Using Heart Rate Monitors To Regulate Your Workout

Look around you. Almost everyone you know seems to be on a new exercise program. This is not an exaggeration by any means. According to estimates, more and more people are becoming more and more conscious and aware about their health, fitness and nutrition. This is because people seem to have realized that a fit body not only looks better, it also means better performance, a fairer impression on one's personality as well as more energy available for going through the daily grind of life.

It is because of these reasons that an increasingly large segment of the urban population is leaning towards an active lifestyle with a regulated, standardized and customized work out program, for which they are willing to invest in a good and trained professional trainer as well as personalized equipment. One of these indispensable pieces of equipment is the heart rate monitor.

It is a personalized electronic monitoring device that monitors and displays your heart beat rate in the form of your beats per minute, or BPM. It is a very useful tool when it comes to regulating your work out and also while setting up goals for your work out program. It must form a part of every one who aspires to seriously gain these goals.

The precise steps of usage of your heart rate monitor will generally depend upon the brand and model that you buy and according to the written instructions that will accompany any good quality heart rate monitoring device. However, there are some general rules to follow which will let you utilize your monitor to the fullest advantage.

First of all, you can use it to gauge the intensity of your current work out. If your main aim is to lose fat, then the range is a little lower than if your main aim was to burn more calories. This depends upon age and sex as well as your current weight, so do follow the charts given along with the equipment or ask your trainer.

- Calculate your maximum permissible heart rate. This is calculated by subtracting your age from 225. Therefore, if you are 20, your maximum permissible heart rate is 205.
- Secondly, you can calculate your aerobic zone, which will be between sixty and seventy per cent of your heart rate. This should be your aim.
- Start the monitor as soon as you begin your workout session, do not stop even if you take rest in between.
- Check your heart rate no more than once in every five to ten minutes to gauge your average. You should keep in mind the maximum heart rate can vary by up to 15 beats a minute depending on the situation.

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