Heart rate during cardio

mokotutza
mokotutza Posts: 20
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What heart rate do you usually reach when doing cardio?
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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Usually about 170 when mountain biking, 160 when running.
  • arsan
    arsan Posts: 97 Member
    According to my heart rate monitor, for me to target weightloss, MY heart rate needs to be no more than 142 bpm
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    My average for the last 30 days/280 mi is 124 at around 8:50/mi, 6.8 mph.

    High intensity workouts are generally in the mid 150s.
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    I work to keep my HR 145-150, usually closer to 150.

    The max for weight loss range is 153 for me.
  • NutellaAddict
    NutellaAddict Posts: 1,258 Member
    Mine is close to 162 when I am running (at about a 6.5) then when I crank it up to 7.2 or more around 178.
  • that_Va_chick
    that_Va_chick Posts: 112
    When on the elliptical I keep mines around 162 for my age 30
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    According to my heart rate monitor, for me to target weightloss, MY heart rate needs to be no more than 142 bpm

    That's wrong. You mean to put you in the "fat burning zone", that said you will burn cals at any HR level and zones should, for the most part be ignored. The more cals you burn the more you can eat, or lose, depending on goals.
  • meaganbush
    meaganbush Posts: 6 Member
    I usually hit 184 on a long/hard run but my resting heart rate has always been high.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    While running I average 165 and maintain that for an hour, kind of high for an old lady, but I haven't tipped over yet. Biking around 135.
  • MagicalLeopleurodon
    MagicalLeopleurodon Posts: 623 Member
    Avg 180bpm, max 204bpm. Resting 56bpm at 22 years old.

    i have a heart condition though.
  • kimmianne89
    kimmianne89 Posts: 428 Member
    Running in the countryside between 168 n 172. BUT when I sprint up hill I have hit 201 ?!

    Crosstrainer is between 140 and 165

    Edit to add: resting heart rate is 64bpm
  • kokalvt
    kokalvt Posts: 143
    23yr old female...my normal heart rate range while doing cardio is 155-170, depending on intensity/incline/resistance
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Average when running is about 163. Resting 47. Max observed 193. I'm 37 years old.
  • Chainbreaker
    Chainbreaker Posts: 124 Member
    I always measure in pervcentage of target max. The number of your working heart rate, say given a consistent workload, will lower as yuou body adapts to the work; but a properly calculated percentage will give you a better functional picture of the range you want to stay in. Most heart rate monitors today do this for you and there are numerous charts available on line to help you calculate if needed.
  • alli4350
    alli4350 Posts: 38
    Running about 6-7mph I usually stay around 170-185bpm.
  • DlowG
    DlowG Posts: 9
    Running I usually land between 168-178
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    38 male here. 225lbs

    Depends on the activity I am doing. I wear my HRM for every workout now. If I am strength training it bounces around anywhere from 130-165.

    If I am doing HIIT training it can vary from 155-185.

    Where I get the craziest cardio heart popping out of my chest and get over 190 is when I am throwing Elbows and Knees doing Combat/Kickboxing type workouts. I dont know why but for me those Elbow and Knee movements really get my heart pounding. Even harder than when I do burpees.
  • clperrett
    clperrett Posts: 33
    When I am running for 30 minutes I normally avearge around the 180 mark according to my HRM, sometimes hitting the mid 190's. I have checked with lots of Personal Trainers about this about this as I was concerned about how high it was going, but I am able to still chat (a little) when it is this high so apparently that is fine.
  • arsan
    arsan Posts: 97 Member
    According to my heart rate monitor, for me to target weightloss, MY heart rate needs to be no more than 142 bpm

    That's wrong. You mean to put you in the "fat burning zone", that said you will burn cals at any HR level and zones should, for the most part be ignored. The more cals you burn the more you can eat, or lose, depending on goals.
    Yes I meant "fat burning zone" and want to stay there in that area which is 142 for me and if I exceed that, I'd be burning more carbs instead of fat. I'm not wanting endurance and I'm fat and out of shape so my heartrate results are going to be different than yours considering my height ,age, and weight
  • lexherrera
    lexherrera Posts: 56 Member
    Here's a good guide for what percentage to target for different goals:

    http://www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

    Personally I stay around 130-150 when doing cardio.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    According to my heart rate monitor, for me to target weightloss, MY heart rate needs to be no more than 142 bpm

    That's wrong. You mean to put you in the "fat burning zone", that said you will burn cals at any HR level and zones should, for the most part be ignored. The more cals you burn the more you can eat, or lose, depending on goals.
    Yes I meant "fat burning zone" and want to stay there in that area which is 142 and if I exceed that, I'd be burning more carbs instead of fat. I'm not wanting endurance and I'm fat and out of shape so my heartrate result are going to be different than yours considering my height ,age, and weight

    You would burn more fat at the higher HR levels, but the % of total cals burned would be less from fat.

