Steady state cardio workouts?

MarissaPalm
MarissaPalm Posts: 123 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am getting an HRM soon, so I was reading about them and I understand that you get the most accurate amount of calories burned by doing steady state cardio... so my question is, what exercises are considered "steady state"?

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  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    The "steady state" means you keep your heart rate at a higher rate depending on you age/weight/gender. For me anything in the range of 135-185 BPM is in the range that works optimal for me.

    Running, swimming, cycling, hill sprint repeats, forms of class aerobics(zumba etc...)with plenty more all fall into "steady state".
  • MarissaPalm
    MarissaPalm Posts: 123 Member
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    The "steady state" means you keep your heart rate at a higher rate depending on you age/weight/gender. For me anything in the range of 135-185 BPM is in the range that works optimal for me.

    Running, swimming, cycling, hill sprint repeats, forms of class aerobics(zumba etc...)with plenty more all fall into "steady state".

    Oohh I guess that is why they say weight lifting isn't good for an HRM. It's not "steady". Sounds good. Thanks :)

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