Bought one a couple of weeks ago…a Polar FS3 - just now setting it up. Been using the one’s that come with the exercise machines…the one’s you have to “hold on” to the machine handles and wait for a “read out”. I know, not the most convenient…anyway, I’m finding it very difficult staying within my target heart rate (the one that was recently calculated for me during a recent fitness assessment). I have not run with my personal HRM, but I imagine my personal one would be more accurate in calculating my actual heart rate during my run. Do either of you use a heart rate monitor when you run? If so, what exactly about your heart rate are you tracking? Are you trying to stay within a certain range and if so for what purpose? Anyway, I’m always way above where I should be and so I just wonder if I should be slowing it down a bit??? I don’t feel like I’m going to pass out or anything like that. I was about 20-25 beats above my target heart rate for most of my 4 miler today, but I actually felt good and did not feel “winded”(is that a real word?). I was sweating buckets but, then again I always do…no matter how fast or slow I run. Lumpy, do you have any words of wisdom for me? Sally, help.
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There’s a lot of information out there on the web if you search for “peak heart rate“.
The question here is what did the fitness assessment calculate for you? There are ZONES that you want to be in. They may have told you the lowest zone for basic fitness. For the marathon, you want to be training more in the aerobic to anaerobic zone I think.
Also, the HRM that you bought should be much more accurate than the handles at the gym. Back when we had a gym membership I often would wear my HRM (I have a Timex with chest strap) and the handles on the machines were WAY off. Your Polar FS3 will calculate your HR Target for you and, like my Timex, I believe you tell it what ZONE you want to be training within. Try that and see where it gets you.
I haven’t use my HRM for a while now. Our GPS has HRM built in as well, but we’re missing the chest strap for it. Basically, you’re looking to maximize your workout by maintaining your HR in your target zone for a given period of time.