[at-l] Heart rate monitors

[kellywin@earthlink.net (kellywin@earthlink.net)]

Kinnickinic, you are right about the heart rate monitor. My partner and I
have both been using them for about 4 months for training (running, that
is). Using the monitor allows you to keep a steady level of effort despite
terrain, hydration, etc., and like you said, it reminds you to get moving
when you're slacking off more than you need to. 

A great book on heart rate training is "Heart Monitor Training for the
Compleat Idiot" by John L. Parker. A sort of insulting title, but it's
well-written, entertaining, and it works! It's aimed at runners, but his
methods can be used for any endurance activity, including hiking. 

Grace (Kelly Winters)


Kinnickinic wrote about using a heart rate monitor:

I did this.  It gives the feedback that keeps one on the trail. I sent it 
home after the first month.  It goes with me when I go again.  This is even 
though I workout aerobically and with weight machines regularly here at
7800 
feet.  The additional weight of the pack, the footing, the PUDS of 
Georgia--all this presents a new conditioning for the legs.  Also, the
Polar 
gave me reason to push harder when it revealed I was almost where I should
be 
even though my body was screaming.
 
Kinnickinic