Power Walking/Treadmill - Fat Burning Heart Rate
whoknowsame
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Just need some advice/tips on this...
I recently joined the gym and have been power walking on the treadmill as my cardio (I wouldn't last more than a minute running)
Anyway, I've been doing research online and it turns out power walking gets your heart rate at the "fat burning" level. I used an online calculator and it said that my Maximum Heart Rate is 198 and my "fat burning zone" is at 138.
This seems awfully low, right ? Usually I walk on the treadmill for 60 minutes at 4.0mph at a 10.0 incline and burn around 500+ calories, but my heart rate is going into the 180s when I do that.
I just don't want to be wasting my time at the gym and want to get the most benefit out of it ! Thanks !!!
I recently joined the gym and have been power walking on the treadmill as my cardio (I wouldn't last more than a minute running)
Anyway, I've been doing research online and it turns out power walking gets your heart rate at the "fat burning" level. I used an online calculator and it said that my Maximum Heart Rate is 198 and my "fat burning zone" is at 138.
This seems awfully low, right ? Usually I walk on the treadmill for 60 minutes at 4.0mph at a 10.0 incline and burn around 500+ calories, but my heart rate is going into the 180s when I do that.
I just don't want to be wasting my time at the gym and want to get the most benefit out of it ! Thanks !!!
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You know, I just got a treadmill, and was wondering the same thing! Hoping we both get answers!0
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Come on people help us out ! haha0
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