Personal Heart Rate Monitors
With a personal heart rate monitor, you're able to accurately pinpoint when you enter aerobic "zone", and with just a glance at your wristwatch monitor, you're able to keep it at that level for the required amount of time.
Aerobic exercise can be achieved in almost any form of exercise. It's simple a matter of using your personal heart rate monitor and getting into your Target Heart Rate Zone. (THR)
Personal Heart Rate Monitors and Aerobics
Aerobic means "with oxygen". During aerobic exercise such as running or biking, oxygen is taken into your body and delivered to your body cells. How effectively that happens is a measure of your aerobic fitness.Anaerobic means "without oxygen" Anaerobic exercise is any activity that's not steady enough to be aerobic, such as bowling or slow dancing.
Aerobic exercise is important for overall health and fitness and it helps burn calories while you're exercising. If you exercise aerobically for at least 20-30 minutes three times a week, you'll strengthen your heart. Regular exercise can also lower the cholesterol in your blood ans reduce your blood pressure if you already have high blood pressure.
When you exercise your body initially uses carbohydrates for energy. As the intensity of your workout increases and the short-term carb energy is depleted, your body will begin to use it's stores of fat for it's energy source. This is why aerobic exercise is so important to those wishing to lose weight.
Getting to the intensity level required for aerobic exercise is greatly helped by the use of personal heart rate monitors. A Target Heart Rate Zone is not just one number and you don't want to "lose it" by stopping in the middle of your exercise session to check it!
A personal heart rate monitor will enable you to effectively reach your Target Heart Rate Zone - and stay there. The most popular form of personal heart rate monitor today is the wireless system. It consists of a garment (tank tops for men and tanks and sport bras for women), a transmitter and a monitor.
The garments are extremely comfortable as fine wires are interwoven throughout the fabric in such a manner that they are hardly noticeable. The transmitter attaches to the garment and the monitor is usually a wristwatch.
Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
an almost endless list
Aerobic exercise can literally save your life!Strengthening your lungs for oxygen efficiency and capacity
Enlarging the heart muscle to improve pumping reduce your resting heart rate Toning muscles throughout your body
Improving circulation efficiency and reducing blood pressure
Increasing the total number of red blood cells in your body, thus facilitating transfer from tissues
Improved mental healthy, including lowering stress and decreasing the possibility of depression
If you are an athlete or an aspiring athlete the benefits of aerobic exercise of importance to you also include:
Increased endurance due to the increased availability of stored energy in the form of carbohydrates and fats
Increased blood flow throughout the muscles
Increased speed at which aerobic metabolism is activated within muscles, allowing a greater portion of energy for exercise to be generated aerobically
Improving the ability of fats to be used for energy during exercise
Enhancing the speed at which muscles recover from high intensity exercise
Begin Your New Exercise Regimen Today.
Check with your doctor to make sure that there are no reasons why you shouldn't exercise and then get started. There is no better day than today!Start slowly, however and build up in a manner that feels good to you. You might walk five minutes in the morning and five minutes in the evening. The next day, add a few minutes to each walking session. Pick up the pace a bit, too. Soon, you could be walking briskly for at least 30 minutes a day - and reaping all the benefits of regular aerobic activity.
Other options for aerobic exercise might include cross-country skiing, aerobic dancing, swimming, stair climbing, bicycling, jogging, elliptical training or rowing.
If you have a condition that limits your ability to participate in aerobic activities, ask your doctor about alternatives. If you have arthritis, for example, aquatic exercises may give you the benefits of aerobic activity without stressing your joints.
Make sure that you have the proper apparel for exercise.
Blisters and chaffing from clothing causes discomfort and can make you give up!
Personal Heart Rate Monitors
Use a
Personal Heart Rate Monitor
to enhance your workouts and give you the knowledge about how your heart is working to help you!
Aerobic exercise is easy and fun - don't you think so?
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- JessicaDawn JessicaDawn Apr 20, 2009 @ 2:44 pm
- I agree that aerobic exercise is a crucial part of any balanced fitness regimine, but for most people, especially the deconditioned it is not easy or fun. Basic understanding of heart rate monitor watches and their role in target training zones can help beginners immensely.
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