On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:10:11 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> Yes, I've got one like that as well - very nice especially with the
>> treadmill and the bikes, because the equipment will adjust to keep your
>> heart rate in the 'zone'.
> 
> The hilarious thing is that my monitor tells you when your heart rate is
> "optimal" for burning calaries. Except that it tells me mine is optimal
> when I walk across the room or something. :-D
> 
> What it does is estimate what your maximum heart rate is, and what
> percentage of that your current heart rate is, and then it tells you
> that 50% - 70% is "optimal". Except I think it's badly underestimated my
> maximal rate. It's telling me I'm getting a great workout just from
> walking around my bedroom, which just can't be right. ;-)
> 
> God damned funny though! :-D

When one is out of shape, your resting rate will be higher than normal.  
Mine tends to rest between 70 and 90 bpm, no idea what it is these days 
as I've not been to the gym in months.

But the rates in mine are adjustable, but the instructions say not to 
adjust them unless you know what you're doing or have the assistance of 
someone who does - there's apparently tests that can be done to 
individualise the settings, but the resulting numbers aren't arbitrary.

Jim

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