A heart rate monitor - Have you been lied to?
Remember the 220- age x the of intensity formula Following the 65 fat burning and 80 85 anaerobic threshold advise Sorry to tell you but you might have been working out wrong all these years The problem with this is following When you have a 40 year-old who is sedentary and you take 220 40 it will give you a HR of 180 Multiplying this with 65 and 80 would give you a HR of 117 and 153 Lets look at a second sample We take a 40 year-old who has exercised more than 20 years and we apply the same calculation The result will be 220 40 that will give you a HR of 180 Multiplying this with 65 and 80 would give you a HR of 117 and 153 Aren t those the same numbers and are those really the same hart rates for fat-burning and cardio training Even if those are individuals with different exercise backgrounds So should the person who is in shape be aiming for the same heart rate and cardio improvements as the person who is out in shape No definitely not The way you find out your heart rate to work with is through the I Met or the New leave test Search online for those tests near you Both tests establish the heart rate where you change from aerobic to anaerobic threshold Both of them use two different energy systems both of which should be utilized What can I use the heart rate monitor for if I dont have access to those tests Well it is best to see over time if your recovery heart rate approves In short when you stop a high intensity workout you can measure how long it takes your heart to come back to a normal level The longer it takes for you to come back to a resting heart rate the more out of shape you are This is how you can use your heart rate monitor Stefan
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