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I've been using mine like this for years, I actually thought it was common knowledge that monitoring your heart rate informs you about things like this. Why els

by MRD85 8y ago

I've been using mine like this for years, I actually thought it was common knowledge that monitoring your heart rate informs you about things like this. Why else would you wear one? My resting heart rate is around 42 BPM and I know some of the following things: * Stress causes an increase. Periods such as university exams cause it to rise and stay high for over a week. I've noticed a direct link between how long it stays high and how likely I am to get burnt out. * Overtraining. Sometimes I'll train up to 4 hours in a day for a few days in a row. If my heart rate doesn't return to under 50 it's a good sign I need some rest. If it stays above 60 I'll definitely rest. * Alcohol. If you have a few too many drinks you'll see your heart rate stay high until you're recovered from the drinking.

HiroshiSan 8y ago
WOW! 42 BPM, what's your exercise regimen look like?
- scruple 8y ago
  Not OP, but my resting HR is similar (low 40s, occasionally high 30s) and I've been monitoring it daily for many years now. My routine is full-body strength conditioning (kettlebells and bodyweight) for an hour 3 times a week. Around 25-50+ miles per week running (with about 80-100 ft. of elevation gain per mile on average), depending on whatever race I may be training for. I walk anywhere from 5 to 10 miles a day every day. I take a multi-hour hike every weekend in the mountains. I mountain bike once or twice a month. I swim once or twice a month. My wife and I do yoga at home for about an hour on the weekend. I'll do a multi-day backpacking trip a couple of times a year. I don't stress out over not training when I'm vacationing or on a backpacking trip. So, in a normal week, I train 5-7 days. It took me many, many years to work up to this. My focus is the running. Everything else that I do is, in my eyes, cross training and functional training to support the running. I've been a competitive runner since the 6th grade, having only taken a few years off in total over the last 25 or so years. I manage my own minor injuries and will continue working out depending on the specific injury at hand. Major injuries, I'll see my doctor and do PT. Between running, cycling, and biking, I've been able to keep active in the face of almost every injury that I've faced. As I age, though, the minor injuries are a near constant danger. It's been crucial that I learn to check my ego multiple times during every single workout. In all of this, I'm driven by the heart disease in my family. I've been concerned about my heart health since my father had a massive heart attack and triple by-pass when I was 17 years old. I'm less than 10 years away from being the same age that he was when he had that heart attack. My hope is that, by being this conscious and acting deliberately, I can avoid those same risks and problems.
- MRD85 8y ago
  It's pretty random, I've been in the Army now for 9.5 years. Compared to my peers I'm more likely to go running than lift weights though. I have really good cardio for my size (6'1", 230lb currently). When I do exercise I do put in really hard, I find intensity is far more important than the exact exercise.

by MRD85 8y ago

HiroshiSan 8y ago

WOW! 42 BPM, what's your exercise regimen look like?

scruple 8y ago
Not OP, but my resting HR is similar (low 40s, occasionally high 30s) and I've been monitoring it daily for many years now. My routine is full-body strength conditioning (kettlebells and bodyweight) for an hour 3 times a week. Around 25-50+ miles per week running (with about 80-100 ft. of elevation gain per mile on average), depending on whatever race I may be training for. I walk anywhere from 5 to 10 miles a day every day. I take a multi-hour hike every weekend in the mountains. I mountain bike once or twice a month. I swim once or twice a month. My wife and I do yoga at home for about an hour on the weekend. I'll do a multi-day backpacking trip a couple of times a year. I don't stress out over not training when I'm vacationing or on a backpacking trip. So, in a normal week, I train 5-7 days. It took me many, many years to work up to this. My focus is the running. Everything else that I do is, in my eyes, cross training and functional training to support the running. I've been a competitive runner since the 6th grade, having only taken a few years off in total over the last 25 or so years. I manage my own minor injuries and will continue working out depending on the specific injury at hand. Major injuries, I'll see my doctor and do PT. Between running, cycling, and biking, I've been able to keep active in the face of almost every injury that I've faced. As I age, though, the minor injuries are a near constant danger. It's been crucial that I learn to check my ego multiple times during every single workout. In all of this, I'm driven by the heart disease in my family. I've been concerned about my heart health since my father had a massive heart attack and triple by-pass when I was 17 years old. I'm less than 10 years away from being the same age that he was when he had that heart attack. My hope is that, by being this conscious and acting deliberately, I can avoid those same risks and problems.
MRD85 8y ago
It's pretty random, I've been in the Army now for 9.5 years. Compared to my peers I'm more likely to go running than lift weights though. I have really good cardio for my size (6'1", 230lb currently). When I do exercise I do put in really hard, I find intensity is far more important than the exact exercise.