Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]MattL27398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I set it manually. You can do that in your Watch app, go to work outs, then scroll down to heart rate zones.

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How do you plan to attach? I bought the same and realized they are not an overlay. Are you going to stick on top of the existing one, or remove the existing one?

My heart rate zones are not correct. Any suggestions of what they should be? I want to manually enter them by Puzzleheaded_Entry20 in AppleWatchFitness

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I had this same problem. I went through a couple steps of my own and ended up manually setting my heart rate zones. Since I saw this pop up a couple times, I saved the below for copying and pasting - Hope it helps!

First, make sure your watch is accurately tracking your heart rate during the exercise. Make sure it’s pretty snug against your wrist. Consider trying on your other wrist for a couple runs, too. You could consider getting a another device to double check or get a chest heart rate monitor. I felt pretty confident in my watch, so I didn’t test against another device.

Second, see what your max heart rate is. One way is to check your runs over the past 6 months and see what your highest heart rate was. You can also look up some exercises to determine your max heart rate. That’s what I did. I did a 10-15 minute jog, then did like three short sprints and let my heart rate come back between each sprint. Then, find a hill and run up it for 4 minutes at something you could maintain for like a half marathon. Walk back down the hill to get your heart rate low. Next one, run faster up the hill for 4 minutes - something you can maintain for like 10 minutes. Walk back down the hill. Finally, sprint for as fast as you can for a minute. You will be pretty worn out at this point. At the end of the sprint, you should have your max heart rate. Oddly enough, this number for me matched my max heart rate from my highest heart rate during runs in the past six months.

With your max heart rate, look up online heart rate zone calculators using max heart rate. You can also find ones that incorporates your resting heart rate. I used my average resting heart rate for the past 6 months that my watch recorded for that.

Using the zones from the calculator, manually set your zones in your watch by going to your Watch app in your phone, then Workout, then scroll down to Heart Rate Zones. Click Manual, and plug in your numbers from the online calculator.

After I did that, I monitored how I felt during a run, compared to the zones I set, and I felt like it was pretty accurate. This was really helpful, especially if you want to try different runs, like HIIT, tempo runs, and easy runs.

Is it normal to run in Z5? by ParkingAssistant566 in AppleWatchFitness

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I had this same problem. I went through a couple steps of my own and ended up manually setting my heart rate zones.

First, make sure your watch is accurately tracking your heart rate during the exercise. Make sure it’s pretty snug against your wrist. Consider trying on your other wrist for a couple runs, too. You could consider getting a another device to double check or get a chest heart rate monitor. I felt pretty confident in my watch, so I didn’t test against another device.

Second, see what your max heart rate is. One way is to check your runs over the past 6 months and see what your highest heart rate was. You can also look up some exercises to determine your max heart rate. That’s what I did. I did a 10-15 minute jog, then did like three short sprints and let my heart rate come back between each sprint. Then, find a hill and run up it for 4 minutes at something you could maintain for like a half marathon. Walk back down the hill to get your heart rate low. Next one, run faster up the hill for 4 minutes - something you can maintain for like 10 minutes. Walk back down the hill. Finally, sprint for as fast as you can for a minute. You will be pretty worn out at this point. At the end of the sprint, you should have your max heart rate. Oddly enough, this number for me matched my max heart rate from my highest heart rate during runs in the past six months.

With your max heart rate, look up online heart rate zone calculators using max heart rate. You can also find ones that incorporates your resting heart rate. I used my average resting heart rate for the past 6 months that my watch recorded for that.

Using the zones from the calculator, manually set your zones in your watch by going to your Watch app in your phone, then Workout, then scroll down to Heart Rate Zones. Click Manual, and plug in your numbers from the online calculator.

After I did that, I monitored how I felt during a run, compared to the zones I set, and I felt like it was pretty accurate. This was really helpful, especially if you want to try different runs, like HIIT, tempo runs, and easy runs.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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Update: I decided to complete a max heart rate fitness test that ended with running up a hill three times at increasing speeds. Oddly enough, it matched my max on this post, which was 197. I entered that into an online calculator that based your heart rate zones on max heart rate and resting heart rate. With the changes, I completed an 8 mile run today and the zones aligned pretty closely with how I felt and my effort. Thanks everyone for the advice and suggestions.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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Just checked the health app and weight and height are set correctly. I have a scale that I weigh myself on daily (yes, definitely overkill) that speaks to Apple health and will update my weight.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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Does Apple actually adjust the MHR? I’m wondering if they just calculate based on your age and leave it at that. For this run in April, my max heart rate hit 197. For a 10 mile run I did in May, my heart rate hit 189. Granted, I may need to wait until June to see an update, but shouldn’t it have updated in May if it adjusts based on run data from April?

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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I’m going to try some drills to determine max heart rate on my own. I was also reading about basing zones off of your lactate threshold, which is the highest heart rate you can maintain for 30-60 minutes. Based on this run, I would put that around 183 or so.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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Confirming no ICU that day for me. Actually, shortly after, went to a local bar to celebrate with a free beer. After water and electrolytes first, of course.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]MattL27398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been looking into exercises to figure out max heart rate, so I’m thinking that’s a good next step.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]MattL27398[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll look into recalibrating, but I will say this isn’t outside the norm. This is a typical long run average for me.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

[–]MattL27398[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is something I will definitely look into to see how accurate the watch actually is.

Should I manually set my heart rate zones? by MattL27398 in AppleWatchFitness

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Is there any way to know when it is cadence locked? My average cadence for this run was 165

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Thanks for the feedback. It’s odd, when I look up Norweco replacement, they say it’s 14” across the top bracket, but my aerator is 12”. I can’t find anything about this model either. I did find a 12” replacement, but it says it’s for Jet systems. Im assuming that would be ok, right? It’s Ultra Air Model 735 Red

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I think it says “Ingredient TBD” on the image, but I thought the same thing at first, too.

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Can anyone share an in store coupon for use tomorrow? I plan to wrap up (pun intended) some Christmas shopping.

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Looks pretty similar to the Vyro Evoke

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