabolism.

6. Cardiovascular fitness exercises strengthen which two organs?
A. Heart and brain
B. Liver and lungs
C. Brain and liver
D. Heart and lungs

7. What five fitness goals should you set for any comprehensive fitness program?
A. Flexibility, endurance, substantial weight loss, proper nutrition, and muscle power
B. Disease prevention, fad diets, coordination, muscular bulk, and relaxation
C. Flexibility, endurance, muscle power, proper nutrition and weight control, and relaxation
D. Disease prevention, endurance, tight muscles, fast-food diet, and thin appearance

8. Which of the following is the major cause of most back problems?
A. Muscular weakness and lack of flexibility
B. Long drives in an automobile
C. A poor mattress
D. Unaligned posture

9. High blood pressure is the major risk factor for
A. cancer.
B. stroke.
C. osteoporosis.
D. muscular atrophy.

10. Endorphins help rid the body of
A. cholesterol.
B. fat.
C. sodium.
D. acid.

11. Good health was once viewed as a combination of
A. having a good doctor and eating three hearty meals a day.
B. possessing good personal habits and good luck.
C. living in the right place and possessing good personal habits.
D. good luck and the right parentage.

12. To maintain a healthy weight, it’s important to avoid being
A. five pounds or more overweight.
B. 10 percent or more over the suggested weight for your height.
C. either overweight or underweight.
D. underweight by five pounds or more.

13. Who is primarily responsible for your health?
A. You
B. Your doctor
C. Your family
D. The medical care system

14. Which of the following statements is true regarding the benefits of managing your health?
A. Your self-esteem will decrease.
B. You’ll have more energy and improved cardiovascular health.
C. Your metabolism will decrease, allowing for higher caloric intake.
D. Your stress levels will increase.

15. There’s no health advantage to changing your weight if
A. it’s within the range on the weight tables.
B. you feel energetic.
C. your waist-to-hip ratio places you at risk.
D. you’ve never been successful at dieting.

16. Personal fitness trainers usually work with
A. employees in a corporation.
B. parks and recreation departments.
C. individuals seeking a more personalized workout.
D. hospital nutritionists.

17. According to this study unit, which of the following is acceptable nutritional advice?
A. Lose weight as fast as you can.
B. Skip one meal a day, other than breakfast.
C. Eat every meal quickly to speed up your metabolism.
D. Eat three meals a day at regular times.

18. What is the number of beats per minute for an average resting heart?
A. 64
B. 72
C. 80
D. 96

19. Which of the following is considered a fitness goal?
A. Watching a physical exercise program on television
B. Obtaining optimal weight where you feel your best and you have healthy eating habits
C. Relaxing for 10 minutes once a week
D. Developing muscles only by lifting weights

20. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Lungs are strengthened through cardiovascular exercise.
B. Inactive people find it easier to change lifestyle habits than active people.
C. Regular exercise softens bones.
D. Psychiatrists avoid recommending exercise as a way of dealing with depression.

I can get a Mad Catz Pulse Pak (wow, sounds super-accurate already, no?) off the shelf for just , but is it simply garbage? Do thumb-monitors have any value, or is the chest strap the only way to go?

I’m interested in this because my heart rate goes through the roof when I work out. I don’t need it any other time. Thank you!

Understanding the 5 basic heart rate target zones with the TIMEX Race Trainer with Heart Rate Monitor. Heart rate monitor watches help you accurately measure the rate your heart beats while exercising. Knowing how many beats per minute your heart is going can help you gauge the level of intensity your ‘really’ giving during a specific workout. The Race Trainer features 5 Heart Rate Target Zones. These zones are benchmarks to help you hone in on your optimal fitness intensity. Depending on your goals, a heart rate monitor watch can help you either focus on weight management, aerobic base building or elite athletic training. Each category corresponds with a target heart rate zone. If your goal is to increase stamina and aerobic endurance then working between 70% and 80% of your maximum heart rate is where you need to train to best find success. By using a heart rate monitor and knowing the five basic heart rate target zones you can make sure you’re not over training or under training. This video breaks it down in easy to understand language. As a general rule though, it is usually better to under-train than to over train. To receive an exclusive “DE360 DISCOUNT CODE” to save BIG $$$ on your next TIMEX purchase send me an e-mail to: dave@daveerickson360.com

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I am looking to buy the Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor and want to know who has the best price for the Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor?
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I am 19 years old. 5’5 and 124 lbs. My resting heart rate is about 97.I am not physically active, but am physically fit. I am a little concerned because when I looked at this chart on http://www.netfit.co.uk/fitness/test/resting-heart-rate.htm it said that a resting heart rate of 85+ is poor. But I heard the normal heart rate is 60-100. I’m so confused. What should be my target resting heart rate?

My parents want strapless wireless HRM watch’s for their birthdays. They want it to beep when entering and exiting their target heart rate zones. They will use this working out, walking, and biking. Would they have to hold their fingers on the sensors of all the watches? Are there watches that have a sensor on your wrist? Dp you preset these? How to they work if they are not getting a constant read out? They don’t want chest straps!

I have to order them or find them soon at target or dick’s for this weekend.

I’m confused.
Strapless monitors do not continuously monitor, so from my research – I had to get them the ones with the strap.

I crosstrain (weights, running, biking, stepping, etc…). I use a heart rate monitor and here is something I’ve observed which I have no explanation for. During a 5k running race, from training and experience, into the beginning of my second mile I set a pace that keeps me just under my lactate threshold which I know to be 186 bpm. Now I’ve never cycled for real or gotten on one of those mountain bikes, but I do ride the bikes at the gym. Here is what is peculiar. Most bikes at the gym have level of intensity 1-20. After warmup I gradually ascend the intensity, at around level 16 my heart rate only reaches the 160s but I start to feel the lactic acid burn in my legs. I suspect part of this phenomenom is because different leg muscles are targeted in running vs. cycling, but my legs are significantly strong (can squat 315 and deadlift 405). Anyone aware why my LT is lower for cycling than for running?