heart rate and walking

Lyssa62

So I have my fitbit..love it. Happened onto a smart health walking thing in the clearance aisle at walmart..only steps and heart rate. The step counter and my fitbit...DEAD ON! I couldn't believe it...but anyhow my real question is : is this a good heart rate for walking?

I'm 50 years old (not sure if that matters)

for 85% of my walk my heart rate was running between 140 and 160...was steady around 150 for most of that time ...I have a few steep hills that I do a couple of times where I walk.

I only found really one site that kind of explained it and it sounds like it might be just about right for a really good workout. I average about 3.5 miles an hour. I walk for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes..today it was almost 3.5 miles in 54 minutes.

BrianSharpe

The hills are probably the reason it's as high as it is, I'm 56 and will average (on a fairly flat course) high 140s to low 150s on a 10km run averaging about 6mph.

What's your resting heart rate? How long does it take for your heart rate to recover when you finish your walk?

Lyssa62

it was about 70 - 73 and took about 15 minutes (with my cool down) to get back to that.