intensity zone
Should you invest in a heart rate monitor? A heart rate monitor isn’t an absolute necessity. After all, there are other ways to measure exercise intensity – but there are advantages to using one. Find out what they are.
You’re working out at the gym and eating a healthy diet in hopes of losing a few pounds. You spend 30 minutes four times a week walking briskly on the treadmill and cycling on the exercise bike, but somewhere in the back of your mind you wonder whether you’re working out hard enough. After all, you want to get the full benefits of your exercise program. Is there a way to measure exercise intensity – and how hard you’re working?
There are a variety of ways to monitor how hard you’re exercising. One of them is the exercise talk test. But is it really an accurate gauge of how hard you’re working? Find out.