    Weight loss all comes down to the caloric deficit. If you can burn more cal in the same period of time you will lose more fat and weight, regardless what HR level you exercise at. It is the daily deficit that matters, not the amount of cals burned in different zones
  • arsan
    arsan Posts: 97 Member
    Here's a good guide for what percentage to target for different goals:

    http://www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

    Personally I stay around 130-150 when doing cardio.

    Exactly!
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Here's a good guide for what percentage to target for different goals:

    http://www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

    Personally I stay around 130-150 when doing cardio.

    But you're missing the bigger picture. Let's use nice round numbers for easy conversation.

    Say you work out for an hour.

    at 50% of max HR, you burn 300 calories, and at 75% of max HR you burn 450 cals.

    Yes, more of those 300 cals burned at 50% of max will be from fat, but you're still only burning 300 cals, which at the end of the day means less weight loss.

    I guess this could be important for really lean people who are looking to get to exceptionally low body fat %, but for 99% of us, more cals burned is more better.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    My personal opinion.

    If you want to maximize fat burn in the long term then the ideal "zone" to train in is the aerobic fitness zone. This is right around 75% max heart rate for most people.

    The reason is that at 75% the fat & glycogen burn is around 50% each. At the same time this is the intensity level that best increased aerobic capacity - commonly called aerobic fitness.

    When you first start out you may be very slow at this intensity and not burn many calories. This is due to lack of aerobic fitness.

    However, after a year you will have developed a higher aerobic capacity and be able to go longer and faster at the same intensity all the while burning mostly fat.

    Bottom line is that someone who has developed a very high aerobic capacity will burn more total calories than someone who only does HIIT in an equal amount of time and the majority of those calories will be fat calories. At the same time, since the workload is fairly easy their total volume of work can be much higher thereby once again greatly increasing both total calorie burn and total fat burn and minimizing the hormonal disruptions that lead to fat retention.

    The end result is that weight loss is very easy to maintain even while eating prodigious amounts of food.

    Lastly, the science will show that any improvements in fitness will plateau after about 8 weeks when doing only high intensity cardio unless there is a large volume of lower intensity cardio to support it.

    Note: This post is only about cardio zone training. It is not saying anything about strength training.
  • arsan
    arsan Posts: 97 Member
    @scottb81. Your post was written like poetry. Thank you and very informative. Hopefully the OP is getting something out of all this too.
  • CollegiateGrief
    CollegiateGrief Posts: 552 Member
    I'm surprised everyone averages such high heart rates during cardio! Since I still have so much weight to lose I'm usually a bit nervous to push higher than 160, and I usually stay in the mid-140s. I find I don't get the cardio high feeling though unless I get into the 150s.

    Edited to add I'm 25, so max heart rate is 195.
  • SJ46
    SJ46 Posts: 407 Member
    Between 140 - 170, depends on what I'm doing. It is rare that I go over 170 but it happens.
  • SJ46
    SJ46 Posts: 407 Member

    But you're missing the bigger picture. Let's use nice round numbers for easy conversation.

    Say you work out for an hour.

    at 50% of max HR, you burn 300 calories, and at 75% of max HR you burn 450 cals.

    Yes, more of those 300 cals burned at 50% of max will be from fat, but you're still only burning 300 cals, which at the end of the day means less weight loss.

    I guess this could be important for really lean people who are looking to get to exceptionally low body fat %, but for 99% of us, more cals burned is more better.

    This is the way I understand it as well.
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    184
  • Jessel0001
    Jessel0001 Posts: 24 Member
    It depends on my run, on a long slow run 160s, when I'm doing HIIT it alternates from 160 to 180+.

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