What are the benefits of using a heart rate monitor?
• A heart rate monitor can determine how many calories you are burning while you are physically active. • Knowing how many calories you have burned can help you plan your diet so that you have a calorie deficit that will lead to weight loss. • A heart rate monitor provides information regarding the intensity of your workouts and can help to minimize the chance of reaching a plateau. • By using a heart rate monitor, you can easily adjust the intensity of your activities, which can help to reduce the chances of weight gain. • Heart rate monitors encourage individuals to be more physically active, so you will find that you workout more often. • The improvement in your level of fitness can be easily measured with a heart rate monitor and can result in a reduced risk of chronic disease associated with being overweight. • Since you get objective information on how hard you are working when you wear a heart rate monitor, you can set a goal for a workout and know if you have accomplished that
