Is it legal to use a heart rate monitor during a College or High School Cross Country race?

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ceningolmo

Also, is it legal to use something that might be considered a pacing device? I currently run using a Garmin 305 with heart rate monitor. I find that this device gives me a huge advantage when running with my friends. I seem to always know how fast or slow I should be going and exactly how much I have left in my tank. I'm curious whether college and/or High School runners are able to take advantage of this technology.

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It depends on the sanctioning body, whether they allow watches or not. Because watches help the runner pace themself, the sanctioning body may consider them an illegal assist to the runner. In this scenario, the issue is not the heart rate monitor function, but the equipment it operates on.

Heart Rate Monitors, Are they good for regular work outs?

Sofie

I'm not a runner as of yet, but I do work out a lot at home and I find it hard to keep track of how many calories I've burnt if I'm doing different exercises, like squats, wall sits, lunges etc...at home. I know a lot of people use the Watch type heart rate monitors for running, but would it basically do the same thing for regular workouts? Like tell me how many calories I'm burning during said workout?

Thanks!

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The heart rate monitor gives you a gauge of when you are in certain "zones", ie weight loss, anerobic, endurance, etc... That is why they are useful for running or sustained exercises. I do not believe they would be as effective for intermittent exercises but I admittedly have never tried.

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