Here's a question that makes my brain cook...
I recently started swimming again after a long layoff, combining swimming with other forms of aerobic exercise. Given my age, my target heart rate should be around 141-155. Yet when I swim at the pace I think I should go and check my pulse, it's always over 160. I don't feel chest pains or anything, and swimming slower feels next to impossible (not that I'm that speedy these days, anyway).
How much should I be concerned about this? Will my heart rate drop as I get in better shape?
Sparky
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I notice the same thing.
When I swim, my heart rate is usually high-aerobic(85%) capacity. Freestyle and backstroke always put me there. If I do breaststroke, I have to work a little harder to maintain that level.
Compared to my speed walking workouts, my heart rate is 140 beats per minute, or about 75% of my maximum heart rate. When I jog, it's always 85%.
Your target heart rate will vary depending on your goals. If you are trying to burn fat, 60%-75% should be your goal. If your trying to give your heart a strenuous workout(aerobic), your target zone would be 85%.
I'm trying to lose about 15 vanity pounds. I've added circuit-training with weights to my routine. You do about 45-minutes with weights, hitting each body part with the basics. I'm going to increase it to two times per week. I seems to be working already. I'm down a waist size.
I notice the same thing.
When I swim, my heart rate is usually high-aerobic(85%) capacity. Freestyle and backstroke always put me there. If I do breaststroke, I have to work a little harder to maintain that level.
Compared to my speed walking workouts, my heart rate is 140 beats per minute, or about 75% of my maximum heart rate. When I jog, it's always 85%.
Your target heart rate will vary depending on your goals. If you are trying to burn fat, 60%-75% should be your goal. If your trying to give your heart a strenuous workout(aerobic), your target zone would be 85%.
I'm trying to lose about 15 vanity pounds. I've added circuit-training with weights to my routine. You do about 45-minutes with weights, hitting each body part with the basics. I'm going to increase it to two times per week. I seems to be working already. I'm down a waist size.
