maximal heart rate
Heart rate zones offer a way to monitor the intensity of your training. It involves exercising within certain heart rate parameters to maximize fat burning or cardiovascular fitness. How important is it to train within specific heart rate zones?
How hard are you exercising when you do a high-intensity interval workout or moderate-intensity cardio? Are you using maximal heart rate to measure your exertion?
Are you a good judge of how hard you’re exercising? According to a recent study, many people aren’t. It turns out a number of people overestimate how hard they’re working. What’s the best way to prevent this? Monitor your exercise intensity. This article discusses various ways to do that.
It’s no secret that a 20 year old has a higher aerobic capacity than an 80 year old. This is partially due to age-related changes that affect the heart. This article discusses how your heart rate changes with age and how its response to exercise changes over time. It also discusses the benefits of aerobic training during all stages of life.
How do you monitor exercise intensity? One popular way is to determine at what percentage of your maximal heart rate you’re at – but how accurate are the calculations you use to determine maximal heart rate? Some research suggests the old formula 220 minus age isn’t very accurate for women. Find out what a more accurate formula might be as well as other ways to monitor exercise intensity.
Research suggests that high-intensity exercise is better than long periods of cardio for shedding body fat – but have you ever wondered why? After all, trainers used to tell you to exercise in the fat-burning zone for fat loss. Find out why higher intensity workouts where you’re NOT in the fat-burning zone work so well for fat loss.
Ever wonder how aerobically fit you really are? This article discusses aerobic fitness testing, both maximal and sub-maximal fitness testing as well as two simple tests you can do at home to estimate aerobic fitness.
Is the much-used formula for calculating maximal heart rate accurate – or are there better ways to measure the intensity of your workout? Find out why the old formula for calculating maximal heart rate isn’t always reliable and other options for estimating exercise intensity.
