What is your average heart rate while exercising?

145 average, 170 is the highest peak for me.

Depends on what I'm doing......rowing it's usually 115 to 125bpm, cycling in the 130s (hit 169 the other day doing a threshold test), running in the 140s higher for a tempo run or hills....

It depends. Average HR ranges between 178 and 160 depending on the run, weather, how I'm feeling, etc.
My RHR is somewhere between 25 and 50 (I don't track it, but I've seen 25 on an EKG after surgery). My max HR is 202. I'm 37, not 18. Can't remember what my LTHR is, but it's between 178 and 182.

Naturally that means absolutely nothing to anyone else

This was interesting - good question. I wear an HRM and average around 165-175 when doing cardio. If I'm lifting it's anywhere from 140-160 depending on the weight and #of reps, etc.

Mine is about 145 if doing cardio for 30 mins or so, I consider this my easy pace. If I sprint or do a hard interval on my bike trainer then I go to 160-170. It feels like my heart wants to jump out of my chest. But my cardiovascular capacity is pretty limited at the time AKA I'm out of shape.
Also important to know is the resting HR which when I was in shape was in the low 50's just waking up.
Now while I'm driving it's like 70.
Curious to know yours OP since you can go so high while working out

You're pretty much born with your max HR, and for it decreases slowly as you age but the starting point and rate of decrease is not the same for all. Max HR does not correlate with current fitness, athletic potential, or length of life.

Easy run average (up to 15 mi) is mid 170's, a steady state run would be in the 180's (up to 6 mi), if I'm pushing enough that I'm breathing too hard to carry on a conversation I'm 195+. The max I've measured and confirmed by taking my own pulse was 211. That was not any kind of max HR test, just running like I would a 1 mile race for half a mile.

Resting HR 40-45.

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

Mine is about 145 if doing cardio for 30 mins or so, I consider this my easy pace. If I sprint or do a hard interval on my bike trainer then I go to 160-170. It feels like my heart wants to jump out of my chest. But my cardiovascular capacity is pretty limited at the time AKA I'm out of shape.
Also important to know is the resting HR which when I was in shape was in the low 50's just waking up.
Now while I'm driving it's like 70.
Curious to know yours OP since you can go so high while working out

Your maximum HR is more a function of your age and not your level of fitness. Lactate threshold heart rate (which can be generalized as the HR you can sustain for about 1 hour) and resting heart rate are better indicators of overall fitness.

Thanks for the unsolicited answer to a non-existing question. In the name of the people who may not know better please don't share information like this just to show how much you know. I don't think I implied I believe my max HR is 170. And I'm definitely not wondering about a definition of fitness.
I know you mean well but posts like yours confuse the heck out of newbies. It's great that you know that. I do too. But it really has little practical value when you're starting out. It really dont bother me much but I decided to post this in the name of those who are starting out and may be confused by throwing the LT term at them.

A good rule of thumb for sustained average HR is 180-age. Max is 220-age, You can move the first number with training but typically it is a hard workout if you can stay around the 180-age mark. I'm 47 so that would mean 133 for me, I tend to workout at an average of 140-145.

A fun test is to get on a bike, dreadmill, ellipical and go for 30 minutes after being warmed up and measure your average HR, you will find it will slowly go up as you get in better shape. Also look at your Cal/hour values and that too will increase. You will be able to get more power out of your body, and that's the point

pansamanchada wrote: »

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

Mine is about 145 if doing cardio for 30 mins or so, I consider this my easy pace. If I sprint or do a hard interval on my bike trainer then I go to 160-170. It feels like my heart wants to jump out of my chest. But my cardiovascular capacity is pretty limited at the time AKA I'm out of shape.
Also important to know is the resting HR which when I was in shape was in the low 50's just waking up.
Now while I'm driving it's like 70.
Curious to know yours OP since you can go so high while working out

Your maximum HR is more a function of your age and not your level of fitness. Lactate threshold heart rate (which can be generalized as the HR you can sustain for about 1 hour) and resting heart rate are better indicators of overall fitness.

