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Originally Posted by ERCougar
I think everyone should own a HRM. Ironically, typically it's only serious athletes who have them, but weekend warriors would really benefit. The reason is--it keeps you from overtraining. The tendency is to go out really hard because you're all excited about getting in shape. Then you get injured or get sick of it and quit. Staying around 70% will keep this from happening because it's not so unpleasant. Most are surprised at how easy 60-70% is.
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In the past I wore one religiously and maybe I'll go back to wearing one. However, after a while, I simply stopped as I usually knew the range. After a while though you can find that you get lazy so a monitor can be useful to increase your effort, especially during intervals.