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Originally Posted by Shauk
well the machines at the gym have build in heart sensors in the handles. So like if I hop on an ellipitical/bike, or stair machine, all of them have them. They also have me punch in my data to calculate my target heart rate so thats already taken care of.
Problem I had was I was just churning away at the elliptical for 30 minutes and it said my target rate was 160, but I floated around 180 the entire time and wasn't really feeling like I was being exerted at all.
edit: also, I don't think some of you read the article I posted.
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I didn't read the article or really much of the rest of this thread, but I can add something here:
"Target Heart Rate" comes from averages for folks your age, etc. It is entirely plausible that your natural heart rate is at the higher end of the bell curve. I know this because I'm at the other end with an unusually low heart rate. When I was in really great shape, my resting heart rate would easily be under 30 - the lowest it ever got was 26 I think. When I'm in terrible shape, it's still around 55 if I sit still for a minute or two.
Twenty beats/minute is a little higher than would be explained by being at the higher end of the spectrum, so the machines are probably programed with a higher level of fitness than you currently have. If you continue to work out, these should start to even out.
I hope my half-assed attempt helps.