Thanks for the unsolicited answer to a non-existing question. In the name of the people who may not know better please don't share information like this just to show how much you know. I don't think I implied I believe my max HR is 170. And I'm definitely not wondering about a definition of fitness.
I know you mean well but posts like yours confuse the heck out of newbies. It's great that you know that. I do too. But it really has little practical value when you're starting out. It really dont bother me much but I decided to post this in the name of those who are starting out and may be confused by throwing the LT term at them.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I am truly sorry if I offended you. That was not my intent, nor was it my intent to "show how much I know." As you pointed out, I was only trying to help. The last line of your post made me think that you were implying that there is a correlation between your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate, or that a higher heart rate is an indication of increased fitness. Sorry if I misinterpreted this, but I see this same thing come up over and over, so I decided to chime in. I did not intend to insult anyone or confuse anyone. I'll just keep quiet going forward.

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

Mine is about 145 if doing cardio for 30 mins or so, I consider this my easy pace. If I sprint or do a hard interval on my bike trainer then I go to 160-170. It feels like my heart wants to jump out of my chest. But my cardiovascular capacity is pretty limited at the time AKA I'm out of shape.
Also important to know is the resting HR which when I was in shape was in the low 50's just waking up.
Now while I'm driving it's like 70.
Curious to know yours OP since you can go so high while working out

Your maximum HR is more a function of your age and not your level of fitness. Lactate threshold heart rate (which can be generalized as the HR you can sustain for about 1 hour) and resting heart rate are better indicators of overall fitness.

Thanks for the unsolicited answer to a non-existing question. In the name of the people who may not know better please don't share information like this just to show how much you know. I don't think I implied I believe my max HR is 170. And I'm definitely not wondering about a definition of fitness.
I know you mean well but posts like yours confuse the heck out of newbies. It's great that you know that. I do too. But it really has little practical value when you're starting out. It really dont bother me much but I decided to post this in the name of those who are starting out and may be confused by throwing the LT term at them.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I am truly sorry if I offended you. That was not my intent, nor was it my intent to "show how much I know." As you pointed out, I was only trying to help. The last line of your post made me think that you were implying that there is a correlation between your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate, or that a higher heart rate is an indication of increased fitness. Sorry if I misinterpreted this, but I see this same thing come up over and over, so I decided to chime in. I did not intend to insult anyone or confuse anyone. I'll just keep quiet going forward.

No, No, NO! Don't keep quiet. Zones, resting, maximum, FTP, LT, age and formulas - all need to be discussed when heart rate comes up in discussion.

The entire thread began in nearly a nebulous fashion from the OP. He may as well have asked "My drives to work I average about 19 mpg for the 45 minute commute. If I drive faster and break the speed limit, I get about 17 mpg for the 35 minute commute version. What kind of mileage do you guys get?"

I mean seriously. It depends on a myriad of factors what our heart rate is - just as what our mileage is.

So the additional information and explanations people offer up actually help a newbie who may never have encountered an actual discussion about heart rate before (it's very hard for me to believe there are people on earth posting or reading an internet forum about exercise and heart rate who have not run into any information on heart rates before, but okay).

The HR question the OP asked - "What do you guys get?" - in reference to "easy cardio" vs. "intense cardio" is nebulous at best unless Zones are defined as to what is easy and what is intense. Whether one uses a 5 Zone tier or 6 Zone tier (or more or less) - nobody is even on the same page until the parameters are set.

And even then, the HR's reported are only applicable to the individual based on exactly what you brought up - Max, LT, etc.

So my suggestion to lporter229 is not to keep quiet!

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

lporter229 wrote: »

pansamanchada wrote: »

Mine is about 145 if doing cardio for 30 mins or so, I consider this my easy pace. If I sprint or do a hard interval on my bike trainer then I go to 160-170. It feels like my heart wants to jump out of my chest. But my cardiovascular capacity is pretty limited at the time AKA I'm out of shape.
Also important to know is the resting HR which when I was in shape was in the low 50's just waking up.
Now while I'm driving it's like 70.
Curious to know yours OP since you can go so high while working out

Your maximum HR is more a function of your age and not your level of fitness. Lactate threshold heart rate (which can be generalized as the HR you can sustain for about 1 hour) and resting heart rate are better indicators of overall fitness.

