Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Or at least, count it. Yes, today I bought a heart monitor.
> 
> Or rather, I bought two. The first one looks like a normal wrist watch. 
> "No chest strap!" it boasts. Which is true, but unfortunately to 
> complete the circuit you have to touch the metal frame with your other 
> hand. Only when you do this do you get a reading. Which is of course 

> 
> So I returned it to the shop and got a nearly identical device which 
> also comes with a chest strap. This transmits wirelessly to the watch, 
> which displays a reading and some basic statistics.
> 
> So now I'm probably going to spend the rest of the way obsessing about 
> my heart rate. ;-)
> 
> Assuming this device is anywhere near accurate... should I be worried 
> that I'm idling at about 75 BPM, it hit 101 BPM at one point, and I 
> haven't actually got out of my chair yet?? o_O

Now for the exercise programme, I am told that you should aim for 120 to 
140 BPM or so, and either step of step down the intensity level to keep 
it in that range.  Over time the intensity level required to keep the 
pulse at this level will go up, meaning that you're getting healthier.

Regards,
John

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