Ritchie
My brother was a cross country/track athlete and has a bunch of trophies/medals and he never used a heart rate monitor. His best time in 3 miles back in highschool was 16 mins, he won first place in regionals that one time. I dont know what grade he was in at the time.
Answer
For a 3 mile run you're mostly training an anaerobic metabolism.
Heart rate monitors are most useful for people trying to lose weight by maintaining target rates (to keep them from getting injured or overexerting).
They can also be used to monitor, track and help develop Aerobic, Anaerobic and Lacate thresholds. However they tend to become unreliable as the temperature goes up. How scientific do you want to be for your training?
No you don't need one -- but they are nice to have if you decide you want to train for longer races and need to control your pacing. E.g. 10K, 1/2 and full marathons.
I suggest you avoid the Polar garbage if you decide to buy one. I've destroyed 2 of these already but got them replaced via warranty -- the best bang for the buck are the Timex heart rate monitors for 1/4 the price and twice the reliability/water resistance.
For a 3 mile run you're mostly training an anaerobic metabolism.
Heart rate monitors are most useful for people trying to lose weight by maintaining target rates (to keep them from getting injured or overexerting).
They can also be used to monitor, track and help develop Aerobic, Anaerobic and Lacate thresholds. However they tend to become unreliable as the temperature goes up. How scientific do you want to be for your training?
No you don't need one -- but they are nice to have if you decide you want to train for longer races and need to control your pacing. E.g. 10K, 1/2 and full marathons.
I suggest you avoid the Polar garbage if you decide to buy one. I've destroyed 2 of these already but got them replaced via warranty -- the best bang for the buck are the Timex heart rate monitors for 1/4 the price and twice the reliability/water resistance.
Heart rate monitor watch for running?
Mysterio
Are chest strap heart rate monitors watches good for running outdoors, treadmills, ellipticals and cycles? if not, which one is better for gyms and outdoors? I heard that polar watches are good. How good are wrist watches?
Answer
You want to use HRMs with analogue chest strap in order to interface with gym equipment. Digital chest trap won't work with gym equipment. Polar watches are probably the best but they are expensive. Nike are also fairly good. I don't know much about monitors without chest strap but I know they can't monitor your heart rate continuously. You have to stop your exercise, take a reading and then start again. I will add links to two articles which I think can be useful to you.
You want to use HRMs with analogue chest strap in order to interface with gym equipment. Digital chest trap won't work with gym equipment. Polar watches are probably the best but they are expensive. Nike are also fairly good. I don't know much about monitors without chest strap but I know they can't monitor your heart rate continuously. You have to stop your exercise, take a reading and then start again. I will add links to two articles which I think can be useful to you.
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