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crystaletue9
crystaletue9 Posts: 10 Member
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:heart: so...im exercising again. lovely, right? well, im not really sure what a good set of vitals would be for me after my workout. im 5'2" and WELL over 30% overweight and today i walked for 30 min and my pulse was only 120...but i felt absolutely exhausted...i just thought it would be way higher. i waited 5 min,and checked it again while resting and it was 100. now ive been resting for about 30 min and its 82. maybe i'm not working as hard as i FEEL like i am!!!

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  • jan3974
    jan3974 Posts: 11 Member
    check out this link, it shows the formula and explains the "fat burning" zone.
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/cardio/determine-your-cardio-heart-rate-zone-increase-intensity.html
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    How high your heart rate gets during exercise is VERY individual.

    Best bet to figure out YOUR individual zones and efforts would be to just track your heart rate regularly and compare it to your effort perception, because how hard you FEEL you're working is actually a better indicator than your actual number. Like when I'm running or working out otherwise, I can tell which "zone" I'm in based on how well I can talk while doing it. If I'm in a good aerobic zone, I can usually carry on a conversation. The more anaerobic or intense my run is, the less able I am to carry on a conversation. When I'm REALLY exerting myself, I can barely breathe and definitely can't talk, and I know that I'm really getting a more anaerobic (or intense) effort in.

    For kicks, about a year and a half ago, I bought a heart rate monitor, and found that mine actually averages about 165 during "conversation" efforts, 175-185 during efforts when I can carry on a conversation but it's harder, and above 185 when I'm really getting an intense effort in and have a lot of difficulty carrying on a conversation. When I've gotten into a good sprint, it's actually maxed out around 200..

    Technically, according to the formula, my heart rate is MUCH higher than it should be, but my effort perception tells me that it's apparently fine. So I go by my effort instead, because effort is actually a VERY good indicator of how hard you're working out, not how high your heart rate gets, since a lot of that is just genetics and individual receptors in your body.

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