Ok so those of you who use HR monitoring to help with pacing... how do you calculate what figure to set yr alerts at?
I looked at the workwell recommendations
here of 15bpm above average RHR.... but its hopeless. my ave rhr is 70 putting the alert at 85. It goes up to 90 just rolling over in bed, & up to 110 when i simply walk from bed to toliet.
I simply dont have a life where I can restrict activity to less than that or even only that. I have a lot of hosptial appts for other things, a house that is constantly in need of attention (i mean with essential repairs not cleaning/cosmetic stuff - lol it hasnt been decorated for 20yrs & is in a frightful state) and I'm alone with only part time care. No one else to sort anything out or I'd let them!
It just seems unworkable for me. I guess the
I saw one calculation yrs ago that was something to do with age.
But i remember when i tried hr monitoring yrs ago that i gave it up for the same reason, because it was impossible to keep hr under the threshold & since i get PEM from cognitive & sensory activity too, it just seems impossible to do the whole 'well it's individual so see what gives you PEM & set it under that' because my life simply isnt the same amount of activity every day, it just cannot be unless i was living with husband, parents or could get out of this sodding house.
And to a large extent i'm forced to do activities when there is help available to do them rather than when my symptoms are at optimum levels.
So which calsulation/guideline do you guys use?