for those with a TREADMILL (or who know about heart rates)

RockysGirl Posted: Jan 23, 2009 12:52 PM

for those with a TREADMILL (or who know about heart rates)

I just got mine a couple weeks ago, so I'm still trying to figure out all of it's extra little features. It has one of hose heart monitor things on it, where I press my thumb against it and it tells me my heart rate. How long are you supposed to keep your thumb on it tho?? I can't find the instructions manual where maybe it would tell me this. I keep feeling like I'm supposed to do it for a full minute, but then I tried and a minute seems WAY too long to be standing there with my thumb on the dumb thing. I remember doing this when I used to go to Curves also and i feel like it was a lot less, like maybe only 10 or 20 seconds.

Anybody know? I'd really like to get an accurate reading.

emomma17 Posted: Jan 23, 2009 12:54 PM

Re: for those with a TREADMILL (or who know about heart rates)

Usually at the gym when I check my heart rate on the treadmill or elliptical i keep it there till it stops blinking and the numbers pop up, but it's not more than a minute. Try looking up the model on the computer maybe you can download the manuel.