What is the best heart rate monitor for my needs? [more inside]
posted by hepta on Dec 16, 2009 - 7 answers

I’m looking for some more simple cardio exercises, like burpees and stepping, that will raise my heart rate but can be done in a small space, with minimal impact on my knees. [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Sep 18, 2009 - 13 answers

ExerciseFilter: I've been doing the gym thing at least 3x per week for about 3 or 4 months now. Strength training and cardio mix. About 6 weeks ago, I started Trileptal as a mood stabilizer (I am not epilectic). I am on no other meds. It's the type of drug where you ramp up your dosage over a period of time. In the last two weeks, my low THR feels like my heart is pounding as if I'd just been in car accident. [more inside]
posted by sio42 on Feb 26, 2009 - 8 answers

How does heart rate correlate to calories burned, and can I lose weight by just being incredibly nervous? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

How does my excersise bike calculate calories based on weight, and how accurate is it? [more inside]
posted by twine42 on Jun 9, 2008 - 14 answers

Questions about exercise, heart rate, and estimating calories burned. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 29, 2007 - 6 answers

Yesterday on "CBS Sunday Morning," a correspondent chronicled his attempt to lose weight. I'm trying to identify one of the machines that his personal trainer used to evaluate his progress. [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on Jan 9, 2006 - 12 answers

Recommendations on a heart rate monitor? I'm 27 and I go to the gym four to five days a week with a ratio of about 80% weight training (3-4 days) and 20% cardio (1-2 days). I'd like to do more interval training to lower my percentage body fat and many of the online resources describe this in terms of heart rate. Not knowing a thing about heart rate monitors, I thought I'd ask here. [more inside]
posted by Alex Handcoding on Mar 2, 2005 - 11 answers

Target Heart Rate. What damage are you doing, if any, by working out above your so-called Target Heart Rate? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Lola_G on Jan 20, 2005 - 16 answers