Another HRM question please.

[Fit_mommy]

Hi.

So I finally got my HRM to do what I wanted last night. I have a question though...do you include your warm up and cool down/stretch when you are monitoring your heart rate? I ask because that will be included in the calculations it does to come up with cals burned and your high and average HR. So when you do all start and stop your HRM during a work out??

TIA!

 

[CathydsRNA]

I don't include my warm up or cool down. Some HRM won't start calculating calories or average HR until you reach a HR over 100 bpm.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Ok great! Thanks Cathy. I think I will do the same.

 

[Mckmain]

Wendy, I don't start mine during the warm-up either, I start it after the warm-up and stop it before the stretch......Carole

 

[Fit_mommy]

Thanks Carole! I'm going to work out now so I will start my HRM after the warm up and stop it before the cool down/stretch....