Why is it important to monitor your heart rate before and after working out?

During a workout the requirement of oxygen to the parts of
the body that are being and the entire body in general goes up. Workouts can be of many
types which include aerobic and anaerobic.

The target heart
rate for aerobic workouts is generally taken to be around 75% of the maximum heart rate.
The maximum rate is dependent on age and there are several formulae that have been
derived to calculate it, though none of them is universally accepted. The maximum heart
rate that a body can withstand decreases with age.

In has
been found in studies that the reduction in heart rate once a person stops exercising
can give an idea of the health of the heart. The ideal reduction in heart rate one
minute after exercise is stopped is 50 beats per minute or higher. If the value is less
than 30, the person is at a risk of suffering from cardiac
ailments.

Measuring heart rates before and after working
out allows the person doing the workout to determine their cardiac health and also the
effectiveness of the workout.