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Article: Heart rate ABCs
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Sabot Publishing, Inc. Aug 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Exercise shouldn't be based on the distance traveled, the amount of time involved or the physical workload; it should be controlled by the degree of physical effort as measured by physiological signs, especially pulse rate. The best way to monitor how fast your heart is beating is a heart rate monitor, which usually consists of a strap worn across the chest that sends an electronic signal to a wristwatch-like device that converts the signal into beats per minute.
These monitors enable you to adhere to an exercise program based on heart rate by giving you immediate, continuous and reliable feedback. You are thus less likely to cross the line between healthy exercise for aerobic fitness (a ...