Do I try and use heart rate numbers or not?

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  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 2,879 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    Three isn't a single best heart rate for exercise, it depends on your goals what you want to do. 🙂 If you want to build anaerobic capacity, focus your routine around spending time in Z4 and Z5. That's important if you race, less important for most people. If you want to improve aerobically, you might do what's called "sweet spot" intervals. Etc, what HR range you should be in friend what you want to get out of it.

    The zones make a lot more sense of you base them off your LTHR.

    Seems like I have a lot to figure out and a long way to go for fitness.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,970 Member
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    You can improve your fitness without any of this. People have for thousands of years! 🙂

    Our newer gadgets for fitness can make it easier, but aren't necessary. This heart rate stuff is really about training, not general fitness. Or it's about geeking out over numbers.

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