Heart Rate Zone

The fitter you become, the slower your heart beat. And the fitter you are, the quicker your heart rate will recover and slow down to your normal resting heartbeat.

During exercise, your heart rate will increase. But this should happen within certain limits.

Are you unsure of what your maximum heart rate is, what your heart rate should be for you to benefit from the exercise you're doing, when you should use a heart-rate monitor, and how you can measure your own pulse rate?

Read this section and find the answers to your questions.

How pulse rate is measured

Heart and fitness: the link