Heart Rate

I just read about this try this formula

To determine your target heart rate, you should first figure out your maximum heart rate (MHR). This is done by subtracting your age from 220. For example, If you're 32, check it out: 220 – 32 = 188 (so now you know your MHR is 188). Then take 85 percent of 188, which gives you 160, so that's your target heart rate — the ideal number of times your heart should beat in one minute when I'm training. **** Jillian Michaels

Can anyone provide some insight into heart rate training? Fat burning zones? Max hear rate? Where you should be during a work out, Im just a little confused I guess.

The higher the better, as long as you don't go over max HR for any period of time. Fat burning zone is a myth of sorts. You will burn more calories at higher intensity which will lead to burning more fat.

Can anyone provide some insight into heart rate training? Fat burning zones? Max hear rate? Where you should be during a work out, Im just a little confused I guess.

The higher the better, as long as you don't go over max HR for any period of time. Fat burning zone is a myth of sorts. You will burn more calories at higher intensity which will lead to burning more fat.

I keep hearing that but I wear a heart rate monitor when I work out. So let's say I burn 500 calories doing cardio - typically for me that means 12-17% of those calories are burned from fat. The rest is burned from glycogen (aka sugar stores).

When I strength train at a circuit pace and do 500 calories - 43-50% will be burned from fat and I will usually top-off with some cardio at a uber high intensity for a short period of time.

I've noticed when I switch over to more cardio-based weeks I lose less body % then when I focus on strength training. So for me the burn of calories from fat definately makes a difference as I am trying to lose body fat.

Can anyone provide some insight into heart rate training? Fat burning zones? Max hear rate? Where you should be during a work out, Im just a little confused I guess.

The higher the better, as long as you don't go over max HR for any period of time. Fat burning zone is a myth of sorts. You will burn more calories at higher intensity which will lead to burning more fat.

I keep hearing that but I wear a heart rate monitor when I work out. So let's say I burn 500 calories doing cardio - typically for me that means 12-17% of those calories are burned from fat. The rest is burned from glycogen (aka sugar stores).

When I strength train at a circuit pace and do 500 calories - 43-50% will be burned from fat and I will usually top-off with some cardio at a uber high intensity for a short period of time.

I've noticed when I switch over to more cardio-based weeks I lose less body % then when I focus on strength training. So for me the burn of calories from fat definately makes a difference as I am trying to lose body fat.

Theses calcs are not accurate. You will lose more fat in total the harder you work. I'm not sure when your 12-17% cals from fat are coming from (may be the time spent in the fat burning zone, the HRMs don't usually calculate cals from fat once you are in the higher zone but it is more like 45-50% not 15%..

I have a Polar Heart Rate monitor that I wear. Interesting. I'd like to learn more on this - could you point me some where to do some online reading ? Please and thanks.