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Heart rate in endurance exercise
Age 18 · Sports
Endurance training is often guided by heart rate. Check your resting pulse, your effort pulse and how quickly your pulse falls during recovery.
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In the picture
- Wrist monitor screen: current heart rate in beats per minute.
- Stopwatch face: elapsed time of the exercise or recovery interval.
- Two fingers on the wrist: manual pulse count at rest or during recovery.
- Highest point of the smooth curve: peak effort.
- Lowest point of the smooth curve: recovery dip.
Examples
- Checking your pulse before a morning run.
- Watching your heart rate drop after a hard cycling interval.
Key takeaways
- Resting heart rate is usually lowest when you are calm and rested.
- A faster drop in heart rate during recovery often shows better aerobic fitness.
Quiz: Heart rate in endurance exercise (Age 18)
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What does a faster drop in heart rate during recovery often show?
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When is resting heart rate usually lowest?
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Which three heart-rate measures should be checked in endurance training?
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