I am very concerned about training with the right puls, I tried to find some info on what heart rate to train at, but so far I just have general info.I would really like to keep my heart healthy, because I stumbled into an article(it's in Russian, unfortunately, so I cannot post it here ... I will translate it some time) about how important it is to train and not go over 180 beats per minute(especially for starters) a lot during work-outs and try to mostly keep it in the range of 120-150, otherwise it is a slow path to a heart attack ...So I was wondering: how do you guys measure your heart rate and what do you try to keep it at most of the time and how often do you train with maximum heart rate?
Thanks a bunch.
P.S the article I refer to is extremely interesting, I will translate it one day ...
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Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Isn't there a formula where you plug in your age, etc. and that should give you your maximum heart rate? 120-150 seems slow to me(?) When I was pregnant I was told to keep my HR at 140. Often it went to 160 and I felt fine.
A formula I have seen is for maximum heart rate is, MHR = 220-age. And the recommended training level is around 80% of the maximum. I think it is a little simplistic because one's fitness level is not accounted for in that formula, and the amount of time spent at a particular rate is not accounted for. Some coaches (including some of mine) believe that short periods of intense exercise are beneficial. Terms like "red line" and "blow chow" are used to describe those training sets.
Originally posted by Karen Duggan
Isn't there a formula where you plug in your age, etc. and that should give you your maximum heart rate? 120-150 seems slow to me(?) When I was pregnant I was told to keep my HR at 140. Often it went to 160 and I felt fine.
A formula I have seen is for maximum heart rate is, MHR = 220-age. And the recommended training level is around 80% of the maximum. I think it is a little simplistic because one's fitness level is not accounted for in that formula, and the amount of time spent at a particular rate is not accounted for. Some coaches (including some of mine) believe that short periods of intense exercise are beneficial. Terms like "red line" and "blow chow" are used to describe those training sets.
