Thursday 7 June 2007

Pic of the day: Polar F6 pulse watch. (Also doubles as a normal watch if needed.)

New pulse watch

Actually it is almost the same as the previous one, which recently stopped working altogether. (It had been unstable for a while before that.) I felt rather uncomfortable not having one around. Just like the last time, they did not have the slightly cheaper model with less functions. Strange that. I guess I could have ordered it, but it is kinda nifty to have your watch calculate how many calories you have burned and how much of that is fat. Of course, the latter part in particular is unlikely to be exact, since different families have different genes.

My family probably burns more fat and less sugar than the average, as seen from the fact that we are very resistant to getting low blood sugar just from skipping a meal or two. (Or working hard, in the case of my brothers. I very rarely do that, though I think some of the days during the move count. Then again my fat reserves were at their lowest ever at that point. I'm more normal now, which may not be healthy, but at least I am not waking up in the middle of the night from hunger.)

Aside from its main purpose as motivation, the pulse clock also gives a good hint of my general health on any given day. I just need to put it on and check my pulse. I know from experience where it uses to be, whether I am sitting or standing or walking. If it is higher - and it can sometimes be 15 or eve 20 beats higher - I know I am harboring some kind of virus or bacteria, even if it has not yet broken out in fever or pains or a head cold. On these days I don't do any needless exercise. On the other hand, there are some days when my pulse is like 5 beats lower than normal. On these days, I pace myself a little harder so the body knows it is still inhabited. ^^