Originally Posted by
ratdog
At your age of 73, I would recommend that you ask your cardiologist. If you don't have one, then ask your doctor. My opinion is that it can't hurt to have one and if anything it'll give you information that you may find helpful in training for your sub six century in the summer 2014.
Originally Posted by
look566 rider
Ditto. I would recommend that you ask your cardiologist.
I really don't understand why, in the absence of known heart problems, someone 73 should ask one's cardiologist (that is if one has a cardiologist, which the above responders seem to think one would). How would a HRM be harmful?? If anything needs to be asked, it might be about strenuous activity. Having a HRM does not affect one's strenuous activity. In fact, it may be useful in measuring strenuous activity.
BTW, I don't have a cardiologist. What to do??
And, horror of horrors, I sometimes wear a HRM - well I used to, anyway.