Heart Rate?
Richard
heart rate monitor. It has proved to be a very good motivation tool.
I have a resting pulse rate of 45bpm. After running at 160 - 170 bmp for
25 - 30 mins. How long should it take for my pulse to return to 45bpm?
I understand the quicker it does the fitter you are? Any web site with a
chart?
I am 21 years old and weigh 225lbs.
Also (this is probably very daft) I have a chart that tells you what the
training zones are for your age group. It says fat loss is between 120 -
140. But i run at 160 - 170. Does this have better fat burning effects
or is it simply that i am doing aerobic activity as well as fat loss??
Rich
CanadaArm
>I am interested in improving my fitness levels. I have brought myself a
>heart rate monitor. It has proved to be a very good motivation tool.
>
>I have a resting pulse rate of 45bpm. After running at 160 - 170 bmp for
>25 - 30 mins. How long should it take for my pulse to return to 45bpm?
>I understand the quicker it does the fitter you are?
Yes, that's the idea however I don't think there's any magic formula out there
to determine optimal recovery heart rate, it's rather variable. Also, it's
not necessarily the resting heart rate that's factored into the equation, it's
your heart rate as soon as you stop exercising (HRM or other) minus your heart
rate a few minutes later. As your fitness level improves, so should your
recovery time. This is an excellent way to keep tabs on your cardiovascular
health and at least as equally motivational as a heart rate monitor but in
order for this practice to be accurate, ensure that you gauge regularly and
only against workouts of comparable intensity. Tracking your resting heart
rate first thing in the morning is another good habit to start early, it not
only helps to realize your fitness goals but affords intimate awareness in the
logistics of your heart's functions which is a highly indispensable benefit.
>Also (this is probably very daft) I have a chart that tells you what the
>training zones are for your age group. It says fat loss is between 120 -
>140. But i run at 160 - 170. Does this have better fat burning effects
>or is it simply that i am doing aerobic activity as well as fat loss??
These kinds of charts are now antiquated and not readily accepted in many
fitness circles. The notion that training at lower intensity produces greater
fat loss has been debunked in favour of a rather simple concept; what's most
consequential is total caloric expenditure; if calories out exceeds calories in
then fat loss will occur regardless of any minute to minute fluctuations in
intensity. So chuck 'em, the charts, that is.
~Mercedes