Looking after your heart

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Everyone knows that its very important to look after your Heart, its the most important organ in your body, responsible for pumping the blood around the body. So how many of us know if our heart is healthy, we are not doctors and you cant keep going to the doctor to see if your heart is fine and healthy. The best way to keep an eye on the heart is too invest in a Heart Rate Monitor.

When resting the adult heart rate should be approx 70 bpm(beats per minute) for males and 75 bpm for females. This figure is reduced the fitter the individual is, so the fitter the person the lower the heart rate is. This is a good indication on the fittness level of the person being tested, so aids for a healthy life.

The maximum heart rate during maximum physical exertion is 220, but this is dependant on age, one of the easiest ways to calculate this is subtract your age from 220 and this gives you a rough idea what it is surposed to be. This can also vary in the age groups so the only way to accurately find out is to direct measurement using a heart rate monitor. Medical supervision or at least permission and advice should be used by those seeking maximum safety and effectiveness in their training. During training a monitor is a good way of keeping an eye on the heart rate, so not to put undue strain on the heart.

A Healthy Heart Everyday

The best way to look after your heart is to monitor it everyday. This will help identify periods of undue stress thats placed on the heart, by stress, exercise or just the rigours of everyday life.

I recommend using a heart monitor watch, this is so useful as not only does it monitor the heart but tell the time, just the same as a normal watch, so you dont need to lose the watch to replace it with the monitor, you can have the best of both worlds.

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Timex T5G971 Unisex Sports Personal Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

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Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Reebok Fitwatch 10S Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Blue)

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Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor

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Heart rate monitor watches on Amazon

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Reebok Fitwatch 10S Strapless Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Blue)

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Reebok Regular Fitwatch Plus Strapless Heart Rate Monitor and Pedometer with Calorie Counter

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Reebok Strapless Silver Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Silver)

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Sportline Solo 920W Women's Heart Rate Monitor Watch

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Reebok Fitwatch Plus

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Total Heart Rate Training: Customize and Maximize Your Workout Using a Heart Rate Monitor

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The Heart Rate Guidebook to Heart Zone Training

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