Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 In a message dated 01/28/2001 9:27:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, ceejaec@... writes: > Can someone tell me how to calculate my target heart rate? Also, should I > stop in the middle of the workout to check my heart rate (I don't have a > heart rate monitor). What happens if I go above my target heart rate? Does > > my body stop burning fat?? you can do it the easy way and substract your age from 220 to get what your maximum heartrate should be then you try to exercise at 60-85% of that maximum heartrate for the most effective and safest range Try not to go over 85% cuz it may be too dangerous to your system but do keep over 60% to be sure you are working hard enough to be effective aiming for 70-75% is the best target range start by checking whenever you are feeling like you're breathing too hard to talk easily or after/during an intense interval Barb who doesn't feel too out of breath to talk till almost 100% so thinks that each person may vary somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2001 Report Share Posted February 1, 2001 << you can do it the easy way and substract your age from 220 to get what your maximum heartrate should be then you try to exercise at 60-85% of that maximum heartrate for the most effective and safest range >> Sorry I'm so late in replying to this. Thanks for the info Barb on how to figure my target heart rate. I go above my target without putting 100% into my workout. What I don't know is this: does my body stop burning fat if I exceed my target heart rate? I know it's most beneficial to stay within my target heart rate, but what happens if I go above it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2001 Report Share Posted February 1, 2001 In a message dated 02/01/2001 5:18:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, ceejaec@... writes: > I know it's most beneficial to stay within my > target heart rate, but what happens if I go above it? mostly you could risk fatigue I know if I work out too long well above the target zone, I feel exhausted instead of energized, even faint and nauseous like at QVC also at my age, I don't want to invite a heart attack or stroke I don't think a short interval will hurt but a prolonged one may there is a choice of working out at high intensity for a short period or moderate intensity for a longer period or varying the intensity but it just isn't wise to push oneself too hard for too long Listen to your body cuz heartrate graphs are just estimates Barb who tries to have my workout energize me, not exhaust me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 << I'm sorry, can you explain this in English please? Amy <- feling REALLY stupid :-( >> I felt the same way Amy but figured it was just me! LOL! I honestly never knew getting in shape and losing weight could be so complicated! The more I learn, the more confused I get! Oh well. I'll just keep kicking and do the best I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 <<our body does burn a higher percentage of fat over other energy reserves at that rate (this is where the whole theory came from), BUT it will burn fewer over-all (calories/fat) there too. High intensity workouts burn more calories AND fat and will also kick your metabolic rate up higher and for longer than the lower intensity " fat burning " workout.>> I'm sorry, can you explain this in English please? Amy <- feling REALLY stupid :-( _____________________________________________________________ Get everyone in your Above Average Family a FREE E-mail box at Love@Home --> http://www.loveathome.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 I believe is what she is saying is that you are burning more fat calories vs carb calories when you are doing a lower-intensity workout. When you are doing a high-intensity workout you are burning more carb calories than fat calories. HOWEVER, when you are doing a high-intensity workout, you end up burning a lot more overall calories which will result in more fat calories in the end.... (whew, what a sentance - hope it made sense!) Darcy who hopes she didn't confuse anybody more trying to explain her way......also please correct me if I'm understanding wrong in Carol.....(or anybody for that matter) > > <<our body does > burn a higher percentage of fat over other energy reserves at that rate (this > is where the whole theory came from), BUT it will burn fewer over-all > (calories/fat) there too. High intensity workouts burn more calories AND fat > and will also kick your metabolic rate up higher and for longer than the > lower intensity " fat burning " workout.>> > > I'm sorry, can you explain this in English please? > Amy <- feling REALLY stupid :-( > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get everyone in your Above Average Family a FREE E-mail box at Love@Home --> http://www.loveathome.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 In a message dated 2/2/01 7:48:20 PM Central Standard Time, ceejaec@... writes: > I felt the same way Amy but figured it was just me! LOL! I honestly never > knew getting in shape and losing weight could be so complicated! The more > I > learn, the more confused I get! Oh well. I'll just keep kicking and do > the > best I can! > > I guess I have to go to the web to see what this is all about. LOL I can be really careless at times (not a good thing) so I never checked my heartrate before today. Today I did finally checked during kickboxing class I was at exactly 85%... I don't even know if that's good or bad. Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2001 Report Share Posted February 3, 2001 >>> Listen to your body cuz heartrate graphs are just estimates<<< Thanks Barb. I never got this in my mailbox and had to search the web for it. I think I've let this heart rate thing confuse me too much. I will just do the workout at an intensity that is comfortable for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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