Garmin 405

[RacerMDR]

Just bought one second hand off my mate. Looks like a cool gadget/widget

question though - when setting up , I have the opportunity for putting in my Max Heart Rate (i'm assuming simplest method is 220-age= MaxHR

however, in the menu it's asking for resting heart rate........but when I select, it asks for Min Heart Rate - which are two different things.

Anyone give me a clue on the correct value for lower value? i.e. what is it asking for? RHR or MinHeartrate ?

[RacerMDR]

thanks guys - yes get chest strap with it too

so - resting heart rate isn't simply your heart rate when sitting in a chair?

are we talking about 60% of your max? Your max being 80% of the 220-age?

I won't have time to organise a Vo2 test anytime soon - i'm just trying to get general figures to help me stay roughly in the aerobic zone

[RacerMDR]

Ok - just used it for first time and managed to get my heart rate to 114% on a 5k run.

Now I'm new to running, but I'm pretty sure ive done something wrong somewhere!!

[RacerMDR]

Parsnip said:

Or more likely you input your max HR too low - if you actually went to 114% of your true MHR you would probably be dead.

That's what I was hoping someone say. I had advice above saying the way my fitness book tells me to do it is inaccurate. I think I believe that now!! Unless it was just some weird computer blip.

The watch had me maxed at 85% - when I downloaded it said 114