Comments on: Is Heart Rate Monitoring Worth the Bother? http://running.competitor.com/2009/12/training/is-heart-rate-monitoring-worth-the-bother_7095 Your Online Source for Running Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:47:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Matt Fitzgerald http://running.competitor.com/2009/12/training/is-heart-rate-monitoring-worth-the-bother_7095/comment-page-1#comment-4711 Matt Fitzgerald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:17:10 +0000 http://running.competitor.com/?p=7095#comment-4711 Les, That does make it trickier. For analysis purposes, you could wear a speed and distance device and download the data onto TrainingPeaks WKO+, which converts actual pace on changing gradients into flat pace. But for real-time monitoring and control purposes, you have to use perceived exertion and heart rate. Matt Les,

That does make it trickier. For analysis purposes, you could wear a speed and distance device and download the data onto TrainingPeaks WKO+, which converts actual pace on changing gradients into flat pace. But for real-time monitoring and control purposes, you have to use perceived exertion and heart rate.

Matt

]]> By: Les http://running.competitor.com/2009/12/training/is-heart-rate-monitoring-worth-the-bother_7095/comment-page-1#comment-4706 Les Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:19:38 +0000 http://running.competitor.com/?p=7095#comment-4706 How does running pace apply if you largely do most of running off-road and on severe hilly trail courses? How does running pace apply if you largely do most of running off-road and on severe hilly trail courses?

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]]> By: brian_orloff http://running.competitor.com/2009/12/training/is-heart-rate-monitoring-worth-the-bother_7095/comment-page-1#comment-4681 brian_orloff Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:19:34 +0000 http://running.competitor.com/?p=7095#comment-4681 Matt,<br>Great article! One of the key benefits of a heart rate monitor is to teach people how to train effectively. <br><br>More specifically, heart rate monitors quantify your body’s intensity. How hard is your body working to achieve the end result. How long can you endure this output? And are you training at the right intensity level to achieve your goal(s)?<br><br>Whether used separately or in conjunction with a power meter or running program, they certainly have benefits.<br><br>How do you know if you are working out hard enough or too hard? Sure, I can pedal at 300 watts, but for how long? Could I or should I be doing more than 300 watts? Besides guessing with perceived exertion, a heart rate monitor is one of the least expensive tools available to provide this feedback. <br><br>The average person would be willing to pay less than $100 for a HRM, but not $1000+ for a power meter?<br><br>HR data might be more valuable to someone new to running, cycling, or exercise in general, than it is to an elite athlete who has been training for years. People new to sport and exercise do not know HOW HARD they are training, or HOW HARD they should be training. This intensity level is key to achieving goals. <br><br>If your goal is to lose weight and you exercise too hard, you might sweat a lot and burn high numbers of calories, but never actually lose the weight you want to lose. (water and calories burned from carbs are quickly and easily replaced) BUT, exercise at a lower intensity and you burn a greater percentage of calories from fat, not carbs. <br><br>Someone new to exercise, who works out too hard, feels sore for days, burns out, and does not stick with a training program. <br><br>Is heart rate monitoring worth the bother? <br><br>People that I have worked with have seen greater results from knowing how to exercise more efficiently and by knowing how their body reacts to different levels of exercise. Whether the goal is to lose weight, improve fitness, or maximize performance, I like to teach that you should train smarter, not always harder! <br><br>Will training with a HRM and/or power meter be the difference between winning a marathon or a criterium sprint? They might put you on a level playing field or even give you a one up on your competition, but no tool can replace pure heat of the moment adrenaline, motivation, and determination.<br><br>Brian Orloff<br>Managing Director <br>SIGMA SPORT USA Matt,Great article! One of the key benefits of a heart rate monitor is to teach people how to train effectively. More specifically, heart rate monitors quantify your body’s intensity. How hard is your body working to achieve the end result. How long can you endure this output? And are you training at the right intensity level to achieve your goal(s)?Whether used separately or in conjunction with a power meter or running program, they certainly have benefits.How do you know if you are working out hard enough or too hard? Sure, I can pedal at 300 watts, but for how long? Could I or should I be doing more than 300 watts? Besides guessing with perceived exertion, a heart rate monitor is one of the least expensive tools available to provide this feedback. The average person would be willing to pay less than $100 for a HRM, but not $1000+ for a power meter?HR data might be more valuable to someone new to running, cycling, or exercise in general, than it is to an elite athlete who has been training for years. People new to sport and exercise do not know HOW HARD they are training, or HOW HARD they should be training. This intensity level is key to achieving goals. If your goal is to lose weight and you exercise too hard, you might sweat a lot and burn high numbers of calories, but never actually lose the weight you want to lose. (water and calories burned from carbs are quickly and easily replaced) BUT, exercise at a lower intensity and you burn a greater percentage of calories from fat, not carbs. Someone new to exercise, who works out too hard, feels sore for days, burns out, and does not stick with a training program. Is heart rate monitoring worth the bother? People that I have worked with have seen greater results from knowing how to exercise more efficiently and by knowing how their body reacts to different levels of exercise. Whether the goal is to lose weight, improve fitness, or maximize performance, I like to teach that you should train smarter, not always harder! Will training with a HRM and/or power meter be the difference between winning a marathon or a criterium sprint? They might put you on a level playing field or even give you a one up on your competition, but no tool can replace pure heat of the moment adrenaline, motivation, and determination.Brian OrloffManaging Director SIGMA SPORT USA

]]> By: chris g http://running.competitor.com/2009/12/training/is-heart-rate-monitoring-worth-the-bother_7095/comment-page-1#comment-4678 chris g Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:47:33 +0000 http://running.competitor.com/?p=7095#comment-4678 I think that you addressed a lot of really good points in this article, and that by the end, is is clear that heart rate monitoring should be coupled with power and pace to achieve the best results. There is one other reason that I think that the heart rate monitor should be kept in the equation. There are two great indicators or my fitness that I can monitor during specific workouts with a heart rate monitor. First, when performing specific power and pace interval workouts, where I increase my power or pace for a specific amount of time (especially during anaerobic intervals), a great indicator of my fitness is whether my heart race plateaus or continues to climb during the interval. And second, once the interval is complete, the time and rate that it takes my heart rate to drop back down to aerobic levels. I especially notice the differences in these two tests when training at altitude. Thanks for the great article. I think that you addressed a lot of really good points in this article, and that by the end, is is clear that heart rate monitoring should be coupled with power and pace to achieve the best results. There is one other reason that I think that the heart rate monitor should be kept in the equation. There are two great indicators or my fitness that I can monitor during specific workouts with a heart rate monitor. First, when performing specific power and pace interval workouts, where I increase my power or pace for a specific amount of time (especially during anaerobic intervals), a great indicator of my fitness is whether my heart race plateaus or continues to climb during the interval. And second, once the interval is complete, the time and rate that it takes my heart rate to drop back down to aerobic levels. I especially notice the differences in these two tests when training at altitude. Thanks for the great article.

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