NSV...I think....

MGleason2010
MGleason2010 Posts: 105 Member
edited September 26 in Success Stories
I'm just starting my 3rd week with MFP. For once in a long time, I have been consistently working out and trying to make better food choices. I use an HRM and today my "normal" workout wasn't getting my HR up to the level I wanted it to be at. So...I upped the mph on my treadmill and finally felt like I was working out.

I guess this means my endurance is getting better and obviously the workouts are paying off?

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  • angelarozmyn
    angelarozmyn Posts: 91
    congrats!
  • monkeybelle83
    monkeybelle83 Posts: 141 Member
    Hooray! Congrats!
  • 10swampdonkey
    10swampdonkey Posts: 10
    I am a little confused. I am new to workout machines, and just got an elliptical 2 days ago. The first day I didn't read about different programs etc yet, and I did 32 min with my heart rate @ 160 to 170 the whole time. It felt great, and I did not feel like it was too much.
    Today I used the HRM it came with, and set the program to "target heart rate" for my age at 150. It seemed way too easy, and I was not even breathing hard. The computer on the machine only read 110 cal burned, @ 170 I burned 285.I don't really know what this means for me. I fairly regularly snowshoe with a 10 lb pack in deep snow between 4000 and 6000 ft above sea level. Could I feel like this because of the elevation difference? My home is at 1500'. I then walked around the block with my dog for 10 minutes as a test. Same pace, and heart rate felt the same.
    If the target says 150 for fat burning, will I burn more at 170? Unless I feel weak or dizzy etc, It should be safe? Maybe I am not in really bad shape, or does a heart rate of 150 just walking around the block mean the opposite?
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