Heart Rate Monitors -> Best Training Tool for Weekend Warriors
Heart rate monitors genrally get put-down as being “too geeky” or only for “really good athletes”. Personally, I think the people who stand to benefit the most from a heart rate monitor (HRM) are beginning athletes and hikers who don’t want to push their limits. By knowing your heart rate at all times on a hike it helps you to not push too hard on hills and to extend endurance. As a gym-weekend-warrior who puts more time in on Sat & Sun than the whole rest of the week - I think the HRM helps me to know what I’ve got left and to keep myself from pushing too hard an being sore for three more days. Then again, I’d rather be ready for this summer’s big backpacking trip and don’t care if a big watch (like an HRM) and a Chicago Marathon 2001 t-shirt make me look geeky…
An HRM with a percentage readout is a lot better than the ones that just show your heart-rate, no math to do. That’s normally a high-end feature but CardioSport’s high-end HRM is 63% off at PerformanceBike.com
, only $69.99.