What is heart rate control and how does it benefit me?
Heart rate control programs work by adjusting the intensity of a program to keep your heart at a preset level. This level will be a percentage of your maximum heart rate, as a rough guide to calculate your maximum heart rate, deduct your age from 220 e.g. if you’re 35 years of age then your maximum heart rate is around 185. Depending on your fitness level you should work out to a percentage of that figure between 55% and 80%. When using a heart rate controlled program the treadmill will need to know your heart rate constantly. This can be either via the heart rate hand grip sensors or via a wireless telemetric heart rate strap, such as the Sigma ones we sell, which sends your heart rate via radio waves to the console. Many of the treadmills we sell have heart rate hand grip sensors; although the disadvantage of using these during a heart rate program is that you have to keep your hands connected to the sensors which can impede your running. This is where looking for a treadmill which y
