When should one use a heart rate monitor when exercising?

Why Use a Heart Rate Monitor? Using a heart monitor is the most accurate way of measuring both your heart rate (pulse rate) and your exercise intensity. Getting your heart rate just right is important in terms of making the most of your workout for the following reasons:- Effective Workouts if you don't raise your heart rate high enough it means you are not making as much progress as you could be (if any) in improving your fitness. A heart rate monitor shows you whether you are working at the right intensity to achieve your fitness goals. Burning Fat and Losing Weight There is an ideal heart rate range at which you burn fat more effectively, which is actually less intense than that recommended for maximum fitness improvement. A heart rate monitor can keep you exercising in that fat burning zone. On the other hand, if you prefer a more intense exercise routine, this helps with weight loss too because, in the end, the more calories you use during your workout the better and some monitors ... more