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Sports Instruments PRO 9 Heart Rate Monitor
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Sports Instruments Pro 9 Heart Rate Monitor
The Sports Instruments Pro 9 is a wireless heart monitor with chest strap. It has many features and functions, and the basic functions are easy to use. Beyond that, you will need to study the manual. In addition to working wirelessly, it will communicate with gym equipment set up for a wireless heart monitor, including the Precor C-842 exercise bike.
The Pro 9 is attractive, and tracks your workout using five individual training zones, based on your lactate threshold or maximum heart rate. Lactate threshold requires medical tests or an educated guess, so I am using maximum heart rate.
The Pro 9 allows you to choose a variety of display modes. My two favorites are heart rate and zone, or the zone and percentage of maximum heart rate. The display is as easy to read as it appears to be in the photograph. And I am over 50, so I can’t deal with tiny numbers.
The Pro 9 is a step up from the Pro 7, and stores a record of time spent in all 5 training zones, percentage of time in each zone, workload index for each workout and average/maximum/ending heart rate for each lap and split for the last 5 workouts. (The Pro 7 records only one workout/set of data).
The Pro 9 has dual interval timers which can be linked to the lap chronograph to create on/off intervals. In addition to the heart rate monitor and timer features, it has a clock, so you can ride without your regular watch and still know the time (and date). And if you’re out longer than planned, it has a backlight, so it can be read when it’s dark outside.
The Pro 9 does NOT do calorie counting or cycling functions, so it does not replace a cyclocomputer. (I like the Cateye Astrale 8). I wouldn’t ordinarily wear a digital watch, but for cycling, the Pro 9 is great looking, and a valuable asset to any workout. Knowing your heart rate enables you to maximize the results of your workout.
Finally, the Pro 9 is waterproof, so you can get off the bike and head to the shower while still monitoring your heart recovery rate.
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Should I be worried about this heart rate or could my monitor be inaccurate?
I was doing Zumba tonight and I had my Timex digital heart rate monitor on; and I’m not in great shape but not terrible either and it was up to 205 once during a song that was fast and had a lot of jumps. I am kind of worried as that is incredibly high and I’m 22 so my workout heart rate should be like 160. Could I just be in worse shape than I think or could it point to a heart problem? I have had an EKG done and they found nothing, so could it also just be the monitor overshooting?
A more significant indicator might be whether or not your heart rate went back to normal. If it didn’t hang around after you’d finished exercising, then that’s a good sign.
I’m 20 and I can easily get my heart rate to 200 or above, but having said that I doubt I’m normal lol. My heart rate is generally unusual, so my cardiologists advice was to exercise at a high enough intensity that you couldn’t have a conversation with someone, but not high enough that you couldn’t keep the pace up for at least half an hour.
I suspect you are probably normal. You don’t seem to be having any symptoms of heart problems and your EKG was normal, so you probably just overdid it a bit with your workout.
BodiBeat: Marching to the Beat of Your Own Drummer!
It’s the world’s first digital music player/heart-rate monitor! It’s called the Yamaha Bodibeat and it’s an MP3 player that’ll match the rhythm of your movements to the music it pumps to your ears! For the whole story, watch KBTVonline right now!
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heart rate monitor question?
Hi,
I’m interested in buying one heart rate monitor and I have a very basic newbie question.
What is the difference between analog and digital heart rate monitor?
Thanks
Analog transmission uses signals that are exact replicas of a sound wave or picture being transmitted. Digital transmission converts these signals into a binary code (0s and 1s). Digital is the newer technology.
Analog transmitters are usually compatible with the cardio machines at the gym. That’s the main advantage of the analog system.
The main advantage of a digital transmitter is it less likely to run into interference from someone else’s cardio machine, overhead power lines, or someone else’s heart rate monitor. Say for example you’re running with your friend who also wears an analog heart rate monitor. Sometimes the signals can cross, which means you’re getting his data, and he’s getting yours. This is known as "Cross Talk." With a digital monitor, the transmission gets encoded, so you’re only getting your data. The disadvantage is some digital systems aren’t compatible with gym equipment.
All things equal, I would personally choose a digital system. You can always wear your heart rate monitor watch to the gym and keep an eye on your heart rate that way, just as you would when you’re out running the roads.
I will say, especially if you’re a female (which I am guessing is the case from your avatar), the most important thing is to try on the chest strap. Some are more comfortable than others. I personally like the Polar straps better than Timex.
Hope this helps.
Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Missy Ward of http://www.weviews.tv reviews the Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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