fit_4_forty
Active Member
Today I went all that way through BodyMax at one time! Wow! What an endurance workout! I had to modify like crazy to get through it all, but I'm so happy that I made it through. Just for fun I wore my new toy, a heartrate monitor, through the workout. Even with the modifications my heartrate was high!
For my age (39) the charts say my heartrate should be about 158 or so at the 85% of maximum. It was usually in the 160s, sometimes higher when I really pushed it. I have been a regular exerciser for the past year, doing a lot of Cathe's strength tapes, occasional step tapes, and lots of walking/running on the treadmill. My heartrate regularly climbs into the 160s. Does anyone think this is unusual? Or does it mean I should try not to push so hard? I just figure you have to push hard sometimes to see gains, right?
Rhonda
For my age (39) the charts say my heartrate should be about 158 or so at the 85% of maximum. It was usually in the 160s, sometimes higher when I really pushed it. I have been a regular exerciser for the past year, doing a lot of Cathe's strength tapes, occasional step tapes, and lots of walking/running on the treadmill. My heartrate regularly climbs into the 160s. Does anyone think this is unusual? Or does it mean I should try not to push so hard? I just figure you have to push hard sometimes to see gains, right?
Rhonda