Newbie here. Heart Rate Question.

Hi people,

Lost a bit of interest in training before xmas over heart rate whilst
training. I usually train very hard especially on cardio work and was
finding my heart rate was going to 175-180 which on of the trainers was
saying at that rate i would be burning lean as well as fat.

Is this true? And if so what sort of range should i be looking at? I am 32
years of age and approx 16.5 stones.

As its new year and since last fitness assessment i have seemed to undo the
last years fat loss in 2 months so am fairly gutted.

Here's to a good year for everyone.

Thanks

Shaun

Hello Shaunus,

I've read that to find your max heartrate you subtract your age from 220.
In your case 220-32=188 is your max heart rate. You should get your heart
rate to 50% to 75% of your max heart rate to assure your getting a good
workout. If you are getting a 96% of your max heart rate then I'd say your
doing great. If you got above this I might be concerned, but I doubt you'll
get any higher.

Keep up the great work,

Paul
300/236/175 @ 5'11" and disposed 64 pounds in 18 weeks 3 days

"Shaunus" wrote in message
...
Hi people,

Lost a bit of interest in training before xmas over heart rate whilst
training. I usually train very hard especially on cardio work and was
finding my heart rate was going to 175-180 which on of the trainers was
saying at that rate i would be burning lean as well as fat.

Is this true? And if so what sort of range should i be looking at? I am
32
years of age and approx 16.5 stones.

As its new year and since last fitness assessment i have seemed to undo
the
last years fat loss in 2 months so am fairly gutted.

Here's to a good year for everyone.

Thanks

Shaun

Shaunus,

Try to get one hour daily. The higher the intensity the better, but
go at a pace you can sustain one hour. lean vs fat - well, you're
probably only burning 600 calories/hr or 1/5 a pound of fat. hr -
peoples max hr varies quite a bit. Even at 180 it's possible you're
not near your max.

Shaunus wrote in message ...
Hi people,

Lost a bit of interest in training before xmas over heart rate whilst
training. I usually train very hard especially on cardio work and was
finding my heart rate was going to 175-180 which on of the trainers was
saying at that rate i would be burning lean as well as fat.

Is this true? And if so what sort of range should i be looking at? I am 32
years of age and approx 16.5 stones.

As its new year and since last fitness assessment i have seemed to undo the
last years fat loss in 2 months so am fairly gutted.

Here's to a good year for everyone.

Thanks

Shaun

Thanks to everyone for the help.

At least now i have an answer where before i wasn't sure whether to slow
down or keep on going full steam.

Cheers

Shaun