"Erdefen" <
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> > I'm sure such a device exists, and I'm sure it's very expensive!
> >
> > As an old git with a heart problem who mustn't exceed a certain amount of exertion I have the
> > same problem. But the problem with HRMs is that my problems (angina, atherosclerosis) are only
> > loosely linked to heart rate. For example, generally speaking, it would be dangerous for me to
> > exceed 150bpm, risky to exceed 140bpm for some time, and perfectly safe to trudge along at
> > 130bpm for hours. Except that sometimes my heart is a bit wobbly, and exceeding 100bpm feels
> > pretty unpleasant, and I need to sit down and rest. And usually 140bpm feels strenuous, but on a
> > good day it feels fine. According to my cardiologist, what it feels like is more important then
> > numerical bpm, which seems sensible to me.
> >
> > However, I bought a cheap HRM (low end Polar), and wore it everywhere for a while. As a
> > consequence I learned to be able to guess my heart rate to within plus or minus 5 bpm. Now I
> > only wear the thing ocassionally, just to check that I'm still guessing right, or to do specific
> > tests to see if the ticker is getting better, e.g., recovering faster, or doing same work at
> > lower bpm.
> >
> > A cheap cycle computer plus a cheap HRM with a handlebar mount for the HRM "watch" will give you
> > the displays you want quite cheaply. Immediate figures are only a rough guide to what you really
> > want to know, confused by all sorts of noise factors such as wind, temperature, humidity,
> > fatigue, last meal, etc.. Long term trends are much more useful, but for that you don't want
> > more expensive devices on your handlebars, you want a proper computer with spreadsheet etc..
> >
> > --
> > Chris Malcolm
[email protected] +44 (0)131 650 3085 DoD #205 School of Informatics, Edinburgh
> > University, 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK. [
http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/ ]
>
> Many thanks for that, yes, I know the problem I also have angina although
it
> doesn't sound as severe as yours, that's one of the reasons I needed to
get
> fit again as I am overweight, enjoy all the wrong foods and have generally let myself go in the
> last few years. I was in the south of France in June, my wife and I had arrived at a small hotel
> in a place called La Coquille, the temp was 28 deg or thereabouts
and
> as we were sitting outside having a cool beer under an umbrella a couple
of
> old boys came wobbling in on touring bikes, I would have put their ages at over 75 they were
> drenched in sweat, pale and gasping for breath but
looked
> lean and tanned, after 20 mins they were out, recovered, showered, a
change
> of clothes, greeted us with a bonsoir, sat at the table next to us,
ordered
> a chilled bottle of white wine which they proceeded to demolish in short order. I had a great
> feeling of guilt and envy for these chaps and felt ashamed
to
> be slobbing about in a comfortable car when I knew that I should be doing this kind of thing, so I
> determined to get myself a bike again and build
up
> my fitness etc in the hope one day to emulate these wonderful old boys. Cheers
>
> Erdefen
>
>
>
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>
I swear by my Polar S710 and it will do all you want and more...but at a price. Do a Google on this
group and you will find plenty of info that others and myself have written over the past 12 months.
Any specific questions...ask away!
--
Mark
"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak"
