I heard some where way back that if you are doing a exercise like swimming for the aerobic benifit. If you stop for more then 15 seconds ..say to talk to someone..you lose the benifit from the aerobic part of workout.. Any one heard about this?
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We are talking aerobic benifit here, not the other training zones.
It usually takes far more than 15 seconds to get your heart rate as low as the lower threshold of aerobic training.
Most masters swimmers over the age of 40 would benefit by going to a longer rest interval, from 10-15 seconds instead of 5-10 seconds.
Bottom line, if you are swimming 3,000 to 5000 yards in an hours workout, you do not have to worry about loosing aerobic benefits.:D
Michael, the rule goes like this:
Zero seconds for fish dishes and quiche
15 seconds for steak and peanut butter sandwiches
60 seconds for pizza
14400 for any hard candies
We are talking aerobic benifit here, not the other training zones.
It usually takes far more than 15 seconds to get your heart rate as low as the lower threshold of aerobic training.
Most masters swimmers over the age of 40 would benefit by going to a longer rest interval, from 10-15 seconds instead of 5-10 seconds.
Bottom line, if you are swimming 3,000 to 5000 yards in an hours workout, you do not have to worry about loosing aerobic benefits.:D
Michael, the rule goes like this:
Zero seconds for fish dishes and quiche
15 seconds for steak and peanut butter sandwiches
60 seconds for pizza
14400 for any hard candies
