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Determining Fat Burn Heart Rate

cdub78
cdub78 Posts: 88 Member
edited January 8 in Health and Weight Loss
So I am having a difficult time determining what my fat burning heart rate should be. I have heart murmurs so my heart beat is freakishly slow...like 45 beats per minute at rest stage. How do I determine what my fat burn hear rate should be?

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Totally unnecessary thing to figure out. There's no special "zone" that has you burning more fat. Workout to your best effort and everything you burn will be a bonus. If I workout in my fat burning zone I'm not even breaking a sweat. It's really just a game the HRM people play so they can add more features.
  • cdub78
    cdub78 Posts: 88 Member
    Should i at least be doing intervals? Last night i would get it up to around 170 (scary fast for me) and then i would let it go back down to around 100 and then ramp it back up. I heard that is the best way to keep your body burning fat even after you are done exercising. I just got a watch pedometer / heart rate monitor so I want to use it to it's full potential. Thanks for the advice!
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