Hello,
I just bought a heart rate monitor and tested it today. I ran 6.5km in 33 minutes. But I noticed that my heart rate never went above 90 beats per minute. and when I had finished walking and walked out it read 120 beats per minute. This is probably not really correct. How much is this for an average person and how does it progress?
Answer
Hi Sander,
The response of the heart rate to exercise in healthy individuals depends on your training status, the intensity of the exercise and the age. For example, a trained marathon runner running at 11 km/h will probably only have a heart rate of 90-100/min. However, if you’re an amateur runner doing a brisk effort, expect heart rates of 130-150/min. So there is a real chance that your heart rate monitor has not really measured correctly. Before walking, try moistening the transmitter where the sensor touches the chest. This usually gives better contact and more correct measurements. One way to check this is to feel your own pulse (carotid or wrist) and look at the blinking heart on your meter at the same time: if both are perfectly equal, there is no problem with your heart rate monitor.
Answered by
Prof. dr. Dr Paul Dendale
Cardiovascular diseases (specialization prevention and rehabilitation) Physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system
Agoralaan University Campus Building D BE-3590 Diepenbeek
http://www.uhasselt.be/
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