I love my new watch, and can't top testing my heart rate. Right now = 79. Tested it after the alarm went off this morning, it was 94. Went back to sleep for a little while, then tested it again - only 60. I'm a little surprised at the wild fluctuations.
Last night I finally got back to the gym after missing 2 workouts. Biked for 25 minutes, then ran (with some walk breaks, all the better to test my heart rate) 3 miles. Tried to kick it up a notch on the bike by trying to keep RPM around 90, on a hilly course at level 8.
My watch thinks my max heart rate is 192. I'll go with that for now. On the bike, my HR stayed at around 120-125 range, even though I was working harder than usual. On the treadmill, it was more often in the 160 range, even though I was running pretty slowly at a slight incline. 160 is 83% of my max. That's higher than I expected, since I was running at a slow pace, but I did jump on there right off the bike. I'm curious to see what it looks like when I swim laps in the pool.
Resting = 60
Aerobic threshold = 125
Anaerobic threshold = not sure, but 75% of max is 144
Max = 192
Current HR = 75
I can also track calories on my watch, which is actually pretty user-friendly. I just add calories throughout the day whenever I eat something. I started the timer during my workout last night, took my heart rate a few times during the workout, and it automatically subtracted the "Calories Out" from my total for the day. I only wish I could download all this data into a spreadsheet. What a geek.
A storm front came through last night, and it poured while I was at the gym. The air is refreshing and breathable again. What a difference 20 degrees makes!
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