Pulse Oximeters for Everyday Life

Pulse Oximeters are a medical device that have become as readily available to purchase as thermometers. Whereas previously you may only have seen these small devices in your doctor’s office, now they are quickly making their way into people’s homes. Many people use personal pulse oximeters in their everyday life. But they are only for heart patients right? Wrong! There are several reasons why you would and indeed should use a pulse oximeter in your day to day life. Here are just three top reasons why:

1. Monitor Effects of Exercise

The only way that you can truly measure whether your workout is effective is by checking your heart rate. If your heart rate measurement taken when you are in the middle of training or exercising is similar to your resting heart rate measurement, you are not working hard enough. On the other hand, you can also use the pulse rate measurement from your portable pulse oximeter to measure the safety of your workout. As an adult, your heart rate should not exceed 100 beats per minute when working out, or you are putting your body in danger.

2. Ensure Optimum Brain Functioning

Our brains require a healthy level of blood oxygen of between 95% and 99% to function at their best. If your blood oxygen levels fall below this level, your brain function will not be performing at an optimum level. Concentration and memory levels may suffer as a result and your ability to go about your daily life suffers too.

3. Prevent Heart Problems

The harder our hearts have to work, the more susceptible they are to falling victim to diseases later in life. Our hearts are our most vital organ and so it is important that they are kept in good shape. A very simple way of checking your heart health is to regularly monitor your pulse rate. If the result displayed on your Pulse Ox is outside of the normal range (60-100 for adults), you need to speak to a doctor and nip the issue in the bud as soon as possible.