Train Mode
How Do Heart Rate Zones Affect Your Fitness Goals?Knowing your heart rate zones can help you measure and improve your fitness by understanding and applying these principles:
•Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise intensity.
•Training in certain heart rate zones can help you improve cardiovascular capacity and strength.
•Knowing your heart rate zones can prevent you from overtraining and can decrease your risk of injury.
You can set the low and high heart rate limits on your Forerunner. If you know your maximum heart rate, you can use the following table to determine the best heart rate zone for your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum heart rate, use one of the calculators available on the Internet.
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