Workkin' Out!

[DucksNuts]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

El Bandito - when using the treadmill the most important thing to monitor is your heart rate. There is a specific band in which your body loses fat (if that is one of your aims). Above it and below it you are not achieving your aim and may be working for no good reason. In fact the same whatever your goal, if you're more used to weights than CV get a proper assessment (or look online!) and use a machine that has BPM (beats per minute) monitor....snip

Uhuh

Use the following to find your optimum working heart rate range...

Beginner or low fitness level . . .50% - 60%
Average fitness level . . . . . . . . 60% - 70%
High fitness level . . . . . . . . . . . 75% - 85%

220 minus your age = Maximum Heart Rate
Max Heart Rate minus Resting. Heart Rate multiplied by Intensity plus Rest. Heart Rate = Training Heart Rate

Example...

Person *X* Minimum Training Heart Rate:
220 - 33 (Age) = 187
187 - 75 (Rest. HR) = 112
112 x .50 (Min. Intensity) + 75 (Rest. HR) = 131 Beats/Minute

Person *X* Maximum Training Heart Rate:
220 - 33 (Age) = 187
187 - 75 (Rest. HR) = 112
112 x .60 (Max. Intensity) + 75 (Rest. HR) = 142 Beats/Minute

So, Person X should train above 131 beats per minute and below 142 to achieve optimum results. [/fitness geek]

I bought the NIKE Imara heart rate monitor watch and it beeps at me when I am not in my *zone*.

Anyways, finally, I am back to being able to workout after being sick.

Tonite I just did 45 mins on the treadmill.

5 mins max incline @ 5kms/hr (speed)

20 mins jogging @ *8kms/hr (*this is my coasting/resting speed)

10 mins of 1 minute sprints, 1 minute resting speed

5 mins jogging @ 8kms

5 mins walking 5.5kms/hr ....whilst I wheezed my head off - friggen asthma.