Thanks for the unsolicited answer to a non-existing question. In the name of the people who may not know better please don't share information like this just to show how much you know. I don't think I implied I believe my max HR is 170. And I'm definitely not wondering about a definition of fitness.
I know you mean well but posts like yours confuse the heck out of newbies. It's great that you know that. I do too. But it really has little practical value when you're starting out. It really dont bother me much but I decided to post this in the name of those who are starting out and may be confused by throwing the LT term at them.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. I am truly sorry if I offended you. That was not my intent, nor was it my intent to "show how much I know." As you pointed out, I was only trying to help. The last line of your post made me think that you were implying that there is a correlation between your resting heart rate and your maximum heart rate, or that a higher heart rate is an indication of increased fitness. Sorry if I misinterpreted this, but I see this same thing come up over and over, so I decided to chime in. I did not intend to insult anyone or confuse anyone. I'll just keep quiet going forward.

Please don't stop posting due to that oversensitive reaction to your post. You made perfect sense and didn't come off sounding like a know-it-all or anything.

Pansamanchada, I wouldn't consider your HR while driving to be comparable to your RHR. You should measure RHR before you get out of bed, before coffee, before movement, without stimulation.

WalkingAlong wrote: »

Pansamanchada, I wouldn't consider your HR while driving to be comparable to your RHR. You should measure RHR before you get out of bed, before coffee, before movement, without stimulation.

I agree. That's why I said my HR while driving is ... lol
When I was younger and fitter my resting heart rate was 46-48. And yes I has just woken up put on my HRM strap, turned it on and waited a minute while laying in bed before I looked, I gotta be super explicit with you guys lol

djspacecaptain wrote: »

no need for arguing guys lol i was just curious at the HR others get while doing there light workout as well as when they work out hard and get winded/sweaty.

Point taken. Not to complicate matters, but "light" workout and "work out hard" means differing things to different folks.

http://home.trainingpeaks.com/blog/article/power-training-levels

bathmatt12345 wrote: »

A good rule of thumb for sustained average HR is 180-age. Max is 220-age, You can move the first number with training but typically it is a hard workout if you can stay around the 180-age mark. I'm 47 so that would mean 133 for me, I tend to workout at an average of 140-145.

A fun test is to get on a bike, dreadmill, ellipical and go for 30 minutes after being warmed up and measure your average HR, you will find it will slowly go up as you get in better shape. Also look at your Cal/hour values and that too will increase. You will be able to get more power out of your body, and that's the point

Yeah i'm 53 and just started doing anything exercise related in Jan. At first I went 1 min on my elliptical and was at 145 and really huffing and puffing... my friends told me to go to the doctor LOL... I didn't. I looked it up and found my age weight calculator (sorry don't remember where) and it recommended I be at 130 - 135 with a max at 145 to 150 over that was danger. So i just kept going to the max every day and the time kept getting longer and longer. Now after only 4 weeks I went 20 min and never even hit 135 and I now have the resistance on high Level 10, I also increased to trying to do 20 min both morning and night but my schedule is crazy. I have a rowing type machine (old style) called a cardio glider which is a seat that usues your weight as resistance along with a cylinder and again when i first tried it i would only do 10 reps and be huffing... now I also do 20 min on it and that translates into about 550 reps on average. All this after only 6 weeks so I am quickly becoming a believer in all of this.
Before jan I never gave a thought to food or exercise... I woke up 2 days after Christmas with a nightmare that i was dying of a heart attack. It got my attention because everyone was saying "I don't like the way your breathing brother" and I had simply walked 25 feet....

So far I've dropped 34 pounds and like I said not breathing hard unless i work hard. Heart rate has settled at about 127 to 134 every workout for the last week anyway.
OP -Thanks for this post it is good and helped me.