Posted: 9/22/2012 12:04:56 PM EDT
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What is the best way to determin my target heart rate?
Also how long do I need to stay in this target area while doing cardio? Thanks in advance for any help |
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http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2009/11/quick-guide-to-setting-zones.html
"How long" depends on how hard you are going and what you are trying to do. |
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http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2009/11/quick-guide-to-setting-zones.html "How long" depends on how hard you are going and what you are trying to do. Think that might be a little complex for an obviously" new to it guy" asking a simple question? 
Take 220- your age Take 85% of that Keep it there for 30+ min. This is just a starting point. |
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http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2009/11/quick-guide-to-setting-zones.html "How long" depends on how hard you are going and what you are trying to do. Think that might be a little complex for an obviously" new to it guy" asking a simple question?
Take 220- your age Take 85% of that Keep it there for 30+ min. This is just a starting point. your advice is the equivalent of telling somebody new to strength training to start lifting by benching 5x5 at 70% of bodyweight. 220-age has little, if any, scientific basis and does nothing to account for differences in exercise mode. try swimming at 220-age * 0.85 for 30 minutes. doing a 30 minute test just isn't that hard. if you're not willing to do enough to make hr training meaningful, why bother with it it at all. |
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Get a heart rate monitor.
Go outside, and run or bike until you puke. Rest 30 minutes or so, and repeat. Record highest HR achieved. Get a book on HR training and you'll find your zones in it. Just kidding. Get the book first, and do some research. It's not rocket science, and if I can figure it out, anybody can. |
| As far as measuring heart rate, if you have an iPhone (I know it works with the iPhone 4, not sure of others), get the Heart Rate app. You hold your finger to the light, and the camera detects changes in your fingers color signaling a pulse of blood. My wife and I have calibrated it against taking a pulse and a stop watch, and it was as close as we could count. |
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As far as measuring heart rate, if you have an iPhone (I know it works with the iPhone 4, not sure of others), get the Heart Rate app. You hold your finger to the light, and the camera detects changes in your fingers color signaling a pulse of blood. My wife and I have calibrated it against taking a pulse and a stop watch, and it was as close as we could count. Just as a heads up, pulse rate can be much different than HR. HR is a measure of your heart electrical signals as it contracts. It can vary the further from the heart you get with pulse, and Ive seen variation as much as 10 bpm |