Originally Posted by
Garfield Cat
What might be an important measurement is the recovery rate. This is what the physician does with treadmill studies. They put you on a treadmill, easy first and then they ramp it up at various speeds for various times for each speed. Then they watch your heart rate go up and then push the speed up just a little bit more till the physician thinks its about max for you.
Then they take you off the treadmill and let you sit while the heart rate monitor is still running. After each minute in resting state, the measure your heart rate to see how many minutes it take the heart to go below a certain level.
Do you think many cycling coaches do that?
This sounds like a cardiac stress test.
I dont think a physician is going to be testing your cardiac capability for cycling.
On topic:
While I had a hard time understanding your lack of capitalization, spelling and grammar, I think I know what you mean.
Normal HR is anywhere from 60-100. It changes with position (sitting, laying, standing). In the morning it will be lowest. If you stand up in the AM and then take it, chances are that it will be higher than if you took it in the AM while laying.
As we age, heart rate tends to decrease.
If you exercise, your resting HR would be lower than someone who is sedentary.
I don't know what your definition for ''decent shape'' is, because everyone has their own standards.
If you're having problems trusting a Heart Rate monitor, just take it yourself, it's amazingly simple, assuming you can count.