Does a higher heart rate mean more fat burn?

I don't normally bit 194 during my most extreme workouts where I feel like I'm going to die. Something's not right.

I hit 192 once for a second and then spent 10 minutes thinking about throwing up. Either your HRM isn't connecting properly or there is something very wrong.

A heart rate of 194 is called SVT or SupraVentricular Tachycardia. The cause can be a variety of things, but it is not good. When my heart rate goes into the 180's, I call 911 or go to the nearest Emerngency room for treatment. I am very symptomatic,I am Sweaty, Dizzy lightheaded and nauseated. EVERY time I present to ER I get an IV with IV meds in specific a medicine called Adenosine to slow down the electrical conduction within my heart. I don't like the feeling and at that time could care less if I am burning any calories. A heart rate that high is not good Plese see a cardiologist..

I was always told having a low heart rate is a sign of cardio health. Maybe one of the far more educated people around here can answer this?

My resting heart rate is 48.

If it has slowly lowered to 48 while doing cardio workouts, yes, that is good and indication of health.

Get ready, it also means your system is so efficient now, it also burns less calories at BMR or RMR than probably estimated.

Now, while working out, burning almost the same if not more. I'm sure at this point the HRM is grossly underestimating your calorie burn just because your HR stays lower than it used to.
But because you can now provide more oxygen at that lower HR, you are actually burning the same calories.

Breathing rate gone down too? How many breaths per min first thing in morning? (not after alarm wakes you though in a fright!)

I was always told having a low heart rate is a sign of cardio health. Maybe one of the far more educated people around here can answer this?

My resting heart rate is 48.

If it has slowly lowered to 48 while doing cardio workouts, yes, that is good and indication of health.

Get ready, it also means your system is so efficient now, it also burns less calories at BMR or RMR than probably estimated.

Now, while working out, burning almost the same if not more. I'm sure at this point the HRM is grossly underestimating your calorie burn just because your HR stays lower than it used to.
But because you can now provide more oxygen at that lower HR, you are actually burning the same calories.

Breathing rate gone down too? How many breaths per min first thing in morning? (not after alarm wakes you though in a fright!)

Not if the HRM is set to minHR properly. VO2max calculation based on min max HR takes that into account.

I get to 200 easy when I'm on my run or even when I'm doing my cardio here at home. But never just when I'm not doing anything. If you are using a HRM to track it then I would write it down & what you were doing at the time, otherwise if you are not using a HRM to track then it's going to be way way way out.

But no higher heart rate does not always mean more cals burnt. I can actually burn more in the 130-140 range than higher on some days.

Here's another one for you.

How much water do you drink?

Are you SURE you're not dehydrated?

In cases of dehydration the heart has to consistently work faster to pump blood around the body because there is quite simply less of it to go around.

On average, your body loses 1-1.5 litres of water a day. If someone is undertaking a lot of activity, and therefore breathing and sweating more, they would lose more. So you should at least take that amount back in every day, if not more if you're active.

And don't worry about drinking too much (apart from in extreme circumstances, common sense needs to be applied here). The body is very good at regulating water. If you drink too much, your body will get rid of the excess, so you will pass urine more often and it will look almost clear.

If you don't drink enough, your body will save water by concentrating your urine, which will look darker, and your brain will tell you that you need more water by making you feel thirsty.

It's just a thought.

actually, if doing it 12 minutes a week is enough to start activating your body. Extremely short burst of high intensed exercise but kept in under 30 sec to 3 minutes.

Learnt it from BBC! "The Turth about Exercise"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQSzx0ofto

My resting HR used to be 175. I was at the time and still am overweight. In high school it was typically around 90-100..So I never thought much about it till I got older, and of coarse I am overweight. I was afraid Iw as a walking Heart Attack..I didn't notice much of a difference until I started exercising..I would get dizzy alot quicker, and vision issuses...
I ended up going to see a cardiologist...Ran all the test bloodwork, over night holster, treadmill, Echo., then went in for a heart cath..Very scary when you are 29 years old and hav ing to have a heart cath. It was explained that my HR was so high due to the irregular beat..Which I had all my life..Anyway, they did a heart cath to be on the safe side. Found that my heart muscles were very strong, no blockages, blood flow was great, just the irregular beat caused me to have a rapid beat to compensate for the long pause that my heart has during the beat process it is making up for it. Which then got me puzzled as to how to dure this issue, because it is not safe for my heart to be that high during resting even though my heart was healthy..I could still have a heart attack from it..; They told me the only way to reverse it was to stop my heart and hope when it start pumping again the beat becomes normal and then the rate will lower, next option lose weight! well how the heck do you that when your heart rate is already pushing 200?? They said getting to 200 was ok..for short periods of time, when yous tart to feel yourself getting light headed, sit down drink water..also said to start out with more low impact things, almost like daily activiites just more of them, to get you back in exercise mode..My next option which is what I did and add more daily activities into my life..was medication,..They said Iw ould probaly have to be on the meds the rest of my life to keep my heart rate under control..but that was back in 2010, I was on the meds for a year when I remembered to take the stuff..stopped taking it..decided a while back since I am on my weight loss journey I would do this right, get back on meds, so there would be no excuse not to exercise..well we moved so have a new dr..told her health history, she read through findings..she hooks me up to to ekg and checkl Hr..She thinks I am nuts..My heart rate resting was 50! Started monitoring it weekly with her from March till now..still 45-50! I am not sure what it was, that helped, but I have noticed since getting in to the doctor that first time and taking the medication I do feel alot better and it was a reality check..I am more conscience about what I do and how I feel when it comes to chest pains and stuff liek that..I am not sure how old you are..but please at least get it checked out..cant afford it..still go in, set up payment plans..something..better safe than sorry..it may be an irregular beat you can live with, but what if you can't!??your too young to have to worry about something like that..Iw as awalking heart attack, even though I could live with it,. but that once chance I get overly excited or my adrenaline gets going..it could happen..Sorry to be so long winded...but I wanted to share with you my story, of how simple of a fix it could be..but still could be dangerous..Good Luck and best wishes!

Not if the HRM is set to minHR properly. VO2max calculation based on min max HR takes that into account.

How many HRM's have a stat regarding RHR, or measure it like few expensive Polar models?

And that stat is used to calculate a VO2max, which actually can have some accuracy, unless your VO2max is going up too high, then the formula loses accuracy.

The RHR of itself doesn't have a bearing on VO2max, but it is a valid indicator that means yours is likely good or bad in the range.