I bought a COROS pace 3. It tracks resting HR. Is it the proper resting HR to use in the HRR method? I’m told the COROS pace 3 tracks your resting HR as it is when you are sleeping. Which can be 10-20bpm slower than the resting HR required for HRR method.
However, because my body has a condition where I am always awaken abruptly and my HR spikes when I wake up, I don’t have a way to know which HR to use for the HRR method of knowing training zones. Also, sometimes when I wake up, I am still sleeping and dreaming and my HR is way lower than that of a normal person who has eased into their awakened state. Taking HR in the morning does not really work for me. What do I do for my resting HR in this case? I can’t look at my watch upon waking up, because my body does not gently wake up like most people. I also can’t use the resting HR value the COROS app provides because it provides the sleeping BPM. Or can I use the sleeping BPM with the HRR method?
I’m told, you are suppose to use your sitting or laying down resting HR not your sleeping resting HR that COROS pace 3 tracks. It seems the resting HR that COROS pace 3 provides is useless to use to predict zones for the HRR method, no? Or am I confused? Does the pace watch have a resting HR test mode or way I can get my proper resting HR for the HRR method?
Do I just set it to “run” and lay down for 20minutes without falling asleep to get my resting HR?