I tried to take my morning resting heart rate. Last night I left my heart rate monitor on my night stand. When I woke up this morning, actually it was when woke up in the middle of the night about 3:30am, I laid the strap across my chest. I picked up the watch and it registered 0. I dampened the contacts, and laid the strap across my chest, and tried again. Now it was registering 90 because I had been moving around setting up. I laid there, and tried to relax. My HR quickly dropped down to the 60’s. But I know my HR is lower than that, because I have measured it in the 50’s sitting at my desk at work (as low as 52). I shifted positions, to see it if would be lower. Each time I wanted to see my HR, I had to lift my head, and the watch, and press the button to light the watch since it was 3:30am, and dark. I finally strapped the monitor part to my chest, and let myself doze off. I woke up a few minutes later, and pressed the button. I was getting readings all over the place. 55 was common, but I got as low as 51 beats per minutes. I was a really pain in the butt. I want to get another heart rate montior with some other features such as coded transmission, etc. Maybe I will get one that will record the HR over time, and can download it into my computer. Then I can strap the monitor, go to sleep, and see in the morning how low it truly gets.
Last week I ordered a pulse meter that will read my pulse from my finger tip. I can leave this beside my bed, and read my HR in the morning. Maybe it will be easier than trying to do it with the strap and watch.

Posted by Rob in Whatever on August 31st, 2006 |