A heart rate
monitor is a device that allows to measure the heart rate in real time. It
usually consists of 3 elements: a strap that fits the chest and a connector
that detects the heart rate and sends it to the watch, the third element.
(Image extracted from http://www.wiggle.es/reloj-deportivo-polar-m400-con-pulsometro/ ).
In the last 40
years the pulsometers have evolved considerably, providing new functions: data
management, online applications, mobile telephony, GPS, accelerometers,
pedaling cadence, etc. (Sánchez, n.d.). However, we are going to focus on its
main function, which is simply to measure the heart rate in real time.
And why do we want to know the heart rate?
The heart rate is an indicator of the intensity of the exercise, provided that it is continuous, since HR is not a good intensity meter for short or intermittent efforts due to instability and drift of the HR. Therefore, FC will serve as a variable to be programmed in resistance training.
The heart rate is an indicator of the intensity of the exercise, provided that it is continuous, since HR is not a good intensity meter for short or intermittent efforts due to instability and drift of the HR. Therefore, FC will serve as a variable to be programmed in resistance training.
It will also
serve to check the adaptations of our body to training, that is, we will see if
we need less pulsations to perform the same effort during exercise or at rest
(baseline HR decreases).
Finally, it also allows us to estimate other parameters such as Vo2Max, Anaerobic Threshold and energy expenditure.
But if we go to
the market, we will realize that there are an infinity of heart rate monitors
and surely we will not know which is the most appropriate. Therefore, we leave
you an infographic and a web article that will help you:
Prices vary
widely, from € 20 to € 2000, although it is usual to invest around € 100 or €
250 for a medium-quality heart rate monitor and from € 300 for a high-quality
heart rate monitor (Sánchez, n.d.). The main brands of heart rate monitors are
Polar, Garmin and Suunto:
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Misa, J. Pulsómetros, ¿Banda o lector óptico? | Mundo
Entrenamiento. Retrieved from https://mundoentrenamiento.com/pulsometros-banda-lector-optico/
Sánchez, P. Pulsómetros, ¿cuál me conviene? | Mundo
Entrenamiento. Retrieved from https://mundoentrenamiento.com/pulsometros-cual-me-conviene/
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